How to Number Pages in Google Docs (2024)

Finished writing your dissertation or assignment on Google Docs? Great. But it’s not quite ready yet. Page numbers are essential for a well-formatted document, especially for yourtable of contents. If you are here, you are probably trying to figure out how to number those pages in Google Docs. So, without any further ado, here’s a guide to make it super easy for you!

How to Add Page Numbers in Google Docs

How to Add Page Numbers in Google Docs

You can easily number pages using the Google Docs website or its dedicated mobile app. So, I have made different sections for these platforms to make it easier for you. The mobile app guide will be more or less the same, whether you are on an Android device or an iPhone.

On the Web

On the Phone

How to Delete Page Numbers in Google Docs

How to Delete Page Numbers in Google Docs

Google Docs makes it easy to delete the page numbers you have added to a document. However, it doesn’t work by simply retracing your steps. There’s a bit of a twist. So, here’s a quick rundown:

On the Web

On the Phone

While that concludes this guide, you will have to mess around in Google Docs quite a bit to understand its ins and outs better. For example, you can further align the positioning of your page numbers, make them start from a specific page like in the case of a dissertation, and do a lot more.

Also, I’d always recommend using Google Docs from the browser as the mobile version is not at all convenient. Moreover, it lacks way too many advanced features that come in handy for me from time to time.

With that being said, I hope this guide is what you were looking for. If you have any other related queries, do take to the comments section down below.

Sagnik Das Gupta

Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.

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