Adding chapter and page numbers to footers

Once you have set up automatic chapter numbering and you can then include the chapter number in the footer. The stages for adding page numbers to footers are:

1. Set up the page numbers format
2. Set up the footer format
3. Add the page numbers to the footer

You must perform these stages in the order shown above. They are explained in the following subsections.

Setting up the page numbers format

1. Select Page Numbers form the Insert menu
2. In the Page numbers box, set the the fields as follows:
   
   
3. Click on the Format button and set the the field as follows:
   
   
4. Click on OK
5. Click on OK

Setting up the footer format

You need to specify where the footer appears for first, odd and even pages. Do this as follows:

1. Select Page Setup from the File... menu and select the Layout tab
2. Check the Different odd and even box
3. Check the Different first page box
4. In the Apply to field, select Whole document
5. Select OK

Adding page numbers to the footer

You can add page numbers to the first, even and odd page footers as follows:

1. To display the headers and footers, select Header and Footer from the View menu
2. To display the footer, click on the button
3. Plut the cursor where you want the page number to appear and click on the button. Word inserts the chapter-page number
4. Insert the page number on the first, odd, and even page footers