Bates Stamping

With ABBYY PDF Transformer 3.0, you can Bates-stamp your documents when creating PDF files. Bates stamping makes archive searches much easier.

If you Bates-stamp a document for the first time:

  1. In Bates Stamping, select Enable Bates Stamping.
  2. In the window that opens, in the Profile name field, type a name for your newly created profile.
  3. Specify Bates stamping options:
    1. Parameters
      Select one or more options:
      • Insert Bates Number
        You can add a unique number to each page in the document or to the entire document. Numbering will start from the number you specify. When processing more than one document, numbering will continue.
        By default, numbering starts from 0001 and numbers are added to documents, not to pages. To change the default value, click Set number…

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      • Insert Date
        The Bates numbering text will include the date on which your PDF document was created.
      • Insert Time
        The Bates numbering text will include the time when your PDF document was created.
      • Insert Page Number
        The Bates numbering text will include the number of the page of your PDF document.
      PDF Transformer advice Bates Stamping The selected parameters will be added to the Format field after the cursor. You can change the order of the parameters in this field, add explanatory notes, and set up date and time formats. For more information see Current Date and Time in Stamps and Bates Stamps.
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      • Add border
        Select this option if you would like the text enclosed in a frame.
    2. Position
      Select one of the eight possible positions on the page.
    3. Font
      You can select font type, size, and color.
  4. Click Save.

Now if you create a PDF document or convert a file to PDF, the resulting PDF document will be Bates-stamped and the corresponding profile will be saved in the program.

You can also Bates-stamp a document based on a previously created profile:

  1. In Bates Stamping, select Enable Bates Stamping.
  2. In the drop-down list, select the desired Bates stamping profile.

Changing Bates stamping parameters

There are two methods available to change Bates stamping parameters:
  1. In the settings area, double-click on a Bates stamp.

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  2. Specify the desired parameters and click Save.
  3. PDF Transformer note Bates Stamping This will also change the parameters of the corresponding profile.
  1. Click Manage Profiles…
  2. Select the Bates stamping profile you wish to change and click Edit.
  3. Specify the desired parameters and click Save.

Deleting Bates stamps

  • Clear the option Enable Bates Stamping.

Creating a Bates stamping profile

There are two methods available to create a Bates stamping profile:
  1. In the settings area of the Bates Stamping section click Create new…

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  2. Specify the desired parameters and click Save.
  1. Click Manage Profiles…
  2. Choose one of the following:
    • Click New to create a new Bates stamping profile
    • Click Copy to copy an existing Bates stamping profile
  3. Specify the desired parameters and click Save.

Deleting a Bates stamping profile

  1. Click Manage Profiles…
  2. Select the profile you wish to delete and click Delete.
PDF Transformer note Bates Stamping If you delete a Bates stamping profile that has been used in your document, the document will be Bates-stamped based on the first remaining profile. If no Bates stamping profiles are left, the document will not be Bates-stamped.

Bates Stamping