WinWord: Insert Page Numbers Switches Header/Footer Option

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q83693

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you use the Insert Page Numbers command to add page numbers to a document, Word activates the Different First Page option in the Header/Footer dialog box.

MORE INFORMATION

The Insert Page Numbers command is designed to apply page numbers to all pages except the first page. If you want page numbers on every page of a document, choose Header/Footer from the View menu (from the Edit menu in Word for Windows version 1.x), clear the Different First Page option, and insert a PAGE field.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 122-123, 246-247

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 421-424

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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