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Numbering Pages for Different Sections of a Word Document
By Sheri Sense 

Have you ever tried to put page numbers on a report or other document but wanted to have them appear differently than the page number default?  For instance, you might want no page number on the title page and want to start numbering the pages on say, page two – but want it to say Page One.  Or you might want to number differently in your bibliography section or even by Chapters.  If so, you will want to put in Section Breaks.  This is done by placing your cursor on the last page of a section, then going to “Insert” then click on “Breaks.”  You will see several Section Break choices.  Click on the radial button, “Next Page."

If you plan to divide a document into several sections, it’s easiest to add page numbers before adding section breaks.  If you decide to add page numbers and you have added section breaks, position the cursor in the first section of the document and insert page numbers.  Even if your document contains more than a single section, page numbering applies by default to your entire document, and numbers are continuous throughout the document.  You can start page numbering in any section at a number you specify.  For example, you can have page numbering begin with Page One for each section.  To change the starting page number in a section: 

1. Position the cursor where you want to change the starting page number.

2. Go to the Insert menu and pull to Page Numbers.

3. Choose the Format button.

4. Type or select a new starting page number in the Start at box in the Page numbering group.  Then choose the OK button to close the Page Number Format dialog box.

This can be very helpful if you’re doing a big report with a lot of different sections, bibliographies or indexes.   Experiment with this and have fun.