Adding Page Numbers in Google Docs

The numbering feature of Google Docs lets you automate the task of adding page numbers to the entire document. Not just that, you can also format the page numbers to your liking in terms of their position, color, size, font, etc.

Steps to Add Page Numbers in Google Docs

Step 1: Open a Google Document

Visit Google Docs and open the Google Document in which you want to insert page numbers, and go over to the Insert tab, where you will find the option titled "Page numbers".

Step 2: Go to Insert

After opening Google Docs on device go to the Insert tab located at the top of your google doc.

Step 3: Select Page Numbers and Specify the Format

Click on the drop-down next to Page numbers and choose the layout you want. You can see that there are options to add the page numbers in the header or the footer and also to skip the numbering for the first page.

Step 4: Preview your Page Number

You will see that as you choose a layout, the page numbers will immediately appear all through the document. We chose the header option, therefore, the numbering appears in the top right corner.

Steps to Customize Page Numbers in Google Docs (Optional)

There are various options to format the page numbering which includes changing the position, changing the layout in terms of text, font, size, color and alignment or if you are looking to put page number in google docs starting from a specific page. You can also apply skipping the page number from the first page and starting the numbering from 2 or 3 instead of 1.

Step 1: Open the Document and Go to Insert

Open the Google Document in which you want to insert page numbers and go over to the Insert tab where you will find the option titled "Page numbers".

Step 2: Select Page Numbers and then Click More Options

In the drop-down, click on the "More options" section after going to the Insert tab and selecting Page Numbers.

Step 3: Select the Page Numbering Style

In a pop-up that opens, choose the position of page numbering. You can also deselect the "Show on first page" option and start the numbering from any number instead of 1. In this example, we will deselect the "Show on first page" option and start the numbering at "3" Click on Apply.

You can see that as you click on Apply, the changes will be made in the document instantly.

Step 4: Customise the Font, Size, Alignment, and Color of Page Numbering

• Select the page number.
• From the ribbon below the Title bar, you can increase or decrease the size, select the font-family and change the color. You can also choose to bold, italicise or underline the numbering. Using the 3 dots in the corner, you can also change the alignment to centre or left.

In this example, we have set the font size to 19, font family to Courier, and color to Green. We have also used the bold and underline options along with setting the alignment to centre. You will notice that these changes will be made to all the page numbers in the document.

Adding Page Count along with Total Page Number in Google Docs (Optional)

Step 1: Go to Page Numbers and Select Any Page Count Option

In order to check the progress that one has made into the document with respect to the total number of pages, the option of Page Count can be set up in Google docs.

• Open the desired document and select any numbering.
• In the drop-down next to the Page numbers option under Insert tab, select the Page Count option.

Step 2: Preview Result

You will see that the word count would be added next to the page numbering. In order to separate the two, you can insert a "/" or write "of" in between. The same would apply to all other page numbers.