Add Bates Numbering

Add Bates Numbering in Adobe Acrobat — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 2 real situations lead here.

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Add bates numbering to a package of title documents so each page is uniquely referenced in reports.Add bates numbering to a closing packet so legal and compliance can reference pages during audits.

2 ready prompts

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Execute — do the immediate task

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I have a stack of legal [exhibit]s for the [case] that must be archived in order. Apply sequential…
I have a stack of legal [exhibit]s for the [case] that must be archived in order. Apply sequential Bates numbers across the [pages=47] starting at [prefix=T-00001] and produce one consolidated PDF by [deadline=Friday] so the court file matches our index.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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The paralegal and the litigation partner will review these [exhibit]s and will reject inconsistent…
The paralegal and the litigation partner will review these [exhibit]s and will reject inconsistent numbering. Add Bates numbers to the [pages=47]-page [exhibit] set starting at [prefix=T-00001], make sure the stamp appears on every page in the lower right, and produce a single PDF named [filename=Thompson_Exhibits_Bates.pdf] so reviewers can compare to the numbered index quickly.

Who does this, and with what

The same task is different work inside a different job.

Loan OfficerCartographerAdobe Acrobat ProFoxit PDF Editoralso: Stamp Sequential IDsalso: Prepare Legal Indexingalso: Number Title Documentsalso: Prepare Unique Page IDs

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