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Paula12
Apr 14, 2026Copper Contributor
Formatting issues in Word Microsoft 365 Copilot online.
I am experiencing formatting issues in Word (Microsoft 365 Copilot online). I am a student, and I have a problem formatting my thesis in M365 Copilot after previously working on this file on an older...
Charles_Kenyon
Apr 19, 2026Bronze Contributor
You should not be writing or editing any important documents in Word online if you can avoid it. Especially not one as complex as a thesis. It simply is not designed to handle it and will mess things up. You must use the desktop application. If you do not have direct access, perhaps on a library computer.
See The different programs called Word offered by Microsoft - a pdf
Resources:
- Quick Reference Card for Headers, Footers and Page Numbers - a pdf
- Numbering Front Matter by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
- Page Numbers in Word 2007-2024 (365)
- How to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word by Shauna Kelly
- TOC Tips and Tricks by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
That everything is showing as page 8 tells me that it is a typed number, not a PAGE field.