You can do this with VBA. Copy this into a general module

Sub PageNine
Worksheets("Sheet1").PageSetup.FirstPageNumber = 9
End Sub

or open the VBA Editor and copy just
Worksheets("Sheet1").PageSetup.FirstPageNumber = 9
into the Immediate window and press Enter

New to VBA? See:
David McRitchie's site on "getting started" with VBA
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Debra Dalgleish's "Adding Code to a Workbook"
http://www.contextures.com:80/xlvba01.html

best wishes
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Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
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"Chanty" wrote in message
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I have an Excel spreadsheet that is going to be slotted into a Word report
once printed. The spreadsheet must have page numbers, but the first
printed
page must start at 9, not at 1. Please help!
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Chanty