Insert Page Number in Word Document with Writer

For document that has multiple pages, it is convenient to use page numbers to easily navigate through the document, especially for printed document. You can manually insert page breaks, set a different page format, and specify the starting page number for the current document as well.

Insert Page Number

To insert page numbers to header or footer, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Click the drop-down menu of Page Number in the Insert tab.

Step 2. You can choose from the different locations of page number on Header or Footer, shown as below: (Take the Header left as an example)

You will see that the page number is inserted to the header area, and the Header and Footer tab is active.

Step 3. Click on Modify page number to open the following dialogue, in which you can set page number format, page number position and etc..

Insert Page or Page X of Y with the page number

To insert Page or Page X of Y, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Click the Atuo Text icon in the Header and Footer tab. Choose the format that you prefer.

Step 2. To change the alignment of the page number AutoText, you need to go to Home tab and select the alignment style.