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Page numbering in Excel does not start with number 1

When you have a multi-page Excel data file and you don't want page numbers starting with 01, what should you do?

Author: Isabella Humphrey1 minutes read
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To number the starting page is not 01, you follow the steps below!

Step 1:

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

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Step 2:

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

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Step 3:

Click Ok to confirm.

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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.

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