How to Add Page Numbers to a PDF

Last Updated: August 17, 2022

Using Adobe

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Using Smallpdf on Web Browser

This wikiHow will teach you how to add page numbers to a PDF using Adobe Acrobat and a web browser. You have to either have a subscription to Adobe DC or have purchased Adobe 2020 to be able to use the program, but you can use the web browser Smallpdf application for free.

Method 1

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Using Adobe

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Open Adobe Acrobat. If you don't have a subscription, but you purchased Acrobat 2020, you can use that too.
- If you want to try Adobe Acrobat, you can read more about how to get it in How to Use Adobe Acrobat.
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Open the PDF to which you want to add page numbers. You can either click File > Open or right-click the file in your file manager and select Open With > Adobe Acrobat.

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Click
. This arrow will be on the right side of the app window and will display a menu.
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Click Edit PDF. It's usually the second item in the menu.
- The menu options in the tools panel on the right side of the window will change and a new menu will appear along the top of your document.
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Click Header & Footer and click Add. A menu will drop-down from "Header & Footer" where you can select "Add."
- An "Add Header & Footer" window will pop up.
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Place your cursor in any Header text field and click Insert Page Number. It's in the center of the pop-up window and will insert a page number in the location that your cursor is located.
- Adjust the header margin and font values as necessary. You'll see a preview of the Header in the space below the header, "Preview."
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Click OK. The page numbers will display on each page as you set up on the "Add Header & Footer" window.^{[1]
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Method 2

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Using Smallpdf on Web Browser

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Go to https://smallpdf.com/add-page-numbers-to-pdf in a web browser. You can use any web browser to add pages to PDFs.
- Without an account, you can use Smallpdf for 2 tasks. If you want to do more with Smallpdf, create an account with a 14-day free trial.
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Upload your PDF. Click Choose File or drop a PDF into the box. When you click Choose File, your file manager will open and you'll be able to select your PDF to upload.
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Select a location to add numbers and click Number Pages. You'll see to the right of your upload an image of your PDF. Click to add a checkmark to a circle to add your numbers to the file in that area.
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Click Download and save your edited PDF. It's on the right side of your PDF preview. If you don't like the numbering, you can click Start over.