--- title: "Manage pages, page numbers and watermarks in the editor" description: "Rotate, insert, duplicate, delete, crop and reorder pages in the editor, then add page numbers, a watermark, headers and footers or Bates numbers to the PDF." url: https://help.pdfbetter.com/editing/manage-pages-in-editor/ collection: "Editing & annotating" section: "Pages & scans" updated: 2026-10-18 publisher: "PDFBetter (AI Generated Inc.)" --- # Manage pages, page numbers and watermarks in the editor > Click **Pages** in the toolbar to open thumbnails: drag to reorder, and use the buttons to rotate, duplicate, delete, crop, resize or insert pages. Page numbers and watermarks are in the toolbar too; headers, footers and Bates numbers are separate browser tools. Do it in PDFBetter: https://pdfbetter.com/app/documents/ ## Work with pages 1. **Open the page thumbnails**: Click **Pages** in the toolbar. A thumbnail column opens on the left. 2. **Select pages**: Click a thumbnail. `Shift`- or `⌘`-click to select several. Page actions apply to the selection. 3. **Reorder**: Drag thumbnails into the new order. On a phone, press and hold a page to drag it. 4. **Use the page actions**: The buttons above the thumbnails: **Rotate left**, **Rotate right**, **Duplicate page**, **Delete page**, **Insert blank page** (before or after the selected page, in the size you choose), **Insert pages from a file**, **Crop page** and **Resize pages**. Deleting a page also deletes what you added to it, and Undo brings both back. **Insert pages from a file** (also **Merge or upload** in the top bar) accepts a PDF, a PNG or JPG, or a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file. Office files are converted on our servers first, which counts as one [Office & advanced conversion](https://help.pdfbetter.com/convert-organize/browser-vs-server-tools/) (10 a month on Free). **Resize pages** scales content to a new paper size such as US Letter or A4. ## Page numbers Open **More** → **Page numbers**. Choose one of six positions, a **Format** such as `Page {n} of {total}`, **Start at**, size, **Margin (pt)** and color, and which **Pages** to number. Numbers follow the current page order, so they stay correct after you reorder, insert or delete pages. To skip a cover page, set Pages to `2-` and Start at to 1. ## Watermark Click **Watermark** in the toolbar. Choose **Text** (for example CONFIDENTIAL) or **Image** (a PNG or JPG logo), then position (**Center**, **Top**, **Bottom** or **Tiled across the page**), rotation, opacity and pages. It's previewed live and applied to the downloaded PDF. **Behind page content** is best effort: opaque backgrounds such as scans can hide it. ## Headers, footers and Bates numbers These aren't in the editor. Use [Header & footer](https://pdfbetter.com/tools/add-header-footer-to-pdf/) (six text slots with page number and date placeholders, odd/even pages and mirroring) and [Bates numbering](https://pdfbetter.com/tools/add-bates-numbering/) (prefix, suffix, digits and a running number across several files). Both run in your browser, upload nothing and download free without an account. Do them before or after editing; you can upload the result back into the editor. > **Note:** Page numbers and watermarks are drawn on the page. Someone with a PDF editor can cover or remove them; a watermark discourages copying but doesn't prevent it. ### Is rotation saved in the file? Yes. The downloaded PDF opens with the pages upright in every viewer. ### Can I reorganize pages without opening the editor? Yes. [Organize PDF](https://pdfbetter.com/tools/organize-pdf/), [Rotate PDF](https://pdfbetter.com/tools/rotate-pdf/) and [Remove pages](https://pdfbetter.com/tools/remove-pdf-pages/) do the same in your browser and download free without an account. See [Rotate, reorder, delete or add pages](https://help.pdfbetter.com/convert-organize/rotate-reorder-delete-pages/). ## Related articles - [Undo changes and restore an earlier version](https://help.pdfbetter.com/editing/undo-and-version-history.md): Press ⌘/Ctrl Z to undo and ⇧ ⌘/Ctrl Z (or Ctrl Y) to redo. Your work saves automatically; to go further back, open More (⋯) → Version history and click Restore on any version. Restoring never erases the current state. - [Download your edited PDF, fillable or flattened](https://help.pdfbetter.com/editing/download-edited-pdf.md): Click Done → Download, choose Keep fillable or Flatten, decide whether to Include comments and sticky notes, and click Download. Downloading needs a free account; Free includes 3 edited-document downloads a month, and Pro is unlimited. - [Rotate, reorder, delete or add pages](https://help.pdfbetter.com/convert-organize/rotate-reorder-delete-pages.md): Organize PDF does it all on one screen: drag thumbnails to reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete or insert pages, then click Save PDF. Rotate, Remove pages, Add pages and Resize each do one job. All run in your browser. - [Merge PDFs into one file](https://help.pdfbetter.com/convert-organize/merge-pdf-files.md): Open Merge PDF, add two or more PDFs, drag them into order and click Merge PDF. It runs in your browser and downloads free without an account. Use Assemble PDF to mix in photos, or Batch merge to make several merged files at once. - [Split a PDF or extract pages](https://help.pdfbetter.com/convert-organize/split-pdf-extract-pages.md): Open Split PDF, choose Custom ranges, Every N pages, Each page or By file size, and click Split PDF. To pull a few pages into one new file, use Extract pages instead. Both run in your browser. - [Create a new PDF from scratch](https://help.pdfbetter.com/editing/create-blank-pdf.md): Click New in the sidebar and choose Blank document. PDFBetter opens one empty page in the editor (US Letter or A4, depending on your language), where you can type, add images and shapes, build form fields and add more pages. - [Read, search and move around a PDF in the editor](https://help.pdfbetter.com/editing/read-search-navigate-pdf.md): Open More (⋯) → Read mode for just the document. Press ⌘/Ctrl F (or Search in the toolbar) to find text, use the page bar at the bottom to jump and zoom, and Pages for thumbnails. --- Source: https://help.pdfbetter.com/editing/manage-pages-in-editor/ · PDFBetter Help Center · Last checked against the product 2026-10-18. Questions: support@pdfbetter.com