How to Add Page Numbers to a PDF

Page numbers seem trivial until you print a 40-page report and drop it on the floor. They make documents easy to navigate, cite, and reassemble, and they signal that a file was prepared with care.

When you add page numbers to a PDF, you choose where they go — bottom center is the most common, but bottom right, top center, and top right all work depending on your layout and margins.

To add page numbers to a PDF with PdfWill: open the Add Page Numbers tool, upload your file, pick a position, and download. Numbers are drawn onto every page in your browser, with nothing uploaded.

Page numbers pair well with other finishing touches: add a watermark to mark a draft, or merge several documents into one before numbering so the sequence runs continuously.