It is important to know how to paginate your document for the following reasons:

1. Adding page numbers to your document will help the reader organise the document once it is printed out.
2. Court rules require some documents to have page numbers inserted in different locations, e.g. at the centre of the page or in the upper right hand corner of the page, depending on the type of document being submitted.
3. Lastly, some court documents must be numbered as '1' and some require documents to be numbered 'page 1'.