Page numbers serve an important function in your Microsoft Word documents, but they can be a bit boring. If you’d like to draw attention to page numbers, try adding color and graphics.

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.

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.

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.

To add page numbers in Word 2007, click the Insert tab, choose Footer, select a footer style, click Page Number > Bottom of Page, and pick a location for your page numbers.