Numbering pages sounds trivial until you are referring to "the table near the end" in a meeting. Proper numbering makes long documents easy to discuss and cite.
Simple page numbers
Add Page Numbers stamps a number on each page. You choose the position, the starting number and the format, for example "3" or "Page 3 of 10". Starting at a number other than 1 is useful when the document continues from another file.
Headers and footers
Add Header & Footer places repeating text at the top or bottom of every page, such as a document title, "Confidential" or a date, alongside or instead of page numbers.
Bates numbering
Bates numbers are unique identifiers stamped on every page of a document set, usually a prefix plus a padded counter such as ACME-000123. They are standard in legal discovery and audits because any page can be cited unambiguously.
- Use a short, consistent prefix per matter or production.
- Pad the number to a fixed width so pages sort correctly.
- Record where each batch ended so the next one can continue the sequence.