How to Remove the First Page Number in Word 2013

Most academic documents start with a page with the logo of an institute and sometimes some additional information, like for example, the name of the author or his mentor. They can contain a lot of things, but they never contain a page number. Removing that page number can be quite the hassle, but it is doable.

Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
If You Don't Have Page Numbers Yet

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    Open Word and go to the Insert Tab.
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    In the Insert tab go to "Page Number" and choose the position of the page number.
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    Close the header and footer.
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    Go to the Page Layout Tab and select "Page Setup".
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    On Page Setup go to the Layout tab and select different first page. You are done. Congratulations.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
If You Already Have Page Numbers

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    Go to the Page Layout Tab and select "Page Setup".
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    On Page Setup go to the Layout tab and select different first page. You are done!
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