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Tips for getting the most out of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

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Insert page numbers on worksheets in Excel

  1. Click the worksheet on which you want to insert page numbers.

    Tip: To insert page numbers on multiple worksheets at the same time, click the first worksheet tab, and then hold down CTRL while clicking the other worksheet tabs.


  2. On the View menu, click Header and Footer.


  3. Click Custom Header or Custom Footer.


  4. To specify where you want the page number to appear, click inside the Left section, Center section, or Right section box.


  5. Click the page number button , and then click OK.

A preview image of your header or footer will appear in the Page Setup dialog box.

Tip: To start numbering pages with a number other than 1, click the Page tab of the Page Setup dialog box and then type the number in the First page number box.