Page numbering doesn’t need to start on the first page of a document. If, for example, your document contains a title page, you may not want to add a page number until the second page. It’s relatively straightforward to start page numbering after page 1 on Word:
- Click on the “Insert” tab located in the navigation bar.
- Select “Header and Footer” and click on menu option “Page Number”.
- From the options menu, choose your preferred formatting ( “Plain Number 1” (page number on the left), “Plain Number 2” (page number in the middle) or “Plain Number 3” (page number on the right)).
- Once you’ve inserted the page number, the navigation pane at the top automatically changes.
- Now, select the box titled “Different First Page”.
- Consecutive page numbering will now begin on page 2.
Important: When using this method to insert page numbers in Word, the numbering will start on the second page with page number 2.