Apply Bates numbering during export to produce stamped copies while keeping your originals untouched. Turn on the Bates option in the Export Wizard, configure the stamp settings, and generate numbered output files ready for production.
How to apply Bates stamps during production export
When you initiate an export from the productions workflow, the Export Wizard walks you through the available output options. On the formatting step, turn on the Apply Bates Numbering toggle. The Bates configuration panel appears with the same options available in manual numbering: mode, prefix, suffix, start index, digit padding, position, and typography.
Configure the settings for your production, review the preview, and proceed with the export. Hintyr generates the output files with Bates stamps on each page or document according to your configuration.
Smart defaults from existing stamps
If your export files already have Bates numbers, the Export Wizard auto-fills the configuration from the existing stamps. This saves time when re-exporting a production with the same format. Prefix, suffix, mode, position, and typography all carry over. For more on this behavior, see smart defaults.
You can override any auto-filled setting before exporting. Changes apply only to the export output and don't modify the Bates stamps on your original files.
Original files are preserved
Export-time Bates numbering doesn't modify your original documents. Stamps exist only in the exported copies. Your source files stay exactly as they were before the export, with no added stamps or altered content. This is useful when you need numbered copies for opposing counsel but want clean originals for internal review.
If you also need stamps visible within Hintyr during review, use manual numbering or automatic numbering to stamp the originals. You can do both: number your originals for internal use and apply a different format during export for production.
When to use export-time Bates numbering
Export-time Bates numbering works well when you want to finalize the stamp format at production time rather than during upload or review. This is common when the Bates prefix or format is not determined until a stipulated discovery order is finalized, or when you need to produce the same documents with different Bates numbering schemes for different requesting parties.
It's also useful for supplemental productions where the Bates range must start at a number the parties agreed on. Set the start index to that number and export. The resulting files carry the correct range without affecting existing stamps in the case.