‘Center’ is pretty common as well for a book. I opted for ‘Outside’ as the alignment so the numbering will appear on the outside edge of the page. Here we see the Page Number menu and the Format… menu opened beside it. While in the Footer, the ribbon should swap to the Header/Footer menu and you’ll see the ‘Insert Page Numbers’ button. Head to the first page you want your numbers to appear on (probably the first page of the first chapter) and double-click on the footer. If you just used Page Breaks to separate chapters, you’ve got it easy. If you want to have different content on the Odd and Even pages (like a title on one side and author on the other) you need to check this option.
If this option is not checked, adding anything to the Header or Footer will show up in all the following Headers or Footers in the section.
Check this box and the first page of the section will be completely unique.
How to format page numbers in word to just even pages pro#
Pro Tip: it’s helpful while formatting to turn on Reveal Non-Printing Characters. If you leap ahead and make a change, then go back and insert an image, the content will shift. Add images and position them.ĭo this from the first page to the last in order. All of it! That includes front matter (title and copyright page), back matter, everything. In fact, before you do any formatting for your book, complete the content. Don’t make more work for yourself by adding page numbering too soon. Book formatting is best approached in a thoughtful order page numbering is at (or at least near) the end of the process.Įvery little change in your file can shift or reposition other content, which in turn can impact your Breaks and throw off your page numbers. Select the desired setting, and then print as normal.If you want to get into the nuts and bolts, along with detailed information and images, read on! Step 1: Finish Your Fileĭo not, under any circumstances, add page numbering in MS Word before you have finished editing and revising your file. At the bottom of the list you see two options: Only Print Odd Pages and Only Print Even Pages. Word displays a list of things you can print. You want to click the first option under the Settings heading. When you press Ctrl+P (in the steps above), it is these options, on the File tab, that are displayed. This is because Microsoft did away with the Print dialog box, instead merging the printing options into the File tab of the ribbon. If you are using Word 2010 or a later version the steps are a bit different. (Make sure you use the Print drop-down list, not the Print What drop-down list.)