# How to Insert Page Number in Microsoft Excel

> To insert a page number in Microsoft Excel, navigate to the View menu and select Page Layout. Scroll down to click Add Footer, choose Page Number under Header & Footer Elements to insert the text, and click anywhere in Excel to populate the numbers.

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Apps: Microsoft, Excel
Updated: 2026-10-05
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## Steps

1. Navigate to the View main menu and select the Page Layout option.
2. Scroll down and click on Add Footer.
3. Under the Header & Footer Elements section, click on the Page Number .
4. Once you click on page number, you can see the text “ &[Page] ” in the footer section.
5. Click anywhere in Excel and you can see the numbers populating in the selected partition of the header or the footer.