You can replace an entire PDF page with another PDF page. Only the text and images on the original page are replaced. Any interactive elements associated with the original page, such as links and bookmarks, are not affected. Likewise, bookmarks and links that may have been previously associated with the replacement page do not carry over.
Comments, however, are carried over and are combined with any existing comments in the document. After you delete or replace pages, it’s a good idea to use the Reduce File Size command to rename and save the restructured document to the smallest possible file size.
In Word 2007, you can remove page numbers you’ve inserted. If you used the Page Number menu to insert your page numbers, you can use the Remove Page Numbers command to remove those page numbers. 1 Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon. The most disastrous result of all this, however, is that, despite the fact that, in your view, the new section begins with page 1, Word considers that preceding blank page part of the new section, so if you try to use Page X of Y numbering in that section, you will get a Y value that is one larger than the last page number; for example, in a section with pages numbered 1 to 6, you'll get Page 1 of 7, Page 2 of 7, all the way to Page 6 of 7 on the last page.
By Word 2016 can not only automatically number your pages, but it also lets you place the page number just about anywhere on the page and in a variety of fun and useful formats. Heed these directions:. Click the Insert tab. In the Header & Footer area, click the Page Number command button.
A menu drops down, showing various page-numbering options. The first three are locations: Top of Page, Bottom of Page, and Page Margins (the sides of the page). Choose where to place the page numbers. If you want your page numbers on the bottom of the page, choose the Bottom of Page option. Pluck a page-numbering style from the list. You see oodles of samples, so don’t cut yourself short by not scrolling through the menu. You can even choose those famous page X of Y formats.
Dutifully, Word numbers each page in your document, starting with 1 on the first page, up to however many pages long the thing grows. Here’s the good part: If you delete a page, Word renumbers everything for you. Insert a page? Word renumbers everything for you again, automatically. As long as you insert the page number as described here, Word handles everything. To change the page number format, simply choose a new one from the Page Number menu.
If you merely need to reference the current page number in your document’s text, choose the Current Position item in Step 3. Word inserts the current page number at the insertion pointer’s location. The page numbers are placed in the document’s header or footer. Page numbers can be removed just as easily.