two infant page numbers go-to insert tab and select
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Problem #1: Why is Word inserting the exact same page number on every page? It’s a simple 35-page document with no sections, no cover page, no front matter, nothing that would call for anything other than numbers 1 through 35 on each page. I go to the Insert tab, select Page Number, select Top of Page, and I get a “1” at the top of each and every page. Also tried the Insert->Quick Parts -> Field approach and that didn’t work either. Still got a "1" on every page.
Problem #2: Not only does the same number repeat on every page, but the “Start at….” feature under Format Page Numbers doesn’t seem to work either. I can enter 999 and the pages are still each numbered with 1. Not that having each one numbered 999 would be much of an improvement, but at least I’d have just one problem instead of two.
If I open a new blank document I don’t have this problem. Everything works as it should. This document was sent to me by someone else so I don’t know what he did. I thought I could just edit the page numbers or delete them entirely and re-create them but neither works. I still have 35 pages numbered