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Answered By Library Staff Last Updated: Jul 23, 2024 Views: 183
If you already have a different first page, as outlined here in this FAQ, the following may help you if you have a cover or title page on your document and don't want that first page to count as the first. Please see Microsoft's help page on how to have the second page of a Word document start at 1.
In the web/online version of Word, you can download a copy of your document to edit in the client/desktop version, which is what is shown below. Learn how to download Office here if you don't already have the software. The computers in the TCC Library all have Microsoft Word installed.
Notice that the paper still starts at 2 after the running head in the screenshot below ("Different first page" has been selected). You will need to select the header area to get the options below to appear or go to Insert > Page Number > Format page number.
In the popup that appears, select the Start at option and change the number to zero. The page will start the second page at 1 then:
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