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# Inserting Page Numbers in Footers

You can easily insert a page number field in the footer of your document. The easiest way is using Insert - Page Number dialog. The following procedure describes a manual method. You can also add a page count to the footer, for example, in the form "Page 9 of 12"

## To Insert a Page Number

1. If the needed page style doesn't have a footer yet, choose Insert - Header and Footer - Footer and select the page style that you want to add the footer to; this will automatically put cursor to the newly added footer. If the page style already had a footer, double-click the footer area to put cursor there.

2. Choose Insert - Field - Page Number.

If you want, you can align the page number field as you would text.

## To Additionally Add a Page Count

1. Click in front of the page number field, type Page and enter a space; click after the field, enter a space and then type of and enter another space.

2. Choose Insert - Field - Page Count.

## Using Title Page

Title pages are a common way to create documents with different page numbering schemes.

Related Topics

About Headers and Footers

Alternating Page Styles on Odd and Even Pages

Creating a Page Style Based on the Current Page

Inserting a Chapter Name and Number in a Header or a Footer

Formatting Headers or Footers

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