If you turn off page numbering for the first page of a Word document and then add a new section to page 2, the page number on page 2 disappears! Here's how to get it back.

You can add page numbers in Word to the header or footer sections of a document using the page numbers option in the Insert menu.

Learn how to insert Header or Footer, insert a page number, change the format of the page numbers or remove Header & Footer in Microsoft Word.

Under Position, choose whether the number appears in the header or footer. Mark/unmark the checkbox for "Show on first page" to make the page number appear/disappear from the first page.

Change Font Format Use the tools under the Home tab to make page number font formatting changes. Double-click the header or footer so you can edit it.

A feature that makes Microsoft Word documents more accessible for navigation is page numbers. Here's a guide on how to add page numbers in Microsoft Word.

Then, in the Header And Footer tab on the ribbon, click "Page Number," and hover over "Top Of Page" (or "Bottom Of Page" if you're putting the page numbers in the footer).

Creating a unique header for a single page in Word 2013 can be challenging at first; when you edit the page header, Word applies the change to all the pages in the document.

Adding headers and footers to a Microsoft Word document is easy, even if you have a mix of header needs. Susan Harkins will show you how.

Change page-number orientation and other header and footer elements when switching between portrait and landscape layouts in Word 2003, 2007, and 2010.