How to number only the Main Document, not first pages

[Guest]

I have a 140 pages document. I want to number only the Main Document, not the
first pages where is Title, Forewords and Index. I used a break section, so
the first pages is section 1 and second section is the main document.

When I try to number only the Main Document, no matter what I do, the
numbers appear also on the first pages.

How can I number only the Main Document, not first pages?

Thank you.

 

[Jezebel]

Select the footer in section 2. Then deselect 'Same as Previous' on the
Headers and Footers toolbar.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have a 140 pages document. I want to number only the Main Document, not the
first pages where is Title, Forewords and Index. I used a break section, so
the first pages is section 1 and second section is the main document.

When I try to number only the Main Document, no matter what I do, the
numbers appear also on the first pages.

How can I number only the Main Document, not first pages?

Thank you.

The part you're missing is turning off the Same As Previous in the
header and/or footer of the second section. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NumberingFrontMatter.htm for
specific instructions.