Thesis/Dissertation Page Numbering in Microsoft Word
This is easiest to do after you have completed a rough draft, but you can create your page
numbers early and then reuse this document to double-check the format.
1. Put your cursor on the first page (the Title page).
2. Click Insert > Page Number > Bottom of Page > Plain Number 2.
3. Highlight one of the page numbers and set it to Times New Roman, size 12. This will
change all the page numbers. If you have troubles highlighting the page number, double-
click on it, then highlight it.
4. Go to the first page (the title page) and highlight the page number 1; at the top on the
Design tab, check the box for Different First Page. Then delete the page number 1 from
the title page.
5. Go to page two and highlight the page number 2; at the top on the Design tab, click on
Page Number > Format Page Numbers…
6. In the Page Number Format popup, select i, ii, iii, … as the Number format. Click OK.