How can I format page numbering in MS Word which is 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, etc?
Right-click a page number and select Toggle Field Codes from the context menu.
You should see something like { PAGE } or { PAGE \ * MERGEFORMAT }. Change it to
{ PAGE \# "00" }
Press F9 to hide the field code and to update the result.
Source
- Insert a standard page number
- Press Alt+F9 to show field codes
- The page number field will show up as either
{ PAGE }
or{ PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT }
in a grey highlight - Replace this with
{ PAGE \# 0# }
- Press Alt+F9 again to return to field values
For those who have MacOS, try Fn+Option+F9.