How to Print the Page Number in Excel - 5 Methods

This is the sample dataset.

Method 1 – Print Page Number in the Insert Tab

Go to Insert > Text and select Header & Footer.

The Header & Footer tab will be added and the Excel sheet will be shown in Page Layout view. One of the header sections is automatically selected.

Click Page Number in Header & Footer.

&[Page] will be added in the header section.

Click the Excel sheet.

You will see the page number.

Scroll down.

The page number is also displayed on the other pages.

Method 2 – Print Page Number in Excel Built-in Formats

Go to Insert > Text and select Header & Footer.

The Header & Footer tab will be added and the Excel sheet will be shown in Page Layout view. One of the header sections is automatically selected.

Click Header in Header & Footer.

A drop-down menu will be displayed.

Select a format. Here, Page 1 of ?.

You will see the page number.

You can also display the page number in the footer section.

Click Footer in Header & Footer.

A drop-down menu will be displayed.

Select a format. Here, Page 1.

You will see the page number.

Method 3 – Using the Page Layout Tab

Go to the Page Layout tab.
Click the arrow icon as shown below

In the Page Setup window, select Header/Footer.
Select a Header format (You can also select the format in Footer if you want to see the page number in the footer section).
Click OK.

The page number will be displayed. You can see the page number by selecting Page Layout in the View tab.

Method 4 – Insert the Page Number Before Printing

Press CTRL+P to open the Print tab and click Page Setup.

Go to Header/Footer, in Page Setup.
Select a Header format. (You can also select the format in Footer if you want to see the page number in the footer section).
Click OK.