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If you have Acrobat Pro create a new Action (via Tools - Action Wizard) with the Remove Bates Numbering command and a Save command and then run it on your files.

Bates numbers (bates stamps, bates labels) are numbers used to uniquely identify pages within a set of documents. Bates numbers are used in almost all law firms as an agreed-upon method between parties to ensure a common naming convention when referring to given pages.

A unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier attached to individual documents and pages to make each document and page easily identifiable and retrievable. Bates numbers are used in the legal, medical, and business fields.

Bates numbering has been used for well over a century. It gained its name from the Bates Automatic Numbering-Machine, patented in the 1890s by Edwin G. Bates. This sequential-numbering stamp was used to manually mark each page in a record.

Select Edit > Insert > Bates Numbering > Remove to permanently remove Bates numbers from currently open files. Other header and/or footer elements, if any, are retained.

Bates Numbering is a helpful method for organizing documents that need identification. Medical, legal, and commercial institutions use Bates Numbering to process a large amount of documents. Bates Numbers are added to PDF files in the header and footer to identify pages.

For example, if XYZ company produces 25,000 pages to an opponent, it may Bates number the production "XYZ_000001 - XYZ_025000." Some lawyers refer to Bates numbers as Bates stamps because at one time the numbers were physically stamped on each page.

History. The Bates Automatic Numbering-Machine or Bates stamper is named after the inventor Edwin Granville Bates of New York City.

Part 2. How to delete Bates Numbering from PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro X Begin by opening the PDF document that contains the Bates Numbering you'd like to remove. Click on "Tools" and then select "Edit Page and Design". Click on "More > Bates Numbering" and then select "Remove" and the Bates Numbering will be removed.

To Bates across a Portfolio: Close the Portfolio if it is already open. Choose Advanced>Document Processing>Bates Numbering>Add. Click the Add Files button and locate the Portfolio you wish to process.