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Disappearing page numbers - help please.
Can anyone help please? I am using Windows 10 writing a book in Word. I inserted page numbers but today they have disappeared! I have tried insert and save again but they are not saving. Any ideas? Thanks
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Try Googling the issue first, as often that provides the correct info.
I had to use the repair option for my version of Word, and it helped.
Which version of Word is it?
2003, 2007, 2010, 365.
http://projectwoman.com/2013/05/word-2010-and-2013-tip-misssing-page-numbers.html
Could you remove formatting and start with a clean slate?
Are you friends with b-r on FB? He usually has ideas. You can also 'chat' with microsoft to solve problems and if you can get through that is often very helpful.
"Finding and Fixing Page Numbers that Can’t be Seen and/or Won’t Print
If you have included page numbers at the foot of a page and find that they’re missing from your printouts the problem lies with your page settings. The footer text is being forced to print so far down the paper that your printer is ejecting the paper before this point is reached.
Solve the problem by selecting the Page Layout tab, click the Margins dropdown list, and click Custom Margins. Now, in this dialog select the Layout tab. Finally, increase the From edge: Footer measurement slightly. Experiment to find the smallest increase which will allow your page numbers to print."
Another way is to set your document up as a template, save that template, and then use the template to make a new document.
Glad u got yrs sorted.