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Choose Tools > Edit PDF. The Edit PDF toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar. In the secondary toolbar, choose More > Bates Numbering > Add. In the Bates Numbering dialog box, click Add Files, and choose Add Files, Add Folders, or Add Open Files.

While the original Bates stamps only used numbers (up to a maximum of 9999), there is no set format for Bates numbering. It may be purely numeric or alphanumeric. Either way, Bates numbering is essentially a paper-based method, most useful for printed productions or page-based images.

The original physical Bates stamp applied a four-digit number to consecutive pages. But many modern digital Bates numbering tools let you create unique identifiers for a document.

Digital Bates numbering is often small, black, and set in Times New Roman or Arial?all of which camouflages the numbers.

Bates numbering best practices Use the right number of digits. In Bates numbering, the number of digits in a number is often used to indicate how many pages are in a specific document set. ... Add extra information. ... Make sure each number is unique. ... Keep it consistent.

While the original Bates stamps only used numbers (up to a maximum of 9999), there is no set format for Bates numbering. It may be purely numeric or alphanumeric. Either way, Bates numbering is essentially a paper-based method, most useful for printed productions or page-based images.

Bates numbering (also known as Bates stamping, Bates branding, Bates coding or Bates labeling) is a method of sequentially numbering pages with a reference number. A hand-operated Bates numbering device is used to "stamp" a number on a page, and the numbers will automatically advance after each stamping.