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Add page numbers to a PDF
Theses, contracts, court bundles and visa files often must have numbered pages. Choose the style and corner, leave the cover unnumbered if you like, and download the numbered PDF.
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How to add page numbers to a PDF
- 01
Choose your PDF
Pick the PDF from your phone or computer.
- 02
Pick style and place
Choose 1, Page 1 of 9, 1 / 9 or a Bates number, the corner or centre, and the size. Start from any number.
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Check and download
Page 1 of the result shows before you download, so you can see the number sits where you want it.
Good to know
- The pages themselves aren't redrawn: text stays sharp and selectable, and the file grows by only a few KB.
- Sideways and rotated pages are handled, so the text sits where you see it, the right way up.
- Up to 500 pages. PDFs locked with a password can't be opened; save a copy without the password first.
- Adding anything to a digitally signed PDF breaks its signature. Number or stamp the PDF before it is signed.
Questions people ask
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Your browser adds the text to the PDF on your own device, so contracts, theses and case files never leave it.
What is Bates numbering?
A unique number stamped on every page of documents shared in a legal case, usually a short prefix and a zero-padded count such as SMITH-000001. Choose Bates number, type your prefix and the starting number, and every page gets the next one.
How do I skip the cover page?
Tick Leave the first page unnumbered. Numbering then starts on page 2, and Page 1 of N counts only the numbered pages.
Can I continue numbering from another file?
Yes. Set Start at to the next number, for example 41 if the previous part ended on page 40.