Deselect the Link to Previous button to disconnect the headers or footers in the section you just created from the previous section.Double-clicking opens the Header & Footer tab, which only appears when the headers or footers are selected. Double-click in the header or footer area of the page where you want the page numbers to start.The section break should appear at the bottom of the previous page. Select the Next Page section break from the drop-down menu.Select the Breaks button in the Page Setup group.Place your cursor at the beginning of the page where you want the page numbers to start.įigure 4.Select the Show/Hide button to show your formatting marks.The following steps will work in documents with or without existing page numbers. How to Start Page Numbers on a Specific Page
