How to Add Page Numbers to a PDF

In your browser

1. Open Add Page Numbers to PDF and drop in the file.
2. Choose where the numbers go and a style: 1, Page 1, Page 1 of 10 or 1 / 10.
3. Tick Skip first page to leave a cover page unnumbered, and set Start at if the document continues another one.
4. Click Add page numbers and download the PDF.

Numbers are placed on each page as it is displayed, so they also sit correctly on rotated and landscape pages.

Numbering a document made of several PDFs

Combine the files first with Merge PDF, then add page numbers, so the numbering runs straight through.

If you still have the Word file

In Microsoft Word, use Insert → Page Number before saving as PDF. Numbers added in Word follow sections and headers, which is useful for long reports.