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Create Bates Record Feature

Introducing the Create Bates Record feature, designed to simplify your document management. This feature allows you to efficiently organize documents, making it easier for you to track, reference, and retrieve important files. Whether you are a lawyer, paralegal, or any professional dealing with large volumes of documents, this feature can enhance your workflow.

Key Features

Automated Bates numbering for quick identification
Customizable settings to meet your specific needs
Batch processing for multiple documents at once
Integration with existing document management systems
Easy export options for sharing and collaboration

Potential Use Cases and Benefits

Legal professionals can easily organize case documents, ensuring each one is clearly labeled and identifiable
Businesses can maintain a clear record of contracts and agreements, aiding in compliance and audits
Researchers can manage extensive reports and papers for more straightforward data tracking
Educators can streamline grading materials, keeping track of students' submissions efficiently
Consultants can enhance project documentation, making it easier to manage client files

The Create Bates Record feature addresses the common problem of document disorganization. By automating the Bates numbering process, you reduce errors and save valuable time. You can focus more on your core tasks instead of managing chaos. With this feature, you enhance both your productivity and accuracy, leading to better outcomes.

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Bates Numbering, also known as Bates Stamping, is an indexing method used for legal, business and medical documents (PDFs in most cases). Bates Numbers are perceived as digital reference points used to uniquely identify and label each page in a set of documents.
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.
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.
A unique tool is ideally suited to stamp bates to Word and convert files to PDF. Stamping bates has never been easier than with Bates Express! All you need to do is: ... Choose the target format if you want to convert Word files into PDF or another format (TIFF, JPEG).
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 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.
Bates Numbers are perceived as digital reference points used to uniquely identify and label each page in a set of documents. Bates Numbering is a feature that legal professionals welcome. After all, it's mainly used in the field of law.

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