#How to format page numbers in word to start on page 3 for mac#
#How to format page numbers in word to start on page 3 update#

#How to format page numbers in word to start on page 3 for mac#

If you want something more in-depth, Office 2011 for Mac: The Missing Manual seems to be the best office for mac book around, and covers formatting in a lot more detail than the Office for Dummies books. :-) More HelpДЄlthough I don't think it covers this exact scenario, these Microsoft Word reference guides on Amazon are cheap (~$3) and have really helped me learn where all the useful features are without having to google everything. IвЂ™m writing this primarily for my awesome wife who writes way more essays than I do.

#How to format page numbers in word to start on page 3 update#

You can now update your contents page and it will refer to your shiny new page number format. On the ribbon, click on the Insert tab and select Page Number. Under вЂpage numberingвЂ™, select Start At and enter вЂњ1вЂќ A combination of both of the above, such that no page number appears on the title page and the abstract is numbered as page ii. Navigate to the first page you want numbered (page 3 in my example).Д®nsure вЂshow number on first pageвЂ™ is checked Select the page number in the header or footer and format it as you would normal text in your. Use the tools in the dialog box to display the header or footer, as desired. You will see the Header and Footer dialog box. Choose Header and Footer from the View menu. If the page numbering still shows iii, then repeat the steps and set page numbering to start at i. Now your document has 3 sections and when we insert page numbering it will only number that section. Position the insertion point in the section whose page numbers you wish to format. double click in your footer, select the page number so that itвЂ™s blue, navigate back into the Page Number Format dialog box and change the Page Numbering option to start at ii. real document starts Break => Section Break (next page)Дo the same thing for the contents page. In this example I am using the following structure: Under Page numbering select Start at and select the number you want it to be or start the number at and then click OK.You only do this for the beginning page of that section, not for every page. The Page Number Format dialog box comes up. We do this by breaking the document into sections. 3 Now in the Design tab, Header & Footer grouping, under the drop down arrow by Page Number, click on Format Page Numbers.

Select OK twice to close both dialog boxes.

To change the numbering style, select Format and then choose the formatting you want to use. Word automatically numbers every page, except designated title pages. Select a location, and then pick an alignment style. In my example I want to start numbering on page 3, but this would work even if you wanted page numbering to start on page 57 (for example). On the Insert tab, click the Page Number icon, and then click Page Number.

This works if you want your page numbers to start anywhere after page 1.