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How to Quickly Add Page Numbers to Multi-Page Google Docs and Slides

Adding page numbers to multi-page Google Docs and Slides is easy and can be done in just a few clicks. Page numbers help organize longer documents and presentations, allowing you and your readers to quickly navigate and reference specific pages or slides.

Benefits of Adding Page Numbers

Here are some of the benefits of adding page numbers in Google Docs and Slides:

  • Easy navigation – Page numbers allow you and your readers to quickly flip to specific pages. This is useful for referencing information in long documents.
  • Organization – Numbered pages give a better sense of document length and structure. It’s easier to compartmentalize information.
  • Referencing – Page numbers enable precise references to document content (e.g. “See page 5 for methodology”).
  • Consistency – Automatically updating page numbers help maintain consistency even when content is reorganized.
  • Professionalism – Numbered pages make documents look more polished and professional. This is especially important for academic papers, reports, presentations, etc.

Adding Page Numbers in Google Docs

Adding page numbers in Google Docs is simple:

  1. Open the Google Doc
  2. Click Insert > Page number
  3. Select page number placement (header or footer)
  4. Choose page number format

Here is the step-by-step process:

  1. Open your Google Doc – Locate the document in Google Drive and double click to open it.
  2. Click Insert > Page number – This pulls up the page number configuration menu. Page number configuration menu in Google Docs
  3. Select page number placement – Choose whether you want page numbers in the header or footer.
  4. Choose page number format – Select your preferred page number style. You can skip page 1, align the numbers right or left, etc.
  5. Apply changes – Click “Apply” to insert page numbers based on your chosen configuration.

That’s it! Google Docs will now insert page numbers and automatically update them as your document length changes.

Adding Page Numbers in Google Slides

The process is very similar in Google Slides:

  1. Open your presentation
  2. Click Insert > Slide numbers
  3. Choose slide number settings
  4. Click Apply to insert slide numbers

Here are more details on each step:

  1. Open your Google Slides presentation – Locate the presentation in Google Drive and double click to open it.
  2. Click Insert > Slide numbers – This opens the slide number configuration menu. Slide number configuration menu in Google Slides
  3. Choose slide number settings – Select slide number position, formatting, etc. You can skip title slides.
  4. Click Apply – Click the “Apply” button to insert slide numbers based on your chosen settings.

Slide numbers will now be inserted and updated automatically as slides are added or removed.

Customizing Page Numbers

You can further customize page numbers in Google Docs and Slides:

  • Position – Place page numbers in header, footer, or slide corner
  • Format – Change number font, size, color, etc.
  • Start number – Begin numbering from a page other than 1
  • Skip pages – Exclude title pages and other pages from numbering
  • Reset page counts – Restart numbering within documents or presentations

Use the configuration menus (Insert > Page number or Slide numbers) to access these options.

Removing Page Numbers

To remove page numbers:

Google Docs:

  • Double click header/footer
  • Delete page number text

Google Slides:

  • Click slide number text box
  • Press Delete

Conclusion

Adding page numbers provides important structure and navigation to longer Google documents and presentations. The automatic numbering also saves time over manual approaches. Use the simple options in Google Docs and Slides to quickly insert, customize, and update page numbers as needed.

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