How do I make page numbers automatically update?

On the Insert tab, click the Page Number icon, and then click Page Number. Select a location, and then pick an alignment style. Word automatically numbers every page, except designated title pages.

How do I fix an incorrect Page Number in Word?

To fix this, click in the header or footer of each of the “page 0” pages, go to Header & Footer > Page Number > Format Page Numbers, and click the option button for “Continue from previous section”.

Why does my page number stay the same?

Either you have restarted the page number in one of the sections, and every subsequent section is restarting at the same number (and you have a LOT of sections), or (more likely) the page number has just been typed. Try this: Delete the current page number. Press Alt+Shift+P to insert a PAGE field.

Why are my page numbers repeating in Word?

suggests that you have “Different First Page” enabled and have either a PAGE field or the number 1 in the First Page Header. So open the primary Header (from the first or any subsequent page), select the 2, and press Alt+Shift+P to replace it with a PAGE field.

How do you restart page numbers?

To restart page numbering:

  1. Place the insertion point at the top of the page you want to restart page numbering for.
  2. Select the Layout tab, then click the Breaks command.
  3. A section break will be added to the document.
  4. Double-click the header or footer containing the page number you want to restart.

Why are my page numbers all the same?

Why is my table of contents not updating page numbers correctly?

Select the Page Number button on the left and click on format page number. Then change the page numbering to Start at. Then put the page number that it should be, and exit the header edit mode and it should update correctly in TOC.

Why does my Page Number stay the same?

How do I continue page numbering in different sections?

My method:

  1. open up the footer (or header if that’s where your page number is)
  2. drag-select the page number.
  3. right-click on it.
  4. hit Format Page Numbers.
  5. click on the Continue from Previous Section radio button under Page numbering.

How do I remove duplicate page numbers in Word?

Go to Insert > Page Number, and then choose Remove Page Numbers. If the Remove Page Numbers button isn’t available or if some page numbers are still there, double-click in the header or footer, select the page number, and press Delete.