Add Bates Numbers (sequential page numbers) to a library of pdf docs using Adobe & import into Excel

It is often helpful to be able to refer to pages within a large library of documents by unique page numbers. Bates numbers, named after inventor Edwin G. Bates of New York City, are sequential page numbers which were historically applied using a mechanical stamp but now software is available to do it paperlessly.

This video explains how to use Adobe Acrobat Pro to Bates number a collection of pdf documents contained in a library of folders in Windows, and then import those Bates numbers into an Excel spreadsheet listing the documents in the library.

The previous video at https://youtu.be/JN65g-0k534 explained the process for creating a spreadsheet listing of all documents within a library of documents in Windows explorer.

A written summary of the method explained in the video is available at: https://www.legaltree.ca/node/2244

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