1. Move the pointer over the top or bottom of the page until you see the header or footer area, then click inside it.

   You can use just one or any combination of the three fields for your header or footer.

   If you’re having difficulty seeing the header and footer area, choose View > Show Layout (from the View menu at the top of your computer screen). If you still don’t see the header or footer area, click Document in the toolbar, click Document, then make sure the Header and Footer checkboxes are selected.

2. Enter your text and page numbers (optional).

   Depending on the existing header and footer content, and whether you have more than one section in your document, you may see an option to start a new header or footer.

1. Click Document in the toolbar, then click Document.

2. Deselect the Header or Footer checkbox.

If you change your mind, press Command-Z to show the deleted text. Simply selecting the checkbox again won’t retrieve the deleted text.

You can hide the header and footer on the first page of a section (every document has at least one section).

1. Click in the section you want to edit.

2. Click Document in the toolbar, then click Section.

3. Select the checkbox next to “Hide on first page of section.”

You can insert a page number, the page count, or a date and time anywhere on a page. If you want this information to appear in the same location on every page, add it to the header or the footer.

1. Click where you want to add the page number, count, or date.

   To place it in the header or footer, move the pointer over the top or bottom of the page until you see the header or footer area, then click where you want the information to appear.

2. Do one of the following:

   • If you’re adding the information to the page: Click Insert in the toolbar, then choose Page Number, Page Count, or Date & Time.

   • If you’re adding a page number in the header or footer: Click Insert Page Number, then choose an option.

     Note: The Insert Page Number pop-up menu appears only the first time you add the page number to a header or footer.

To include the page count with the page number, (for example, 2 of 8), choose Page Number, type “of” with a space before and after it, click Insert again, then choose Page Count.

You can format the text and adjust its alignment using the controls in the Style pane of the Format inspector.

Page numbers are normally sequential, but you can make a document section or page start with a specific number.

1. Click next to the page number you want to change.

   A dialog appears that indicates which page header or footer you’re editing.

   

2. Click the “Start new header/footer here” button.

   A new section is created, and the page number is incremented from the previous page.

3. Click Document in the toolbar, then click Section.

4. In the Page Numbering section, Select “Start at” and enter a new starting number.