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Place your cursor at the very end of the text in the first section (after your Table of Contents and any Lists of Tables and Figures), being careful NOT to place it in the footer where the page number is (if the text above becomes grayed out, you are in the footer – try clicking higher) .  \nAdd a \"Section Break – Next Page\" by selecting the \"Page Layout\" tab on the menu, clicking the arrow next to \"Breaks\", and selecting \"Next Page\" under Section Breaks.  \nAfter doing this, you should see a \"Section Break (Next Page)\" code inserted into your document. This tells Word that the next page begins a new section which may have a different header or footer.  \nGo down to the next page below the section break (in this example, the first page of Chapter I), and click on the page number in the Footer. If your cursor is in the Footer, you should see \"FooterSection [\\#] -\" to the left, and \"Same as Previous\" on the right.  \nYou should also see a new tab appear on the menu, labeled \"Header & Footer Tools:  \nDesign\". Select this. (Be careful not to confuse this with another tab labeled \"Design\" between the\"Insert\" and \"Page Layout\" tabs. ) In the \"Navigation\" section of this tab, you will see a highlighted button labeled \"Link to Previous\" which tells Word to link the footer in this section to the previous section and to continue its page numbering scheme. Click the \"Link to Previous\" button to UNSELECT it.  \nAfter clicking this, the \"Link to Previous\" button should no longer be highlighted. The \"Same as Previous\" box to the right of your footer should also disappear.  \nConfirm your cursor is still next to the page number in the Footer, then go back to the Header & Footer Tools – Design tab on the menu, and in the \"Header & Footer\" section, select Page Number> Format Page Numbers.  \nThe \"Page Number Format\" window will appear. Select the appropriate \"Number format\" for this section (\"1, 2, 3,\" or \"i, ii, iii\", etc.), and tell Word whether to continue the page numbering from the previous section or to start at \"1\" or another number. In this example, we want Section 2 (which begins at Chapter I and contains the main text of our thesis or dissertation) to use Arabic numerals and to start numbering this section from page 1. Click \"OK\" to finish.  \nYou will notice that the page numbering for the current section has now been corrected, and if you unlinked it properly from the previous sections, the numbering in those sections should remain as it was before.  \nNext, you will need to change the page number format to lower-case Roman numerals (i.e. , \"i, ii, iii,...\") for the section with your Abstract and Table of Contents. Click your cursor on the footer of your Abstract or Table of Contents page.  \nOpen the \"Format Page Numbers\" window by going to the Header & Footer Tools – Design tab on the menu, and in the \"Header & Footer\" section, select Page Number > Format Page Numbers.  \nNext to \"Number format\", select the \"i, ii, iii, ...\" option fo","cbCaimOEnRElgoeU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimOEnRElgoeU","pdf",614330,"English","# How to Change Page Numbers within document\n## Use Section Breaks to separate numbering regions\n## Unlink footers with “Link to Previous”\n## Format page numbers (Roman numerals vs Arabic numerals)\n## Remove numbering from title and preliminary pages","[{\"question\":\"Why do you need a “Section Break – Next Page” when changing page numbering in Word?\",\"answer\":\"A section break tells Word that the next page begins a new section that can have a different header or footer, enabling independent page numbering between sections.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you unlink page numbers so changes in one section don’t affect others?\",\"answer\":\"Open “Header \\u0026 Footer Tools: Design” and turn off “Link to Previous” for the target section. This removes the “Same as Previous” linkage so the page numbering stays independent.\"},{\"question\":\"What numbering format setup is recommended for a thesis or dissertation?\",\"answer\":\"Use lower-case Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, …) for introductory sections like Abstract and Table of Contents, then switch to Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, …) for the main text and start numbering at “1” at Chapter I.\"}]","How to Change Page Numbers within document | PDF",23]