Page Numbers and Section--Starting Page # after Title

[W. Watson]

First, how do I get rid of page numbers I've inserted into a document with
Insert->Page No.s? This is an ordinary document. No pictures or special
editing.

Next, I have a document that has about 6 pages. The first page is a title
page. I'd like to start page number on the second page. Supposedly one can
do this by using sections. I tried to insert a section after the end of text
on the title page, but I get a blank page inserted. Now I have an extra
page. How do I use sections to number pages?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

For an answer to the first question, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UnaccountablyIndented.htm

For the second, in this particular case a section break is unnecessary. On
the Layout tab of Page Setup, check the box for "Different first page." This
will create a First Page Header/Footer in addition to the primary
Header/Footer. Leave the First Page Header/Footer empty and use the Insert
Page Number button on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert a page number
in the Header/Footer. Then use the Format Page Number button to open the
dialog where you can set "Start at 0." This will result in the second page
being numbered 1.

 

[W. Watson]

I typically use Different first page. I only see one header/footer combo on
page 1--no primary/secondary. Insert->Page numbers is dangerous! I don't
know if Word has macros, but it would be good to have one that cleared out
(anchored) page numbers.

I was able to create a test document with a 0 the first sheet, 1 on the
second, so on. I wonder if I can copy all the text out of the six page
document into a new document and it will lose the footer/headers?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can use Insert | File to move your problem document into the newly
created document, but make sure to delete any section breaks first;
otherwise you'll bring at least some of the problems with it.

If you have selected "Different first page" and have no section breaks, you
will see the First Page Header/Footer on the first page and the
Header/Footer on the subsequent pages. You can move between them using the
Show Next and Show Previous buttons on the Header and Footer toolbar. For
more, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm