Your browser is more powerful than you think: Add Header and Footer to PDF in Google Chrome For Free

how can i make a google doc look more professional or academic to achieve this think about the information you could add to the headers and footers of your documents some common options include page numbers document details company names and more not every document requires info to be typed in the header or footer but in this lesson we'll talk about what is ordinarily put in these margins looking at the top margin let's insert a header by double clicking it another way is to go to insert hover over headers and footers then select either header or footer type the information you want to include click the escape key on your keyboard to close out of the header or click below it now looking at the bottom margin let's insert a footer by double-clicking it let's add page numbers to this document go to insert hover over page numbers then select the style that you want as you can see the page numbers show up in the footer now we'll include the page count type of next to the page number then go to insert hover over page numbers then select page count the total number of pages appears next to it what is typed in the header and footer will show up on every page unless you check different first page your header and footer now appear on the following page since most professional and academic documents follow similar formatting for the header and footer check with your manager or teacher about what they'd prefer there the process is a little bit different on a mobile device you'll need to have downloaded the google docs mobile app we can't see the margins tap the three dots then select print layout the margins are now visible double tap the top margin the insertion point appears in the header type the information you want to include tap the check mark when done let's add page numbers to the footer double tap the bottom margin the insertion point appears there tap the plus sign on the toolbar scroll down to select page number then select the style you want tap the check mark when done there are some limitations when using the google docs mobile app currently the page count and different first page features do not exist on a mobile device we recommend using a desktop computer in order to use them headers and footers help frame your document depending on the type of google doc you are creating it is up to you if you want to add information to these sections or omit them entirely gcf global creating opportunities for a better life