Bates Stamp Labels

The Bates Stamp feature creates Avery 5160, 5161, 5162, 5163, 5164, 5165 and 5167 labels for exhibits or other sequentially numbered items.

Note: Numbers may be generated horizontally or vertically.

From within a blank document:

Click the Litigation Iconon the WordTricks toolbar.

The Litigation options are listed below:

Click the Batesbutton or use SHIFT + ALT + J.

The Bates Labels dialog box will appear:

Set Numbers

Type the beginning and ending numbers desired and select the number of digits.

Note that the number of pages is calculated automatically. But if desired, the number of pages can be set. If so, the ending number will be calculated automatically.

Options

• Enter any prefix or suffix needed. Example: "Exhibit-" as a prefix and "(Defendant)" as a suffix.
• The Count Directionbutton changes the numbering direction of the labels from vertical to horizontal or vice-versa.
• Set the alignment to position the text on the label.
• Choose the appropriate Avery Label Template.

Generate

Click the OKbutton to generate label sheets.

Print

Print the Avery labels, or save the document to print at a later time.

Printing on Existing Documents

On occasion, it is useful to print "Bates" numbers on each page of documents that are already printed. To do so, follow these steps:

Select Sheet Labels

Select Avery 5165 full sheet labels.

Set Alignment

Set the vertical and horizontal position to the appropriate corner of the page. (Usually the bottom right.)

Set Numbers

Set the beginning and ending numbers based on the number of pages to stamp.

Generate

Click the OKbutton to generate label sheets.

Print

Load the printer with the documents to be stamped, and print.

Be sure to correctly sequence the documents.