If you turn off page numbering for the first page of a Word document and then add a new section to page 2, the page number on page 2 disappears! Here's how to get it back.

If page numbers are disappearing in your Microsoft Word document, disable 'Link to Previous', switch to Print Layout view, show white space between pages, etc.

Whether you want to use page numbers to distinguish between a novel's preface and main body, a dissertation's introduction and chapters, or a textbook's content and index, using Microsoft Word's ...