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How to Insert or Remove Page Numbers in Microsoft Word?

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In the previous post, we saw ‘How to Insert Header & Footer in the Microsoft Word?’ now we will learn about how to Insert or Remove Page Numbers in Microsoft Word?

Where to Find this option?

To find this option Launch Word from the Start menu (Windows 10) Click on Start Menu-> # and Select Letter “W” you will find a word icon click on that to open.

Launch Word via Start

Select your word document file or click on the ‘Blank Document’ option and start typing. Click on the ‘Insert’ tab (by default home tab is selected) under the Header & Footer group you will find the Page Number option as shown below:

page number in word

Select Insert > Page Number, and then choose the location and style you want.


Shortcut Key to Insert Page Number

To insert page number via shortcut key press ‘ALT + N +NU’ then select the option and hit the enter button and close the header option

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If you don’t want a page number to appear on the first page, select Different First Page. To do that double click on the top of the page then the design tab will be activated.

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Tick the option ‘Different First Page’ and close the header.

If you want to number starting with 1 on the second page, then click on the

Insert Tab>> Page Number>>click on the Format Page Numbers, and set Start at  0.

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When you’re done, select Close Header and Footer or press Esc key


Remove Page number

Click on the insert tab >>Page Number >> Click on Remove Page numbers

In this way you can insert or remove page number in Microsoft Word.

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