On the Insert tab, select Page Number, and then choose the location and style you want. If you don't want a page number to appear on the first page, select Different First Page. If you want …

To use different page numbers or formats in different sections, create Page breaks and set page number for each.

In the Field names list, select Page, and then select OK. Go to Header & Footer > Page Number > Format Page Numbers, select the format you want, and then select OK.

In the Field names list, select Page, and then select OK. Go to Header & Footer > Page Number > Format Page Numbers, select the format you want, and then select OK.

Set your document's page numbering to start on the second page, and choose another starting page number.

To show the document title, author's name, or some other text with the page number, or to hide the page number on the first page, start by using Insert > Header & Footer instead of Insert > …

Fortunately it's not hard to add chapter numbers to your captions and have them automatically update if you move a figure from chapter to chapter in the course of editing.

By default, the headers and footers in Word are the same on each page. You often want something different on the left and right side of the document. Here's how:

Insert the current and total page numbers in an X of Y format into your document.

Whether you want to create a booklet for an event or print out an ambitious book project, consider using the pre-built page settings for booklets that comes with Word.