Let’s take a step backward, just in case you don’t know how to include a page number in a Word document. The basics: How to add a page number in Word This page-numbering solution works in the browser, but the browser doesn’t display header/footer text, so previewing is necessary.
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I’m using Microsoft 365 on a Windows 10 64-bit system, but you can use earlier versions. SEE: 60 Excel tips every user should master (TechRepublic) In this article, we step beyond the basics and consider a common but easily solved problem: The disappearing page number. However, that’s not practical, is it? It seems like you always need something to be just a little different, and for better or worse, Word’s page-numbering feature can be a bit confusing. How to enable access to god-mode in Microsoft Windows 11Īdding page numbers to a document is a frequent task and easy, as long as you don’t need anything beyond the basics. How to find your Windows 11 product key: 3 simple methods Kaspersky uncovers fileless malware inside Windows event logs
Get Microsoft Office for Windows with this lifetime license Image: iStock/champlifezy Must-read Windows coverage If you turn off page numbering for the first page of a Word document and then add a new section to page 2, the page number on page 2 disappears! Here's how to get it back. If the next page in your document has Match Previous Page turned on, its page number increments to the next number and uses the numbering style of this page.How to avoid a disappearing page number in Microsoft Word Set the starting page number: Choose whether you want to continue numbering from the previous page or section, or set a different starting number. Under Page Numbering, do any of the following:Ĭhange the number format: Click the Format pop-up menu and choose a numbering style. If the top of the sidebar doesn’t say Page, make sure nothing is selected on the page, then try again. In a page layout document: Click in the corner of the page you want to edit (so nothing is selected on the page), then click in the toolbar. In a word-processing document: Click in the toolbar, then click the Section tab at the top of the sidebar. Once you’ve added page numbers, you can change the starting page number and change the number style for a section in a word-processing document or for a page in a page layout document.
Use a keyboard shortcut to apply a text style.