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Or in Word, go to File > New, and search for booklet page numbering.
This template gives you a document that's laid out so that the page number is on the outside margin of each page when the document is printed double-sided. The cover page has no page number on front or back.
When you print, remember to print on both sides, flipped on the short edge.
Replace the text in the document with your own, and follow these tips for customizing the page numbers or footer:
Set up and print a staple-bound booklet
- Go to Layout > Page Setup > Margins > Custom Margins.
- On the Margins tab, under Pages, in the Multiple pages dropdown box, select Book fold, and then select OK.
Word shows you that each half of a landscape-oriented page will be one page of the booklet. - Go to File > Print and select Print on Both Sides.
- From the same dropdown, choose to Flip pages on short edge.
- Select Print.
- Fold all the printed pages in half and use a long-reach stapler to staple along the fold.
Center the page number
- On an odd-numbered page, double-click the page number to edit the footer, and then press Ctrl+E.
- Repeat the process on an even-numbered page: Double-click the page number to edit the footer, and then press Ctrl+E.
Add text, like "p." or "Page" to the page number
- On an odd-numbered page, double-click the page number to edit the footer, and then enter the text you want, such as p. or Page.
- Repeat the process on an even-numbered page: Double-click the page number to edit the footer, and then enter the text you want.
Add content, like the author name or current date, to the footer
Do these steps on an odd-numbered page, and then repeat them on an even-numbered page.
On the Insert tab, in the Header & Footer group, select Footer > Blank (Three Columns).
Replace the placeholders with your content. To insert content that comes from the document (like author and file name), select Header & Footer > Insert > Document Info.
To add the current date, pick Date & Time in that same group (Header & Footer > Insert).Tip
If you want the printed document to always show the date it's printed, select Update automatically.
Use one of the placeholders for the page number. Select Header & Footer tab > Header & Footer group > Page Number > Current Position, and then select Plain Number.
If you don't use all the placeholders, delete the ones you don't use.
