WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:09.410 --> 00:00:13.760 Page numbers can be used to automatically number each page in your document. 00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:18.980 They come in a wide range of number formats and can even be customized to suit your needs. 00:00:18.980 --> 00:00:24.040 Page numbers are usually placed in your document's header or footer—so before you get started, 00:00:24.040 --> 00:00:28.609 you might want to check out our separate Headers and Footers video. 00:00:28.609 --> 00:00:35.739 To begin, navigate to the Insert tab... then click the Page Number command. 00:00:35.739 --> 00:00:40.350 You'll find a few different options designed to help you with different types of documents. 00:00:40.350 --> 00:00:45.480 To add page numbers to an existing header or footer, use the Current Position command. 00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:50.720 Otherwise, choose one of these three options to create page numbers from scratch. 00:00:50.720 --> 00:00:55.770 No matter what you select, Word gives you several different numbering styles to choose 00:00:55.770 --> 00:00:56.770 from. 00:00:56.770 --> 00:01:03.160 All you have to do is click the one you want... and it will be added to your document. 00:01:03.160 --> 00:01:07.690 As you can see, the Design tab appears any time your header or footer is open, making 00:01:07.690 --> 00:01:09.840 it easy to customize your page numbers. 00:01:09.840 --> 00:01:15.150 For instance, if you want to remove them from page 1 (then resume on page 2), you can check 00:01:15.150 --> 00:01:19.520 the box next to Different First Page. 00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:25.800 To close your header or footer, click this button here, or press Esc on your keyboard. 00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:31.430 To open it again, simply double-click the margin to unlock it. 00:01:31.430 --> 00:01:36.869 Scrolling down our document, we can see that each page is numbered consistently and correctly. 00:01:36.869 --> 00:01:41.250 However, there's a separate section towards the end where I'd like to start the numbering 00:01:41.250 --> 00:01:42.830 over. 00:01:42.830 --> 00:01:44.440 There is a way to do this. 00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:47.550 You can even apply different styles to each section. 00:01:47.550 --> 00:01:51.670 All you have to do is insert a section break first. 00:01:51.670 --> 00:01:56.140 In this example, I want to restart the numbering at page 1 for the Works Cited. 00:01:56.140 --> 00:02:01.800 So I'm going to place my cursor at the beginning of the section... and then go to the Layout 00:02:01.800 --> 00:02:03.990 tab. 00:02:03.990 --> 00:02:06.640 From here, click the Breaks command. 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:14.640 You'll see a few different types of section breaks, but the one we want is Next Page. 00:02:14.640 --> 00:02:19.060 Now we can adjust our page numbering by following these steps. 00:02:19.060 --> 00:02:23.500 First, double-click the header or footer to unlock it. 00:02:23.500 --> 00:02:29.620 Then click the Page Number command... and choose Format Page Numbers from the menu. 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:34.800 A dialog box will appear where you can change the number format, add chapters to your page 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:36.440 numbering, and much more. 00:02:36.440 --> 00:02:41.280 However, to restart your numbering, all you have to do is select the field that says Start 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:42.980 at:. 00:02:42.980 --> 00:02:46.200 By default, Word will set it to restart at 1. 00:02:46.200 --> 00:02:50.290 But you can enter any number here, depending on what you need. 00:02:50.290 --> 00:02:56.240 When you're done, click OK... and you'll see the change immediately. 00:02:56.240 --> 00:02:59.650 There are lots of things you can do once you've created different sections. 00:02:59.650 --> 00:03:06.960 For instance, if you deselect Link to Previous... you can freely edit or even delete the numbers 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:10.990 in a section without affecting the rest of your document. 00:03:10.990 --> 00:03:15.140 See how the first section remains unchanged? 00:03:15.140 --> 00:03:19.300 Page numbers are one of Word's most useful features, whether you're working on a simple 00:03:19.300 --> 00:03:22.630 business document or a large, important file. 00:03:22.630 --> 00:03:26.709 They can make your work easier to navigate and also add a nice professional touch.