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Add page numbers to a master document or subdocuments
 

Do one of the following:

ShowNumber pages consecutively for the entire master document

  1. On the View menu, click Print Layout.
  2. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  3. In the Position box, specify whether to print page numbers in the header at the top of the page or in the footer at the bottom of the page.
  4. In the Alignment box, specify whether to align page numbers left, center, or right relative to the left and right margins (margin: The blank space outside the printing area on a page.), or inside or outside relative to the page edges that will be bound.
  5. If you don't want a number on the first page, clear the Show number on first page check box.
  6. Select any other options you want.

ShowRestart page numbers at the beginning of each subdocument

  1. Open the first subdocument in the master document (master document: A "container" for a set of separate files (or subdocuments). You can use a master document to set up and manage a multipart document, such as a book with several chapters.).
  2. On the View menu, click Print Layout.
  3. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  4. In the Position box, specify whether to print page numbers in the header at the top of the page or in the footer at the bottom of the page.
  5. In the Alignment box, specify whether to align page numbers left, center, or right relative to the left and right margins (margin: The blank space outside the printing area on a page.), or inside or outside relative to the page edges that will be bound.
  6. If you don't want a number on the first page, clear the Show number on first page check box.
  7. Click Format.
  8. In the Start at box, type 1.
  9. To close the subdocument and return to the master document, click Close on the File menu.
  10. Repeat steps 2 through 9 for each subdocument in the master document.
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