Microsoft – Create page number from specific page of document.

Microsoft – Create page number from specific page of document.


Problem

A customer wishes to add page number to a Microsoft Word so page numbering only starts from a specified page after title page or table of contents.


Resolution

 Use the steps appropriate to the Microsoft Word being used.

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Windows 

  1. Navigate to the page and click where page numbering is to begin, then click Layout > Breaks > Continuous.
  2. Then click Insert > Page Number ribbon split button and select the desired location for page numbering.
  3. Click to highlight the page number and choose Layout and uncheck Link To Previous section button.
  4. Then click Page Number > Format Page Numbers in the ribbon.
  5. In the dialogue click the entry box for Start At and enter the number  then click OK.
  6. Remove page numbering navigate to a position in the document before that created step 1 above and click Insert > Page Number > Remove Page Numbers.  The page numbers will be removed from the portion of the document before the continuous section break inserted earlier but have page numbering start from the continuous section break 

Mac OS

 

  1. Navigate to the page and click where page numbering is to begin, then click Layout > Breaks > Continuous break in the ribbon.
  2. Then click Insert > Page Number > Page number.
  3. Then choose the desired location for page numbering.
  4. Click to highlight the page number and choose Layout and click to disable Link To Previous button.
  5. Then click Page Number > Format Page Numbers.
  6. In the dialogue click the entry box for Start At and enter the number to start numbering from then click OK.
  7. Navigate to any page prior to the section break in step 1 and click Insert > Page number > Remove Page Number.  The effect of this will be to remove any page numbers prior to the continuous section break. 

Further information

  1. https://www.itpro.com/business-operations/productivity/368058/how-to-start-page-numbering-from-a-specific-page-in



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