How to put page numbers. How to number pages in Word.

When creating documents in Microsoft Word Often, page numbering is needed. As it turned out, some users do this by entering numbers manually. Naturally, even a minor editing of such a text nullifies their efforts, and opening a document on another computer often presents “surprises” - the numbers are not in the places where the author put them.

Why suffer? I propose to entrust this work to the program itself, because it copes with this much better. So, today I will tell you how to number pages in Word - at the top, bottom or in the margins. The instruction is relevant for all versions of Microsoft Word, starting from 2007. The differences are only in the design of the main menu.

How to number pages in Word

From the first sheet

You can number pages before, after, or while working on a document. To start numbering from the first sheet, open the Microsoft Word menu tab " Insert"and in the section" Headers and footers» click « Page number". Specify the place of its insertion - at the top, at the bottom or in the margins of the sheet (right and left). Then choose any of the proposed styles. This may include: PageX ofY', not just numbers.

Here's what happened to me:

If there is a cursor in the header field, double-click on it to go to the main text.

By the way, if you don’t like the standard Word numbering style, you can edit it - change the font, size, move the numbers to the right or left, stretch or reduce the graphic addition (squares, stripes, circles next to the numbers), etc.

From an arbitrary place

Sometimes the first few pages do not need to be numbered. For example, you want to leave unnumbered title page, followed by something else and start counting from the second or third. For this:

• Position the cursor at the bottom of the last page, which should remain unnumbered.


• Go to the tab " Page layout", click " breaks" and in the list " Section breaks» select the next page. At this point, the document will be split into two parts, each of which can have its own markup.

• To see the place of the break, turning on the display of non-printing characters will help:

• Next, go to the second part of the document (which will be numbered) and double-click on the header area, where the ordinal number of the sheet should be indicated. After that, the tab "" will open in the main menu. Working with headers and footers» – « Constructor».

• To leave only the first sheet unnumbered, in the section " Options» enough to note « Custom header for the first page».

• To count from the third, fourth, fifth, etc. sheet - that is, from the place where you inserted the gap, click in the " Transitions» icon « As in the previous section” to break the connection between the headers and footers of the parts of the document.

• Further, without closing the tab " Constructor", click " Page number" and " Number format».

• Check " begin with” and enter a number. Do this for each section of the document.

How to remove numbering

It is also very easy to do this. If you notice, at the bottom of the list " Page number» Section « Insert» command is located « Delete numbers". Click it and everything will be cleared.

If the document was divided into several parts, numbered separately, repeat the deletion for each.

How to number sheets if headers and footers contain text

Putting numbers according to the instructions above removes all notes in the margins. In order not to overwrite the text inside the headers and footers, we will do this:

• Set the cursor where we want to insert the number, and double-click in this place with the mouse - the tab " Constructor».


• In chapter " Position» click « Insert tabs with alignment» and select the right, left or central placement of the ordinal value of the sheet.

• Next, go to the tab " Insert» and in the area « Text» press « Express blocks". Let's choose " Field».

• In the list of fields, mark " Page» and specify the format in the properties. Examples are shown in the screenshot.

Here's what happened to me:

Not too aesthetically pleasing, but for clarity it will do. I'm sure yours will be much prettier.

So, everything is simple and complicated at the same time. It is difficult because the number of functions and settings in MS Word is simply huge. And if you don’t know where everything lies, you can do “archeology” for a long time, but before the right tool so don't get caught up. To make this task easier for you, such instructions are written. I hope this one was of some use to you.