Forum Discussion
problem with page numbering
Good morning, I have a technical problem with the WORD file.
I'm writing a master's thesis and I have a problem with page numbering.
I tried to do it myself, but I messed something up.
What do I want to achieve? - page numbering so that it is visible from the 4th page, i.e. on pages 1, 2, 3 there should be no number, only from the fourth.
What is the file status? - when adding numbering, there is no number on page 1, the numbers appear on page 2 and start from 1...
I also used videos on YouTube, where one of the presenters showed that you need to have some page breaks and add section breaks, something like that, but it didn't work.
What can I do?
When I add numbering, the number does not appear on page 1, which is okay, but 2 pages have number 1 which can be removed with the other option on the first page, but number 3 cannot be removed in any way
1 Reply
The first physical page is apparently a Word Cover Page which does not get numbered or count in the page numbering.
You need a Section Break before the fourth physical page, the one where you want to start showing page numbers. This should probably be an Odd-Page section break but could be a Next-Page section Break.
Edit the header or footer that contains your page numbering. In the new section, click on the link to previous so that you are not linked to the previous section's header/footer.
Then, in the old section where you do not want the numbering, select the page number and delete it.
References:
- Cover Page Anomalies
- Numbering Front Matter by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
- Odd-numbered-page Section Break in Word
- Page Numbers in Word 2007-2021 (365)
- Header/Footer Settings Recap
