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Add Page Numbers

Add page numbers to every page of your PDF. Choose position, font size, and starting number — downloaded instantly.

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How to Use

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    Click to upload the PDF you want to number.

  2. 2

    Configure numbering

    Choose position (header/footer), starting number, and font size.

  3. 3

    Download

    Click Add Page Numbers to download the numbered PDF.

How It Works

This tool stamps page numbers onto every page of a PDF, with control over position, font size, and starting number — useful for documents that need consistent pagination before printing or formal submission.

Positioning and starting number

Choose bottom-center, bottom-right, bottom-left, or top-center placement, and set any starting number rather than always beginning at 1 — useful when your PDF is one chapter or section of a larger document and needs to continue the parent document's numbering.

Examples

Numbering a standalone report

Adding bottom-center page numbers starting at 1 to a 20-page report before printing and binding.

Continuing numbering from a previous section

If chapter 1 of a book ended on page 45, setting the starting number to 46 for chapter 2's PDF keeps numbering continuous across the merged final document.

Common Use Cases

  • Adding professional pagination to a report or document before printing or formal submission
  • Continuing page numbering across a document assembled from multiple separate PDF sections
  • Standardizing page number position and style across multiple documents

Tips

  • If you plan to merge several numbered PDFs later, set each section's starting number to continue from where the previous section left off before merging, rather than numbering each section from 1 independently.
  • Bottom-center is the most common convention for formal documents and reports — reserve other positions for specific stylistic or space constraints (e.g. bottom-right for documents that get hole-punched on the left).

Frequently Asked Questions

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