Page Numbering in Excel Does Not Start with Number 1

Step 1:

You go to the Page Layout bar, select Page Setup.

Step 2:

Go to Page , in First page number, enter the number of pages you may need to start. The example starts from number 5.

Step 3:

Click Ok to confirm.

So you're done page numbering does not start from 1, want to make sure you press Home, select Print or press Ctrl + P to open Print Preview to check. You can also apply this trick on other versions of Excel.