On the Insert tab, select Page Number, and then choose the location and style you want. If you don't want a page number to appear on the first page, select Different First Page. If you want …

To choose a format or to control the starting number, go to Page Number > Format Page Numbers. To change the numbering style, select a different style in Number format.

Set your document's page numbering to start on the second page, and choose another starting page number.

In the Field names list, select Page, and then select OK. Go to Header & Footer > Page Number > Format Page Numbers, select the format you want, and then select OK.

Insert the current and total page numbers in an X of Y format into your document.

To show the document title, author's name, or some other text with the page number, or to hide the page number on the first page, start by using Insert > Header & Footer instead of Insert > …

In the Field names list, select Page, and then select OK. Go to Header & Footer > Page Number > Format Page Numbers, select the format you want, and then select OK.

Set the font, tab leader, page numbers, and alignment for your document's table of contents.

Double-click the header or footer on the first page of the new section. Click Link to Previous to turn it off and unlink the header or footer from the previous section.

By default, the headers and footers in Word are the same on each page. You often want something different on the left and right side of the document. Here's how: