Sometimes, when you create a document with numbered pages in MS Word 2007, you do not want the first page to have a number, e.g. a title page.

Note: Inserting cover page causes the second page to be numbered as page 2. 

Remove the page number from the first page

1. Click anywhere in the document.

2. On the Page Layout tab, click the Page Setup Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Layout tab.

3. Under Headers and footers, select the Different first page check box, and then click O.k.

Note:

If the Different first page check box is already selected, do not clear it. Instead, delete the page number in the First Page Header or First Page Footer area.

Start numbering on the second page from 1

1. Perform steps described in the first section of this article to remove the page number.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Headers & Footers group, click Page Number and then click Format Page Numbers.

3. In the Start at box, type 0.