PapaTom

The method hasn't changed since well before 2008 so try to be a little open minded about old instructions. This has nothing to do with your current version of Word - just your current version of your document. What you need is an understanding in how and where footers reside.

Firstly, every Word document is composed of sections - separated by Section Breaks. A nice simple document contains only one section (and no section breaks). Every SECTION can be configured to have one, two or three different footers depending on the page setup settings you assign to it.

If you are demanding the same footer on every page:
1. Remove all section breaks from the document.
2. Configure the Page Setup > Layout settings for the WHOLE DOCUMENT to turn off the settings for "Different Odd and Even" and "Different first page"
Now you will have only one footer repeated on every page of the document so you can add the page number and see it on every page.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia