Bates Numbering PDF Guides
Practical, prepress-level detail on stamping, batching, and delivering Bates-numbered PDFs.
How-to
How to Bates Number a PDF (Step by Step, 2026)
Choosing a prefix, start number, and padding, then applying and verifying numbers across a set.
Read the guide → Cost comparisonBates Numbering Without Acrobat: Your Options in 2026
What Acrobat Pro costs, what dedicated tools cost, and where free workarounds fall short.
Read the guide → Batch workflowBatch Bates Numbering Across Multiple PDFs
Continuous ranges across hundreds of files, folder order pitfalls, and collision checks.
Read the guide → Load filesBates Numbers in Load Files: DAT, OPT, and Review Imports
How BEGBATES/ENDBATES/BEGATTACH fields work in Concordance DAT and Opticon OPT files.
Read the guide →Ready to stamp your PDFs?
Set your prefix and start number, then produce a stamped set in one pass.
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