MS Word 2013 and APA formatting- Header and Page Number

One thing that should be simple, but I have found excessively difficult, is to write an APA (6th edition) style paper and to override the formats built into Word 2013.   In APA, there should be a {Running head: TITLE       page # } on the first page Header followed by {TITLE      page#} on the corresponding pages.  I have learned to choose "Different first page" to eliminate the words "Running head:",  but have had to research various forums and Help Tutorials to add a simple page number in conjunction with the title.  I have finally found the formula to adding page numbers, but from what I see from other Community members, this is not a problem that I alone have encountered. 


 It seems to that there should be an options when selecting a Header template, that there should be an option to include page number.  I hope that Microsoft will add this as an update. 


Until then, the (complicated) solution from Microsoft Help is this:

Create your Header

TAB your cursor to where you want a page number to be positioned

choose Insert tab

click  Quick Parts > Field > Field names > page > 1, 2, 3... > OK


If someone has found a shortcut to this procedure, I would be happy to hear of it.


Thank you.

Answer
Answer
Once you have created the header content that you want, you can save it as a header building block for easy reuse (via Insert | Header | Save Selection to Header Gallery).

To quickly insert just a page number field, use Alt+Shift+P.
Stefan Blom
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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 9,761 Applies to: