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How to Add Page Numbers to a PDF
Reports, proposals, contracts and training manuals are easier to navigate — and look more professional — with page numbers. Adding them by hand in a PDF editor is slow; a dedicated tool stamps every page in seconds, in the position and style you choose. This guide covers positions, starting numbers (useful when your document follows a cover page), and prefixes.
Step by step
- Open the Add Page Numbers tool and select your PDF.
- Choose the position: bottom center, bottom right, bottom left, top right or top left.
- Set the starting number — use 0 with the 'skip first page' option if page one is a cover.
- Add an optional prefix such as 'Page ' and adjust the font size if needed, then download.
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Open the Add Page Numbers tool
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Tips for better results
- Bottom center is the safest professional default; bottom right suits documents read as printed stacks.
- For a document that continues another file, set the start number to continue the sequence (for example start at 26).
- Skip-first-page only makes sense together with a start number that keeps the visible numbering correct.
Frequently asked questions
Can I skip numbering the cover page?
Yes — enable the skip option and the first page stays clean while numbering starts on page two.
What formats can the numbers take?
A prefix plus the number, such as 'Page 3'. The position, size and start number are all adjustable before you download.
Are the numbers added permanently?
Yes, they are stamped into the downloaded PDF itself and appear in every reader and in print.