In a relatively short period of time, Google Docs has established itself as a very viable alternative to Microsoft Word, even with several advantages over Microsoft Word, notably the fact that it is free, collaboration and the possibility of using Docs on any connected computer. internet, without installing anything. However, while Google Docs is very feature rich, it is not set up exactly like the text editor you are working on. In this quick tutorial, we therefore deal with automatic page numbering, a feature that is as important as it is popular. And you’ll see, there’s really no such thing as rocket science once you know where to look!
Google Docs: add automatic page numbers from your PC
For him:
- Open your PC browser and go to Google Docs
- Open the document you want to edit in Google Docs
- click Insert > Title and Page Number
- enter inside Page number To choose the location of your numbering: select (a) to display the numbering on the first page in the upper right, or (b) to have the numbering start from the second page in the same location. Select (c) to display the numbering on the first page at the bottom right, or (d) to have the numbering start from the second page in the same location.
Then you can add the total number of pages according to the formatting that suits you:
- Click on the page number in the header or footer, depending on what you have selected
- After the number, add a separator (- / \ | “n on page”) as desired and leave the marker where you want to add the total number of pages
- click Insert > Title and Page Number
- enter inside Number of pages
The total number of pages is added immediately where you left the pointer.
Adding Page Numbers to Google Docs on Android and iPhone
For him:
- open app Google Docs
- open document
- Touch + to add
- To choose Page number
- Then select the layout as on PC (see snap above)
After adding the page number:
- After the number, add a separator (- / \ | “n on page”) as desired and leave the marker where you want to add the total number of pages
- Touch + to add
- To choose Number of pages
The Android/iPhone method can save your life especially in case of urgent printing of a (numbered) document that you need to return. Did you find this tutorial helpful? Share your views in the comments.
