Formang Page Numbers in Google Docs
Unfortunately, Docs does not currently support Roman Numerals for page numbers. In order to
insert Lower Case Roman Numerals (eg. iii, iv, v) You will need to put a secon break at the end of each
page in your preliminary secon, including pages where no numbers should appear. Next, you will need
to manually add the rst roman numeral on the rst of those pages. Then on each of the subsequent
pages, UN-check the box for "Link to previous" and manually add the remaining roman numerals.
1. First, from the View Menu select “show non-prinng characters “
2. To insert Secon Breaks:
From the Insert Menu, insert a Secon break (next page) aer your name on the tle page.
And then Insert a Secon break (next page) at the end of your Abstract text.
You will then do this at the end of every page in your preliminary secon.
3. You will then have to click into the footer separately for every page in the preliminary secon.
Make sure that Dierent rst page and Link to previous secon are not selected.
4. Starng on the page aer your Abstract, you will then you insert the lower case roman numeral
(most likely starng with iii) and format it to appear in the same locaon you want your page
numbers to appear in the main body of your document. You will repeat that process unl you
have numbers all of your preliminary pages. Remember that the no page numbers appear on the
Title and Abstract pages but they are counted as pages i and ii
5. On the First Page of your Main Body in the footer select Opons and then Page Numbers
6. From the Page Numbers Menu Select
a. This Secon Forward; Footer; Make sure Show on rst page is selected and nally Start
at 1
