Page numbers: common problems and how to fix them
Resolve numbers overlap a footer and the added sequence starts at the wrong value. Understand the limits before retrying.
Open Page numbers →Follow these steps
- Choose the supported source file or files from your device.
- Choose the starting number for the sequence.
- Export and check that numbering does not cover source text.
Numbers overlap a footer
Move their position or increase the inset carefully. Compare a page with a long footer, not only a blank cover.
The added sequence starts at the wrong value
Check Starting number and the selected range. Printed numbering in the source is independent of the newly added sequence.
Check whether this is the right operation
Added page numbers are visible labels on the exported pages. They do not rewrite old printed labels or change the document’s physical positions.
A more useful retry
For an appendix, decide whether numbering starts at the cover or at the first content page. Check the final displayed number and the selected position so the sequence matches the intended reading order.
A checked example you can try
Requested label is present in extracted output text.
Settings used in this engine check
- quality
- compact
- angle
- 90
- margin
- 20
- start
- 1
- columns
- 2
Check the result
Workspace page positions can differ from printed page numbers. Check the exported sequence.
Keep the original. When this task produces a file, reopen the download in the application where you will use it and inspect the affected pages. An illustration explains the operation; it is not a recorded processing test.
Practical tips
- Choose Starting number, Number format, Position and inset margin. Use the page range when only a section should receive labels; inspect the first and final numbered pages.
- Move their position or increase the inset carefully. Compare a page with a long footer, not only a blank cover.
- Check Starting number and the selected range. Printed numbering in the source is independent of the newly added sequence.
Questions
Numbers overlap a footer?
Move their position or increase the inset carefully. Compare a page with a long footer, not only a blank cover.
The added sequence starts at the wrong value?
Check Starting number and the selected range. Printed numbering in the source is independent of the newly added sequence.
What is this tool useful for?
Add consistent page references to a report.
What should I check in the result?
Workspace page positions can differ from printed page numbers. Check the exported sequence.