[Stefan Blom]

Activate the header/footer area. Then select and delete the page number from
the first page header (or footer).

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"William" wrote in message
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XP/2003

I am inserting page numbers in a document. These begin are in the third
section of the document. I select page numbers from the Insert menu, and
in
the Page Numbers dialog box the "Show Number on the First Page" box is NOT
selected. Nevertheless page 1 of the section shows and prints "1."
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William