Create Referenceable IDs

Create Referenceable IDs in Adobe Acrobat — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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Apply a consistent filename and numbering scheme to new accessions so legal and insurance teams can reference items reliably.

2 ready prompts

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Execute — do the immediate task

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Apply Bates numbers to the batch of new accession PDFs so filenames and embedded numbers follow the…
Apply Bates numbers to the batch of new accession PDFs so filenames and embedded numbers follow the scheme '[scheme=2026-Acc-XXXX]', and save the updated files to the legal and insurance reference folder for consistent referencing.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before finalizing, add continuous Bates numbers to each accession PDF using the scheme…
Before finalizing, add continuous Bates numbers to each accession PDF using the scheme 2026-Acc-XXXX, update the visible filename to match the embedded number, and produce a short mapping table (accession number to Bates number) for legal and insurance teams to reference.

Who does this, and with what

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Museum CuratorAdobe Acrobat ProMicrosoft Excelalso: Apply Accession Filenamesalso: Standardize Numbering Scheme

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