To add several forms of page numbers to your document, Microsoft Word provides an easy-to-use interface. If you’re working with a straightforward document, this method is sufficient. However, if you’ve been working with Word for a while and have used it to produce more sophisticated documents, you’re probably aware that the page numbering can be a little erratic.
Let’s take a closer look at this. Here are the ways on how to add page numbers in Word documents for MacOS.
1. Open your documents in Microsoft Word.
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2. Click Insert in the menu bar.
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3. Then, click Page Number.
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4. Select a place, and then select an alignment style from the dropdown menu. Every page, with the exception of designated title pages, is automatically numbered by Word.
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5. To alter the numbering style, click Format from the drop-down menu and then select the formatting you want to use.
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6. To close both dialog windows, press the OK button twice.
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7. The page numbers have been added.
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The simple way to add page numbers is to do it this way. It works well enough if you have a simple document where you want all of the pages to be numbered, and you want them to be numbered the same way.