First two number word

Customizing the page numbers in a Word document can be difficult the first couple of times you try.

Page numbers in the header or footer and handled a little differently than the rest of the content in a document, and there are several different options.

You may be wondering how to add a page 1 of 2 numbering style in Word if your document requirements include that formatting.

Page numbers are a very important organizational aspect of a document, particularly if someone is editing it and might separate the document pages eventually. But the page number only tells part of the story of the document’s structure. It might also be important to know how many pages are in the document.

Fortunately, Microsoft Word 2013 has a page numbering option that allows you to include the total number of document pages as part of the page numbering.

So, for example, if you wanted to have Page 1 of 2 in a Word 2013 document, you would be able to select that format and number your document pages in that manner.

Our tutorial continues below with more information on how you can add page numbers to the header or footer sections of your document, as well as how to format the appearance of those page numbers.

1. Open the document.
2. Click Insert.
3. Select Page Number.
4. Choose a location.

Our article continues below with additional information on adding the page 1 of 2 page numbering style in Word, including pictures of these steps.

How to Add Page X of Y Page Numbers in Word (Guide with Pictures)

The steps in this article were performed in Microsoft Word 2013. Once this is finished you will have a document with page numbers in the format Page X of Y. So if you are looking at the first page of a two page document, then the page number would be Page 1 of 2.

Step 1: Open your document in Word 2013.

Step 2: Click the Insert tab at the top of the window.

Step 3: Click the Page Number button in the Header & Footer section of the ribbon.

Step 4: Click the Top of Page or Bottom of Page option (depending on where you want your page numbers to display) then scroll down to the Page X of Y section and choose your preferred location.

You can then make any adjustments to the page numbers using the options on the Header & Footer Tools Design tab.

Either double-click inside the body of the document or click the Close Header and Footer button to continue editing your document.

Our tutorial continues below with additional discussion about adding and customizing page number information in a Microsoft document.

How to Remove Page Numbers from the Title Page in Microsoft Word

One of the most common customizations that people want to make is whether or not their document has a different first page. if you have a title page and don’t want to include the first page number of that page, then you probably want to make use of that option.

These steps assume that you already have page numbers in the header or footer of your document.

1. Double-click on your page number.
2. Select Different First Page.

This will remove the page numbers from the header or footer on the first page.

If you want to choose the page number that your document starts with for your x of y format page numbers, then you can select the Insert tab, click Page Numbers, then select Format Page Numbers and click the Start at button and enter a number.

More Information on How to Add, Remove or Edit Page Numbers in a Word Document

Note that there are a handful of ways to alter the look of the page numbers that appear in your document. For example, in the article above we have chosen to use the option that shows the current page number, as well as the total number of pages in the document.

If you ever decide that you want to change the look of your page numbers then you can open the Insert menu by clicking Insert at the top of the window, select Page Numbers to expand the drop down menu, then click Format Page Numbers.

This opens a new Page Number Format dialog box that lets you select the number format (you could choose roman numerals, for example, if you wanted to), whether or not to include chapter numbers, and choose if you want your page numbering to have a different starting number, whether or not it should continue from the previous section if you have added a section break.

You can add a section break if you select the Layout tab, select Breaks in the Page Setup group, then click one of the Section Breaks options like Next Page, Continuous, Even Pages, or Odd Pages.

Do you also need to set up your Word document so that it isn’t displaying the page number on the first page, or title page? Learn how to skip the first page when numbering in Word 2013 to achieve this result.

Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Combining First and Second Numbered Levels on One Paragraph.

Alan uses the numbering feature in Word to create two-level paragraph numbering. He would like to create a numbering system that combines the first and second levels in the same paragraph so that the numbering appears as 1. a) and then the second paragraph as b), then c), and so on. He wonders how to accomplish this.

The bullets and numbering feature in Word allows you to automatically create numbered paragraphs where you can specify the format for the numbering, 1. 2. 3., or a. b. c. The Outline tab in the Bullets and Numbering dialog box makes this easy. Creating a custom outline can be done in several different ways. We’ll discuss a couple of them. Each option assumes that you have not yet entered any text and that you are beginning with a clean, blank document.

Your first option requires making some changes in the Outline Numbering dialog box.

1. Place the insertion point where you want to begin paragraph 1.
2. Type 1. (that’s the number one followed by a period).
3. Press the Tab key.
4. Type a) (that’s the lowercase letter ‘a’ followed by a right parenthesis).
5. Press Enter.
6. Choose Bullets and Numbering from the Format menu. Word displays the Bullets and Numbering dialog box.
7. Click on the Outline Numbered tab.
8. Click on the outline option to the right of the None box. (See Figure 1.)



Figure 1. The Outline Numbered tab of the Bullets and Numbering dialog box.

9. Click on Customize. Word displays the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box.
10. Select Level 1.
11. Select the desired numbering style, in this case a, b, c, from the Number Style drop-down list.
12. Select the letter or number to start with in the Start At field, in this case letter b.
13. Click OK and OK. Word closes the dialog boxes and inserts b) in the document.
14. Press Tab. The b) moves in line with the a) in the previous paragraph.

Another option, if you want to avoid the automated aspects of numbered lists in Word, is to use the SEQ field. You could use SEQ fields for all of the numbering, or for one level and use the auto numbering feature for the other. You can create the SEQ fields using the menus. However, in this case it is much more cumbersome than it needs to be. Here is how to accomplish the task more quickly. In this case, we are assuming that the text is already in the document and just needs to be numbered.

1. Place the insertion point in the document where you would like the numbering to appear.
2. Press Ctrl+F9. Word inserts a pair of field braces.
3. Inside the braces type the following: SEQ * alphabetic * MERGEFORMAT a
4. Press F9. The letter a appears.

You can enter this field for each new paragraph that needs the numbering. Word keeps track of which letter comes next and will insert the correct one, assuming you are numbering your paragraphs in alphabetical order.

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