Page number missing on page 2

[amkassir]

I'm using Word X for Mac. I choose Insert>Page Numbers, and the page number
shows up in Page View on all pages of the document except Page 2. If I View
the footer on page 2, the page number is there, but when I close the footer
the page number disappears again. It doesn't print, either.

I've also tried manually typing the page number in the footer, but none of
the text I type shows up in the footer after I close the footer.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

The most likely answer is that something on page 2 is pushing the text so
close to the edge of the page that your printer refuses to print it. Hit ¶
on the standard toolbar so that you can see what is going on.

What's the rest of your doc like? Sections, etc? It's a bit odd for such a
thing to only happen on page 2.

 

[amkassir]

Thanks for the reply. It's not just that the printer doesn't print it. It
also doesn't appear in page layout view on the screen. My margin is 1 inch,
so I'm still trying to figure this out.

Any further help is most welcome.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

What's the "from edge" setting for the footer? (Format | Document, Margins)

Is there anything in your doc that would make page 2 different?

Did you hit the ¶ button so you can see what's really going on and what else
might be in the footer?

 

[Clive Huggan]

Thanks for the reply. It's not just that the printer doesn't print it. It
also doesn't appear in page layout view on the screen. My margin is 1 inch,
so I'm still trying to figure this out.

Any further help is most welcome.

Till Daiya comes back:

Change to Normal view.

Do you see any section breaks?

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is at least 7 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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[amkassir]

The "from edge" setting for all the footers/headers in the document is zero.

Somehow, after playing around with text in the header for a while, the page
number now shows up. It's a mystery why it's working now.

If the problem recurs, I'll post back here and re-read your responses. (This
has happened to me several times in different documents, so it's bound to
recur sooner or later.)

I appreciate all your help.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Well, zero is too small. That means the margin for the footer is right up
on the edge of the paper, and most printers can't print there.

..5 in is a good from edge setting--that's .5 of blank space from the edge of
the paper.