In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to put numbers on each page in MS Word document. Page numbering is very useful when you have to make a hard copy version of the document. When viewing the document in MS Word itself this feature is not that useful but having page numbers on printed copy can save hours of sorting pages.


I will write the tutorial for Office 2003 and 2007 Word since there is a difference. It is a straight forward process but in Office 2003 it still requires some interaction. In Office 2007 is is really easy thing to do.

We got to Insert tab at the top. It usually happens to be the second that. The you go to Page Numbers menu and then it is just a matter of clicking on the design you want.

Here is the process in Word 2003

1. From the main menu choose Insert / Page Numbers.

2. A new menu appears - Page Numbers. In Position select the location of numbers on the page - Bottom of page (Footer) or at the Top of page(Header).

3. From the drop-down Alignment menu choose the place of the number of pages in the page - Right, Left, in the middle of the page (Center), inside the page (Inside) or from its external side (Outside ).

4.Check the box or leave unchecked the box Show number on first page. That is one of the cool features that i was not able to find in word 2007. I mean it can be set, no doubt, but it is not with just one click.

Ass you probably have noticed this is just a brief explanation how to add page numbering. Microsoft guys were so good to provide a variety of features and options at your disposal. unfortunately explaining them all is out of the scope of this tutorial.