How to Add Page Numbers in Word

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to add page numbers in Microsoft Word. We start with how to add simple page numbers to all pages in your document. Next, we look at how to change formatting, for example, if you want your page numbers to appear as roman numerals. We then look at how to skip the page number on the first page and how to start the second page numbering at 1. We also explore how to add different even and odd page number alignment. Lastly, we look at how to start page numbers on certain pages by using section breaks. By the end of this video, you’ll be an expert at using page numbers in Microsoft Office Word.

• Additional resources
  • Sample document to follow along
• Timestamps
  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 0:28 Add basic page numbers
  • 1:42 Format page numbers
  • 2:21 No page number on first page
  • 3:22 Different even and odd pages
  • 4:10 Remove page numbers
  • 4:47 Start page numbers from a specific page
  • 8:25 Page 1 of X formatting
  • 10:54 Wrap up