Quick decision: page 2 displays 1 or 2? If you want the cover page unnumbered but the second page to display 2, insert page numbers and enable Different First Page; leave numbering starting at 1. If you want the second page to display 1, set Format Page Numbers > Start at 0. This is a numbering-format setting, not a second section. Use section breaks only when the cover page needs… Read More »Start Page Numbers on Page 2 in Word: Hide the Cover Page Number