Add chapter numbers to page numbers

If your document contains multiple chapters, you may want to restart page numbering for each chapter รน for example, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and 2-1, 2-2, 2-3.

Restart page numbering with 1 for each chapter or section

  1. If you haven't already done so, insert a section break where you want to restart page numbering.

    How?

    1. Click where you want to insert a section break.
    2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
    3. Under Section break types, click the option that describes where you want the new section to begin.
  2. Click in a section or select multiple sections in which you want to restart page numbering.
  3. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  4. Click Format.
  5. In the Start at box, enter 1.

Include chapter numbers along with page numbers

  1. Use the Bullets and Numbering dialog box to format your chapter titles with a built-in heading style.

    How?

    1. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Outline Numbered tab.
    2. Click a chapter-numbering style (one that includes the text "Heading 1," "Heading 2," and so on), and then click OK.
    3. Type the text you want for the numbered heading, and then press ENTER.
    4. To add the next numbered heading, click the arrow next to the Style box and select the style you want.
  2. If your document is divided into sections, click in a section or select multiple sections in which you want to include chapter numbers along with page numbers.
  3. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  4. Click Format.
  5. Select the Include chapter number check box.
  6. In the Chapter starts with style box, click the heading style applied to the chapter titles.
  7. In the Use separator box, click the character that you want to separate the chapter number from the page number.