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Bates numbering is a method of indexing legal documents for easy identification and retrieval. Each page of each document is assigned a unique Bates number that also indicates its relationship to other Bates-numbered documents. Bates numbers appear as headers or footers on the pages of each PDF in the batch.

Select Edit > Insert > Bates Numbering and select Add from the drop-down list to open the Add Bates Numbers dialog box. Click Add Files. The Open dialog box appears. Select one or more files to add them to the numbering queue.

Bates numbering is a method of sequentially numbering pages with a reference identifier to make them easier to locate and reference. This could be as simple as sequential numbers like ?0001? and ?0002,? or it may include alphanumeric strings (such as ?ABC_0001? and ?ABC_0002?).

It's especially useful for situations involving a large number of documents, such as indexing medical records, business receipts, or in legal preparation. By giving each page a unique reference number, the Bates numbering system makes it easy to reference and retrieve information from a specific page.

Select Edit > Insert > Bates Numbering and select Add from the drop-down list to open the Add Bates Numbers dialog box.

Noun. (law) A number affixed to a document indicating its number in a series of documents, usually with respect to evidentiary documents being provided to the other party in a legal proceeding.

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.