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Lesson 12 - Inserting Page Number

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Inserting & Formatting Page Number –


It’s a good practice to insert a page number in your documents on top or in bottom, and to insert it these are the steps –


  1. 1. Select ‘Insert’ tabs, and then click on ‘Page number’ icon.
  2. 2. Where you want to appear page number, select from the list.
  3. 3. Top of the page.
  4. 4. Bottom of the page.
  5. 5. Page margin
  6. 6. Current position (discuss later)
  7. 7. Select the number styling as you wish.
  8. 8. Click on ‘Format page number’ if you wish to change the numbering style.
  9. 9. Click OK.

Now page number will insert and you don’t need to worry about page numbering because it’s update automatically as you add new page or remove the existing one.



Formatting Page Number –


When it’s comes to formatting the page number you have an option to format it in Roman number, Arabic number or in Alphabets. But formatting of page number is begins when first you insert the page numbers. There are step to formatting number –


  1. 1. Click on Insert, then on Page number and choose where you want a page number, on top or in bottom or anywhere else.
  2. 2. Once page number insert then again goes to Page number and click on Format Page numbers.
  3. 3. Now change the format of number as you like.
  4. 4. Click OK.

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Course Lesson -

Introduction, Start MS-Word, Why To Learn Microsoft Word, Create Microsoft Word Document, Keyboard Shortcut, Knowing Your Word Screen, Quick Access Toolbar & Ruler, Formatting Text, Working With Text, Insert Picture in Document, Inserting Symbols, Inserting Page Number, Saving & Edit Document

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