

You should see the words ‘Same as previous’ above the header/footer. This will add a section break and a new page with the same page numbering format as the preceding pages.

In Word 2003, it’s File -> Page Setup -> Layout tab -> Different first page in Word 2007 it’s Page Layout tab -> Page Setup -> Layout tab -> Different First page. To start the page numbering count on the second page, on the Design tab click Page Number -> Format Page Numbers and set the Start At control to 0.Īn alternative method is to create a different first page header/footer in your document: simply use the ‘Different first page’ option in the Page Setup dialog.On the Design tab, check Different First Page.Click Top of Page, Bottom of Page or Page Margins to select a location for the numbering and select a numbering format from the gallery.Click the Insert tab and in the Header & Footer section click Page Number.Here’s how to do the same thing in Word 2007: If you’d like to display ‘1’ on page two (that is, you want to start the actual page numbering count on the second page), click Format and set the value of the Start At box to 0.Select the positioning for your page numbers.

