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I've been using MS word for over 20 years (at least it seems like that), but it seems I've forgotten how to do something related to Page numbering.

I know that I used to be able to insert numbers in Headers/Footers but then do something so that I could move the page number anywhere on the page and delete the headers and footers so that I didn't change the text that was on the page. In effect I was printing in the the margins I suppose. I don't seem to be able to do that now. Any help would be welcome.



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Alt+Shift+P inserts a page number anywhere in document at the insertion point. If you are in a header or footer, it will insert it there.

You can also use Insert > Page Number > Current Position to use the Building Block page numbers.

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See also Page X of Y Building Blocks.
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Hi, thanks for your reply and have tried Alt + Shift + P and "Current Position" but in both cases it only puts the number on one page. I used to be able to do something which put some sort of frame around the Page Number and then move it anywhere I wanted by dragging it.
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Hey, this worked for me! Thank you so much. I wanted to have my header centered with the page number on the outside of the page -- and I can!
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Hi, thanks for your reply and have tried Alt + Shift + P and "Current Position" but in both cases it only puts the number on one page.
If you want the page # to appear on all pages, you need to insert the field into the page header or footer. And, if you have a 'different first page' and/or 'different odd and even' page layout, you'll need to do that for the 'first page' and/or 'odd page' headers/footers as well.
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Hi, thanks for your reply and have tried Alt + Shift + P and "Current Position" but in both cases it only puts the number on one page. I used to be able to do something which put some sort of frame around the Page Number and then move it anywhere I wanted by dragging it.
Either of the margin accent bars will put a page number in a frame. You can delete everything but the page number if you wish.
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If you want the page # to appear on all pages, you need to insert the field into the page header or footer. And, if you have a 'different first page' and/or 'different odd and even' page layout, you'll need to do that for the 'first page' and/or 'odd page' headers/footers as well.
If my first page no. 1, and i want to keep next 2 pages out of putting page number and after than again to put the page number 2, ie: total pages is 4 but put page numbers only 1 & 2 (first and fourth), is it possible?
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Yes, it's possible. Simply use a 'different first page' layout, combined with a Section break before page 4. Disconnect the second section's header or footer (depending on which you're using for the page #s) from the first section's header or footer, so the page #s don't have to continue, then set the second section's header or footer starting page # to 2. You may or may not want to have a 'different first page' layout for the second section.
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Yes, it's possible. Simply use a 'different first page' layout, combined with a Section break before page 4. Disconnect the second section's header or footer (depending on which you're using for the page #s) from the first section's header or footer, so the page #s don't have to continue, then set the second section's header or footer starting page # to 2. You may or may not want to have a 'different first page' layout for the second section.
Thanks Paul Edstein, it was useful.
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