Page Numbering in Word 2016

This guide provides a practical overview of Page Numbering in Word 2016, including its main features, benefits, limitations, and important considerations.

Page numbers in Word 2016 do not contain titles.

For page numbering, click the Insert tab -> Page Number -> select the page numbering type:

- Top of page: Number the page on the top of the page.

- Bottom of page: Number the page at the bottom of the page.

- Page Margins: Number the page on the page margin.

- Current Position: Numbering the page at the position where the mouse cursor is positioned.

For example, here are the header options:

Where you want to number the page with headers and footers. The example here inserts the following page number from the page in the header:

To perform page numbering with header and footer content, go to Design -> Page Number -> Current Position -> select the type of format to type:

Results of page numbering in header and footer content.

In the first page report, the introductory page is usually not paginated. So need page number from page 2 you need to remove the page number on the first page. To do that, click the Design tab -> Option -> select the Different First Page:

Results on the first page remove page numbers:

However, the page number begins to fight starting from page 2:

Do the following to number the page starting at page 1:

Step 1: Place the cursor at the top of the second page -> Layout -> Next Page:

Step 2: On the cards Design -> Page Number -> Format Page Numbers:

Step 3: The Format Page Number dialog box appears in the Start at section, select a value of 1 -> click OK:

Page numbered results starting at 1 on page 2:

Above is a detailed guide on page numbering in Word 2016. I wish you success!