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Position page numbers outside the header or footer

Make sure you've inserted page numbers by using the Page Numbers command on the Insert menu. Microsoft Word inserts page numbers in frames, which you can position anywhere on the page.

1. On the View menu, click Header and Footer.
2. If you positioned the page numbers at the bottom of the page, click Switch Between Header and Footer on the Header and Footer toolbar.
3. Select the frame around the page number.

   How?

   1. Click the page number to make its frame appear.

      

   2. Move the pointer over the frame's border until the pointer becomes a four-headed arrow, and then click to see the frame's sizing handles.

      

4. Drag the frame and page number to a new location.

Notes

• If you move the page numbers outside the header or footer area, the page numbers are still part of the header or footer. If you want to edit or format the page numbers, you need to click Header and Footer on the View menu.
• If you inserted page numbers by clicking Insert Page Number on the Header and Footer toolbar, Word inserts the page numbers as part of the text in the header or footer. Page numbers aren't enclosed in frames, and you can't drag them to a new location.