Page Numbers in a PDF: Where They Go and How to Skip the Cover
Long PDFs are hard to use without page numbers. Here is how to add them in a minute, skip the cover and choose a style like Page 1 of 12.
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Pick where the numbers go, the format, size and colour, and which pages to number. The preview shows the result.
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Yes. Set “From page” to 2 so the cover stays clean, and choose which number the first numbered page should get.
Yes. Choose from “1”, “Page 1”, “Page 1 of 12” or “1 / 12”. The total is worked out for you.
Landscape and rotated pages are numbered where readers expect, so the numbers always read the right way up.
Long PDFs are hard to use without page numbers. Here is how to add them in a minute, skip the cover and choose a style like Page 1 of 12.
· 4 min read