Add page numbers to a PDF

How to add page numbers to a PDF

1. Click Choose PDF or drag a PDF into the upload box.
2. In Pages to number, leave it empty to number every page, or type pages like 2-20 to skip a cover page.
3. In Start numbering at, enter the first number, for example 1, or 5 if this document continues another one.
4. Click Add page numbers and check the preview.
5. Click Download PDF. You'll need a PearSign account to download. New accounts must verify their email before signing in.

When to use it

• Numbering a contract, report or manual so people can say "see page 7"
• Skipping a cover page or title page and starting the numbers after it
• Continuing the numbering from an earlier document or volume
• Numbering pages after you merge several PDFs into one

Good to know

• What the numbers look like: a plain number (1, 2, 3...) in small type at the bottom center of each selected page. Position and style can't be changed at the moment.
• Rotated pages are numbered so the number reads the right way up.
• Basic limits: one PDF per job, up to 25 MB and 200 pages.
• Password-protected PDFs aren't supported. Upload an unlocked copy.
• Signed PDFs: you get an editable copy. Visible signature marks stay, but digital signatures don't carry over.
• Privacy: your PDF is sent to PearSign's servers to add the numbers. The result is available for one hour, and you can delete it sooner.
• Account: numbering and previewing are free. Downloading needs a PearSign account (5 jobs per hour with the basic allowance).
• New accounts: signup directs you to a card-required 7-day Starter trial checkout. See pricing and trial terms. The one-hour result window continues during checkout and email verification; if it expires, upload your file again.

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