Troubleshoot pages and page numbers

I get the same number on every page

You typed a number on the background of your publication instead of inserting the page number mark (#). The number that you typed now appears on every page in your publication. Delete the number, and then use the Page Numbers command on the Insert menu to insert a page number mark.

I want to remove a page

  1. On the page navigation control, located in the lower-left corner of the Microsoft Publisher window, click the page number that you want to delete.
  2. On the Edit menu, click Delete Page.

Notes

I don't want a page number to appear on the first page

  1. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  2. Clear the Show page number on first page check box.

I want to change the look of the page numbers

You can change the formatting of page numbers as you would any other text.

  1. On the View menu, click Go to Master Page.
  2. Select the page number mark and any other text in the frame.
  3. On the Format menu, click Font.
  4. Make any changes you want.