Bates numbering stamps sequential identifiers on each page of legal documents for unique reference in discovery and regulatory submissions.
Bates numbers are sequential page identifiers like ABC00001, ABC00002 — a prefix followed by a zero-padded sequential number. They are standard in legal proceedings and document management.
Navigate to the page numbers tool. It supports custom prefix and suffix for Bates-style numbering.
In the prefix field, enter your case identifier (e.g., "SMITH-"). Set the starting number to 00001. Choose bottom right position — the legal standard for Bates numbers.
Tip: For zero-padded Bates numbers, use "SMITH-00001". Padding to 5 or 6 digits supports documents up to 99,999 or 999,999 pages.
Click Apply Page Numbers and download. Every page is stamped with the Bates number at the chosen position.
Yes. Set the starting number to any value — useful for continuing numbering across multiple document batches.
Yes — completely free at pdfeditor.onl/page-numbers.