If you prefer to enter the number directly in the document, or if you want to copy your text and paste it into another document, you can enter the number as you would type it in. Just remember that it won't change the formatting of the page. You can add page numbers to an existing document by selecting the Page number tool in the Insert tab, choosing a location and then choosing the number you want. For example to add a page number to a paragraph you selected in the Insert tab, click on the Page number tool in the Insert tab and choose a location, enter the number in the number box and then choose the page number you want. The best way to insert a page number is to have the cursor where you want it and select the Insert tab, then Page Number → Current Position → Plain Number. If you prefer to enter the number directly in the document, or if you want to copy your text and paste it into another document, you can enter the number as you would type it in. Just remember that it won't change the formatting of the page. You can add page numbers to an existing document by choosing from the Tools tab a pencil tool. On the page you want to insert page numbers to, on the Design tab click Copy. When the pencil tool is selected, click on the page number that you want to insert, and then choose Current Position. For example, the page you want to insert page numbers to is page 1. Click on the pencil tool and type (1). Click OK to save the pencil changes. This will appear in the same place where you saved the page number. To add another page number to the current page, click on the pencil tool and type (2). On your copy of the page change, you can edit the page number that you entered to reflect the correct page number for the document. Aug 12, 2024 — If you already have headers and footers defined for your document, you can add a page number by simply editing the header or footer and then using the Page Number tool to insert the number you want. To add page numbers to an existing document, choose the page number tool and then click New Page Number… In the dialog that appears, choose the location to which the page number refers. In this example the document has four paragraphs, but in real documents the page number reference would be just the page number you want. Then choose the number you want and click Add. Then use the pencil tool to add the number onto the page.