Format page numbers

Do one of the following:

Change the page-number format, such as 1, i, or a

  1. If your document is divided into sections, click in a section or select multiple sections in which you want to change the page number format.
  2. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  3. Click Format.
  4. In the Number format box, click the format you want.

Note   If your document contains multiple chapters or sections, you may want to restart page numbering with 1 for each section.

Change the font and size of page numbers

  1. On the View menu, click Header and Footer.
  2. If you positioned the page numbers at the bottom of the page, click Switch Between Header and Footer on the Header and Footer toolbar.
  3. Select a page number.

    If you inserted page numbers by using the Page Numbers command on the Insert menu, make sure to select the page number inside its frame.

    How?

    1. Click the page number.

      A cross-hatched frame border appears around the page number.

      Frame around a page number

    2. Select the page number inside the cross-hatched frame border.
  4. On the Formatting toolbar, click a font name in the Font box  or a point size in the Font Size  box.