Insert page numbers

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac Word 2019 Word 2016
  1. On the Insert tab, select  Page numbers button  Page Number, and then choose the location and style you want.
  2. If you don't want a page number to appear on the first page, select Different First Page.
  3. If you want numbering to start with 1 on the second page, go to Page Number > Format Page Numbers, and set Start at to 0.
  4. When you're done, select Close Header and Footer or press Esc.

Tip

To get back to a header or footer to make changes, double-click in the header or footer area.

For more info on page numbers, see Page numbering in Word.