Quick Summary: Bates Numbering
Bates stamp multiple files at once Siliph's Bates Numbering is a free in-browser PDF utility featuring a built-in AI assistant to optimize formatting, suggest settings, and answer compliance questions.
What does Bates Numbering do?
Bates Numbering stamps unique sequential identifiers—often zero-padded with matter prefixes—on every page for legal discovery, insurance claims, and regulatory productions.
When to use Bates Numbering
- You need to adjust layout, text, or stamps using Bates Numbering
- A PDF must be corrected without returning to the original app
- You are preparing files for professional presentation
Litigation teams produce thousands of pages where each sheet must be citeable as "ABC000123" in depositions and motions. Bates stamps differ from simple page numbers because they tie to a matter ID and never reset mid-production.
Siliph Bates Numbering lets you define prefix, starting number, digit width, and suffix in the browser-backed workflow with encrypted uploads. Apply across merged packets so opposing counsel can reference exact pages during review.
Stamps typically land in a consistent corner so they do not obscure body text; adjust font size for small exhibits. Output remains standard PDF readable in e-discovery platforms that index bates ranges.
Files auto-delete within two hours on the free tier, and bates stamping requires no signup for small productions. Run Merge PDF first when exhibits arrive as separate files that must share one continuous bates series.
Flatten PDF after stamping if reviewers must not move labels, and Protect PDF when the production should not be edited after delivery.
Siliph edit utilities—crop, rotate, headers, Bates numbers, metadata—apply changes in the browser with encrypted handling from the moment you drop a file. Finished PDFs auto-delete within two hours on the free plan, and every edit workflow opens without signup.
How Bates Numbering works
This interactive preview demonstrates the interface layout and processing controls you will find in our workspace above. Everything is designed to be fast, responsive, and completely secure.
How to add Bates numbering to a PDF — step by step
Follow these detailed steps to complete your task securely in the cloud.
Upload PDF
Select the document to add page counters or stamps.
Choose position
Select header or footer placement coordinates (left, center, right).
Set numbering styles
Set templates (e.g. 'Page {page}') or Bates sequential rules.
Download file
Run the counter task and download your numbered document.
Key Features & Benefits of Bates Numbering
Discover why thousands of professionals trust Siliph for fast, high-quality document editing and conversion.
AI Tool Assistant
Built-in AI suggests optimal settings and answers questions for every PDF tool.
Rich Annotations
Modify pages layout. Add custom text elements, type boxes, and highlight blocks.
Handwritten Signatures
Draw your signature, type your name using a cursive font, or upload a stamp scan.
Visual Shapes
Draw rectangles, circles, arrows, and custom outlines directly on document sheets.
Frequently asked questions about Bates Numbering
Bates numbering is used in legal, medical, and corporate fields to index and stamp documents with consecutive sequential ID numbers for tracking. Stamping multiple files in order is supported.
Yes, you can configure the prefix (e.g., "CASE-"), the suffix (e.g., "-CONFIDENTIAL"), the starting number, and the number of digits to pad with leading zeros.
Yes. Every Siliph tool includes AI Tool Assistant. Describe your goal — for example SSC photo under 50KB, merge documents in order, or redact Aadhaar numbers — and AI recommends the best settings. You can also ask follow-up questions before processing.
Yes. Siliph lets you use Bates Numbering for free. The free plan includes 3 tasks per hour with files up to 50 MB or 50 pages. Paid plans remove these limits and add priority processing.
Yes. Files are transferred over an encrypted HTTPS connection, processed automatically without human access, and deleted from our servers within 2 hours on the free plan.
No. Bates Numbering runs entirely in your web browser and works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. There is nothing to download or install.
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