Add Page Numbers

Add page numbers to a PDF for printing or binding

A long report, a thesis, or a stack of handouts is easier to keep in order once every page carries its own number. Add Page Numbers inserts that numbering into your file, so nobody has to count sheets by hand once a copy gets shuffled.

You choose where the number sits, from six positions such as bottom center or top right, and which number the first page starts counting from. Every page gets a number, so raising the start value helps when this file continues a document numbered elsewhere. You also pick the font, size, color, and whether the text is bold or italic.

Smaller files are numbered right in your browser, and larger or more complex PDFs go over a secure connection to the servers instead, then are removed within the hour.

• Every page in the file receives a number, including a cover page, so raise the starting number rather than trying to leave the first page blank.
• Pick a corner position rather than bottom center if your document already has footer text there, so the two do not overlap.
• Keep the font size modest on dense pages, since a large number in a busy corner can crowd out real content.
• Use Merge PDF first if combining several files, then number the result once everything is in order.