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Create Bates Paper: edit PDF documents from anywhere

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Create Bates Paper Feature

The Create Bates Paper feature offers a simple solution for organizing, indexing, and managing documents. It allows you to easily create bates-stamped pages, enhancing the efficiency of your workflow. Save time and eliminate confusion with this straightforward tool.

Key Features

Customizable bates numbering options
Automatic pagination and indexing
User-friendly interface for quick access
Integration with various document formats
Print-ready output for convenient sharing

Potential Use Cases and Benefits

Ideal for legal professionals handling evidence and case files
Useful for businesses organizing contracts and agreements
Great for researchers compiling large datasets or reports
Perfect for anyone needing clear document tracking

The Create Bates Paper feature simplifies the process of document management. By streamlining how you organize and track your files, you reduce potential errors and save valuable time. Experience a better way to manage your documents with confidence and clarity.

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Bates stamping is the process of applying a set of identifying numbers to a document collection of PDFs to label and identify them. You can use Previewer to apply a Bates stamp to documents even if you don't import them into a case spreadsheet.
Such identification may be solely numeric or may contain a combination of letters and numbers (alphanumeric). There is no standard method for numbering documents, nor is there a standard type face used for such numbers. Manual Bates stampers use a self-inking mechanism with four to seven numbered wheels.
Bates numbers offer a way to specifically identify each individual page of a production. Bates numbering also known as Bates stamping or Bates labeling is the process of assigning a unique, sequential identification number to each page, file, or image in a voluminous production.

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