Insert page numbers — AI Prompts for Google Docs

The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

The dissertation draft needs page numbers. Insert page numbers in the footer in the format 'Page X…

The dissertation draft needs page numbers. Insert page numbers in the footer in the format 'Page X of Y', start numbering from the first page of Chapter 1 (skip the preliminary pages), and ensure the title page and table of contents remain unnumbered. Tell me if the numbering will update automatically when I add pages.

Improve — make it easier to accept

Before I circulate the dissertation, make the page numbering obvious and correct for external…

Before I circulate the dissertation, make the page numbering obvious and correct for external reviewers. Put 'Page X of Y' in the footer starting at Chapter 1, leave the title page and table of contents unnumbered, and confirm whether the total page count will reflect excluded front matter. Flag any steps that could break numbering when I add or remove front matter.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

I just tried to add page numbers but they showed up on the title page; the committee expects…

I set page numbers but they appear on the title page even though I wanted them hidden

I just tried to add page numbers but they showed up on the title page; the committee expects numbering to begin at Chapter 1. I'm unsure if I should unlink headers/footers or use a different start-at number. Which approach will hide numbers on the front matter but start counting at Chapter 1, and what exact steps do I follow?

Become — change the pattern

Each dissertation cycle I waste time fixing page numbers after I alter the title page or table of…

I keep redoing page numbering whenever I edit front matter

Each dissertation cycle I waste time fixing page numbers after I alter the title page or table of contents; numbers reappear on pages that should be unnumbered. What single change to my authoring routine would prevent having to reset numbering repeatedly?

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