If page numbers are disappearing in your Microsoft Word document, disable 'Link to Previous', switch to Print Layout view, show white space between pages, etc.

Whether you want to use page numbers to distinguish between a novel's preface and main body, a dissertation's introduction and chapters, or a textbook's content and index, using Microsoft Word's ...

If you want to learn how to create Table of Contents with or without page numbers in Word on a Windows 11/10 PC, read this guide.