how to add page numbers in docs

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answered May 11 '11 at 10:35

NeilNeil

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Doesn't seem to work on presentations.

Nov 20 '12 at 7:42

Page numbers are now a part of Google Docs.

To include page numbers:

Open your document
Select Insert > Page number from the file menu
Choose either Top of Page or Bottom of Page to insert page numbers into the header or footer of your document respectively.

You can also include the total page count.

Place cursor where you want the page count total to show
Select Insert > Page count from the file menu

Placing the page count in the header or footer of one page will propagate to all pages in the document.

Screencast of adding page numbers in Google docs, 07/2017

See also Add headers, footers & page numbers

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answered Sep 1 '11 at 2:36

Unfortunately, still you cannot set custom numbering (from which page should the count start) and no Roman numbers. Hope the Google docs developers will add this soon.

Jul 28 '17 at 11:04

To insert page numbers you need to:

select Print settings from the File menu
select the checkbox marked Include page numbers and choose the location of the page numbers
click Print

This will add page numbers to the printed (or PDF) version of your document. It is worth noting that the editable version in Google Docs will not show the page numbers. This is by design.

answered May 11 '11 at 6:56

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Doesn't work in Presentation :)

Dec 7 '12 at 14:03

I needed to have Page # of # inside of some text in my header. I couldn't get the header to show a page number. I found that I could add it to the footer, then copy it, then paste it wherever I wanted in the header.

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answered Jun 7 '17 at 19:07

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answered Feb 13 '15 at 17:05

Please add the relevant info to the answer instead of just linking to a video. Thanks!

Feb 13 '15 at 17:56
Without the link, there is no useful information in this "answer".

Feb 14 '15 at 4:39

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