Microsoft Word is the most used, if not the most famous, word processing program on the planet. To make the most of it, however, you must be able to navigate through extremely complex menus and screens; fortunately, adding page numbers is not at all difficult.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Enter Page Numbers
Step 1. Double click at the top or bottom of the page
This opens the "Design" menu which you use to add page numbers; alternatively, select "Insert" from the top toolbar. This opens a tool window at the top that allows you to add numbering.
Step 2. Select "Page Number" to view options
A submenu opens to choose the position of the numbers; you can move the mouse pointer over each option ("Top", "Bottom" and so on) to view further solutions and decide if you want to put the numbers on the right, left or center of the sheet.
- The "Page number" function is located on the far left of the "Design" menu.
- In the "Insert" menu, you can see the center.
Step 3. Choose a style to automatically set the numbering
Once you have decided the exact position of the numbers, the program automatically adds them to the whole document.
There are multiple options; however, if one does not fully meet your needs, you can modify it slightly
Step 4. Remember that some versions of Word have slightly different procedures for inserting page numbers
As a result, the exact position of the keys can change; in any case, all current versions allow you to number pages by double clicking on the top or bottom of the sheet, so that the "Page number" menu opens.
Method 2 of 3: Structure the Page Numbers
Step 1. Double click on the number to change its font, color or style
If the numbers must have a specific typeface, just click on them to highlight them in blue, just like when you select any other element of a Word document; at this point, just change the font, color and size as usual. These variations occur in the numbering of all pages of the document.
Step 2. Start numbering all over again using page breaks
If you want the number progression to start over at "1" from a particular page of the document, you must first insert a break. Move the mouse cursor to the top of this sheet and:
- Click on "Page Layout" → "Page Break" from the top toolbar;
- Select "Next Page" under the "Breaks" menu;
- Double-click on the current page number;
- Select "Page number" and "Page number format";
- Click on the "Start at" option and select "1" to restart the numbering from 1.
Step 3. Omit the first page number for a cleaner and more linear cover page
If so, you need to double-click the header or footer to open the correct menu. Find the box labeled "Different for first page" and check it; at this point, you can freely highlight the number of the first page and delete it without changing the rest of the numbering.
- Many times it is sufficient to click on the "Different for first page" box and the number "1" is automatically deleted.
- Most presentations and reports do not need the first page to be numbered; since it is the first, it is obviously the number "1".
Step 4. Use the "Format page numbers" function to make specific changes, such as numbering types or chapter headings
If you want to further enhance these document details, double-click the footer or header one more time. Click on "Page numbers" and then on "Format page numbers" which is found in the menu that appears; at this point, you can set different types of numbering, such as ordinal with Roman numerals or letters, as well as customize the appearance of the numbers themselves. It is not a very complex process, but it offers excellent results.
Step 5. Press the "Esc" key to exit the "Header & Footer" or "Design" menu
This way, you can start typing as usual and the page numbers are added automatically as the document progresses; now you can write freely!
Method 3 of 3: Mobile Application
Step 1. Click on "Insert"
With this function you access a simplified menu that allows you to format the document in an even easier way than the desktop program.
Step 2. Choose "Page Numbers" to set the numbering
You are offered several options regarding the position of the numbers, some of which are also artistic.
Step 3. Select "Header and Footer" and then "Options" to customize the numbers
By doing so, you can choose which sheet to set as the first page, change the appearance of the odd and even pages, or remove the numbering entirely.
Step 4. Transfer documents without page breaks from the application to the Word program on your computer
Any changes made through the mobile application also work on the computer; you can then vary or modify the page numbers with the certainty that these changes are visible even when you send the document to another program.
