Pages for Mac: First page without a page number - how it works

How to create a document in Pages for Mac that shows the first page without a page number. Ideal if you want to use the page as a cover page.

Mac: First page without page number in the Pages document

1. Hover over either the footer or header on the page. To do this, you have to move the mouse over the top or bottom of the page.
2. Then click with the mouse in the field of the line in which you want to insert the page number.
3. The "Insert page number" button appears. Click on it.
4. Now select a display type. The page number is then added.
5. On the first page in Pages you can now click in the page number field in the line and remove the page number. The page numbers from page 2 will still be retained.