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How to automatically number the pages of your flipbooks

Insert accurate page numbers across your entire document at once

Overview

Flipsnack numbers a flipbook for you, so you never have to type the numbers in yourself. In the Design Studio, open Text, choose Page numbers, drag the number where you want it, then add it to all pages. Every page is numbered from that point on, and the count corrects itself whenever you add, move or delete a page.

💡 Why number your pages
  • Readers find their way: a number on the page is what your table of contents points at.
  • The count keeps up: add a page in the middle and every number after it updates on its own.
  • One layer, not one per page: restyle the numbers in a 500-page catalog in a single edit.
  • Works on an uploaded PDF: if your PDF arrived without numbers, you can add them here.

Add page numbers

  • In the Design Studio, click Text in the left panel and choose Page numbers.
  • Drag the number to wherever you want it on the page.
  • With it still selected, click the Add on all pages icon in the Layers panel footer, then click Done.
The Text panel in the Flipsnack Design Studio with the Page numbers item highlighted

Your page number is now a master layer, which is why one edit reaches the whole flipbook. Master layers: add an element to every page at once explains how they work.

Style the page number

Select the page number and the Page numbers panel opens on the left, with the font, weight, size, alignment and letter spacing. Because it is one master layer, whatever you pick is applied to every page at once.

A page number selected in the Design Studio with the Page numbers panel open, showing the font, font weight, size and letter spacing controls

Note: in Branding, under Typography, you can set how your page numbers look by default.

Keep numbers off your cover

Covers and back pages usually read better without a number. Go to that page, right-click the page number, then choose Visibility and Hide on this page. Every other page keeps its number, and the count is unaffected.

Two consecutive flipbook pages in the Design Studio, each carrying its own page number in the same corner

Build a clickable table of contents

Once the numbers are in place, a contents list can become something readers click. Add a link to each page number and set the action to Go to page, so a reader jumps straight to the section they want. Flipsnack can also build a table of contents that readers open from the actions bar, which you set up in Customize.

Troubleshooting

  • The number shows up on one page only: it is still a normal layer. Select it and click the Add on all pages icon in the Layers panel footer.
  • A page has no number: the page numbers layer is hidden there. Open the On all pages tab in the Layers panel and click the crossed-out eye beside it.
  • The numbers are the wrong size everywhere: select one and restyle it. Your change reaches all of them.
  • Your cover still shows a number: hide the layer on that page rather than deleting it, because deleting removes it from every page.

Additional tips / FAQs

  • Can I number a PDF I uploaded? Yes. If your PDF came without numbers, add them the same way.
  • Do the numbers update when I reorder pages? Yes. The count follows your page order.
  • Can I put the number in a different spot on left and right pages? Not yet. One page numbers layer goes on every page in one position.
  • Can I start numbering later in the flipbook? Hide the layer on the pages you want to skip. The count still starts from your first page, so page 5 stays page 5.

Next steps

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