Adding Page Numbers
Adding Page Numbers
Thesis and dissertation formatting requires Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) be used throughout the document. Note that the title page, while understood as page "1," should not actually have a page number featured on it. Instead, the numbering should start of the Acceptance page, which should be marked as page "2." Step-by-step how-to instructions are included below for adding page numbers in Word.
What about Roman Numerals?
What About Roman Numerals?
Previously, KU required pages to be in lower-case Roman numerals (i, ii, iii) for the front matter, and Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) for the body of the document. Setting this up was, to be frank, quite the headache, and so Graduate Studies revised the formatting guidelines in 2025 to do away with this requirement. This means that Roman numerals should no longer be used to paginate the beginning of a thesis or dissertation. Instead, visible Arabic numbering should start on the Acceptance page (which should be designated "2") and continue from there, uninterrupted
