Embedded Files
Headers, Footers,
Use headers, footers, and page numbers
You can use footnotes to add references in your Google Doc. In documents that are in pages format, you can add page numbers, and you can also include headers and footers to add content to every page in the document.
Add a header or footer
Important: This feature isn’t available in documents that are in pageless format. If your document already includes headers or footers and you switch it to pageless format, you won't see the headers and footers in your document anymore. To use and see headers and footers, make sure your document is in pages format.
Open a document in Google Docs
In the top left, click Insert > Header & page number
Choose Header or Footer
Enter text for the header or footer
Add page numbers & total page count
You can add page numbers to the whole document, to specific sections of your document, or starting from a specific page.
Important: This feature isn’t available in documents that are in pageless format. To use this feature, make sure your document is in pages format.
Open a Google Doc
In the top left, click Insert > Page number
Then, click either:
Page number: Choose where you want the page numbers to go
Page count: The page count is added wherever your cursor is placed in the document
More options: You can apply page numbers to specific pages or sections, or change their alignment
The page numbers or page count will be added automatically.
Knowledge Check
To receive credit for this lesson, you will:
Open Drive
In the folder you created for this class, find and open the document named 1234
Create another copy of this file, renaming it Headers & Footers
Insert a header on the page that contains your first and last name
Insert the page number in the bottom left of the footer
In the body of the document, answer the following question in complete sentences:
Which school subject is the least important and why?
Share the document to your teacher, giving them Editor rights
Ensure that the Notify people box is checked and enter Finished! in the Message box
Click Send to share the document
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