When you use page numbers or numbered lists, Word automatically continues the numbering on subsequent pages and/or lists. This option isn’t always feasible, however, if you’re working on a document that requires different page numbers, or if you’re working with separate groups of numbered lists.
The following tutorial shows you how to change these settings to restart numbering as needed.
Let’s assume you’ve already inserted the page numbers and/or numbered list, and just need to restart the numbering.
Restart Page Numbers
The trick to formatting Word documents for different page numbers is to use section breaks, so we’ll start there.
Step 1: Place your cursor at the start of the page where the restarted page number will begin.
Step 2: Go to the “Page Layout” tab and “Page setup” group.
Step 3: Choose “Breaks” and “Next Page” to insert a section break.
Step 4: With your cursor still on the page you want to renumber, select the “Insert” tab.
Step 5: Go to the “Header & Footer” group and click “Page Number” and “Format Page Numbers.” The Page Number Format dialog box opens.
Step 6: Go to the “Page numbering” section and choose “Start at.”
Step 7: Enter the page number you want to start with. Click “OK.”
Restart Numbering for Numbered Lists
Step 1: Click where you want the numbering to start for your numbered list. This may be in a second table if you’re applying numbers to tables, or at the start of a paragraph.
Step 2: Go to the “Home” tab and “Paragraph” group.
Step 3: Click the “Numbered” button’s arrow to expand it.
Step 4: Select “Set Numbering Value.” The Set Numbering Value dialog box opens.
Step 5: Choose the “Start new list” option, and change “Set value to” to 1 or the number you want to start with. Click “OK” to apply the new format.