Can page numbering start from a number other than 1?

Yes — set any starting number, which is handy for chapters and continued documents.

Where on the page can the numbers go?

Common positions like bottom-centre, bottom-right and top corners are supported.

Will numbers overlap my existing footer?

Pick a position clear of your footer content; the number is stamped onto the page at the position you choose.

Does numbering change the page content quality?

No — only the number is added; the rest of each page is untouched.

Add Page Numbers to PDF

Number the pages of a PDF the way a submission actually requires — bottom-centre, top-right, starting from 1 or from any number you choose. Free with fair daily limits.

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How to add page numbers

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Why documents get rejected without numbers

Court filings, tender submissions, theses and appendices are routinely required to be paginated. Numbering also makes review painless: "see page 14" only works when there is a page 14 printed on the page.

Control where and how numbers appear

Choose the corner or centre position, and set the starting number — useful when your PDF is chapter two and must begin at page 27, or when a cover page should not count.

Clean, readable output

Numbers are added as crisp text in a standard font that prints perfectly. Files are processed temporarily and deleted automatically — there is no general cloud storage.

Multiple position options
Custom starting number
Consistent across every page
Free with fair daily limits
Prints cleanly