How to Add Page Numbers in Microsoft Word

Learn how to add page numbers in Microsoft Word. Plus, learn how to format page numbers, remove the page number from the first page, and start the second page with page number one.
These steps are for Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:33 How to Add Page Numbers in Microsoft Word
2:52 How to Format Page Numbers in Microsoft Word
4:21 How to Remove the Page Number from the First Page
5:21 How to Start the Second Page with Page Number 1
📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
How to Add Page Numbers in Microsoft Word
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