How to Change Page Numbers within document
To use different page numbering schemes in different sections of your Word document, there are
two tricks: 1) you must include a "Section Break - Next page" between each section of your
document where the numbering will change, and 2) you must "unlink" each section's footer from the
one before it.
To start, temporarily turn on the viewing of hidden formatting symbols by clicking the "Show/Hide"
symbol on the "Home" tab in the "Paragraph" box -- this will enable you to see the Section Breaks
between sections of your document.
One of the required page numbering changes for your thesis or dissertation is that you need to use
Roman numerals (e.g., "i, ii, iii") for your introductory sections (Abstract, Table of Contents), and then
switch to Arabic numerals (e.g., "1, 2, 3") and begin the page numbering at "1" at the start of Chapter
I of your main text.
If you do not already have a "Section Break" between these two sections of your document, you will
need to add one. Place your cursor at the very end of the text in the first section (after your Table of
Contents and any Lists of Tables and Figures), being careful NOT to place it in the footer where the
page number is (if the text above becomes grayed out, you are in the footer – try clicking higher).
Add a "Section Break – Next Page" by selecting the "Page Layout" tab on the menu, clicking the
arrow next to "Breaks", and selecting "Next Page" under Section Breaks.