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Can't remove page numbers.
[FONT="&]I have no idea how it happened but Page numbers appeared. I keyed, "[FONT="&]Remove page numbers" into search and the following appeared. I followed the instructions but there was no change made.[/FONT][/FONT]
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Please make a copy of the document, delete any private content leaving only a few pages showing the problem, and attach it to your next post.
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I don't know how I did it but I started to edit the doc which was 1,500 pages in length and after a couple of changes I noticed that both the page numbers and the lines that went across the pages where I didn't want them had gone. I suspect that there is a device that allows one to get into the doc and check what happened but I don't know how to use it and I'm satisfied anyway but thanks for your help.
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Double-click the header area to activate the header/footer view. Then click to select the page number and delete it.
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Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Microsoft 365 apps for business Windows 11 Professional |
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I got as far as opening "Page numbering" and where Remove Page Numbers is shown there is a small red cross on it. Whatever I do I can't dump it.
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Stefan has given you the solution. You should only have to do this on a few pages (up to three per Word section).
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The Remove command has limitations. Explicitly selecting and deleting the page number will be safer and quicker.
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Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Microsoft 365 apps for business Windows 11 Professional |
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Stefan is recommending that you select the page number (field) in the header/footer and delete it using the Delete key, not the menu command.
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