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Your cover page has a number you do not want, but

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clicking Remove Page Numbers can clear the whole document.

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Here is the narrower fix in Word for the web.

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We will use a fictional three-page note, and check every page at the end.

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Download the three-page practice Word file, or create a cover,

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registration summary, and checklist from the text outline.

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Use real page breaks between sections.

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Empty paragraphs can move when the layout changes, so they are a weak substitute.

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Confirm that the document has exactly three pages before touching the footer.

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In Word for the web, switch to Editing if necessary.

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Microsoft recommends Insert, then Header and Footer when the first page

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needs a different number display.

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Add a page number in the footer, or open the existing

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footer if numbers are already present.

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At this checkpoint the cover may still show one.

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With the footer open, select Different First Page. Inspect the cover.

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If its first-page footer still contains a page number, select that

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number and delete only that item.

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Leave the standard footer alone, because the other pages still need their numbers.

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Do not choose Remove Page Numbers for the entire document.

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Now inspect the cover, page two, and page three.

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In our exercise, the cover has no visible number, the summary

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shows two, and the checklist shows three.

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A print preview is a useful final check.

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If every page is blank, the entire page-number field may have been removed.

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The cover page still counts as page one even though its number is hidden.

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If you need the second physical page to show one, that

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is a separate numbering change.

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Microsoft's Word for the web guidance points to desktop Word for

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more advanced section numbering.

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Do not confuse a hidden cover number with a restarted count.

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Compare your three pages with the downloadable answer check: blank

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cover, two, then three.

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A private Word for the web test produced that result, but

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these panels are illustrative diagrams, not app screenshots.

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Before using the method on an important document, verify its full

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print or PDF preview.