Dear [Recipient's Name],

We’re thrilled to introduce the latest enhancement to Black Ice Software’s Printer Driver’s: Improved Bates Numbering. This powerful feature is designed to provide a consistent, automated method for organizing and referencing your documents. Whether you’re managing legal cases, medical records, or corporate files, Bates Numbering brings structure and clarity to your workflows.

✨ New Features in Bates Numbering

1. Customizable Formats

• Add prefixes, padding, or custom starting numbers for consistent numbering across your projects.
• Personalize fonts, colors, rotation, and background styles (opaque or transparent) for precise presentation.

2. Flexible Increment Options

• Choose between incrementing numbers by page or document.
• Restart numbering for every print job to meet case-specific requirements.

3. Position and Alignment Precision

• Place Bates numbers exactly where you need them on the page: top-left, bottom-right, or anywhere in between.
• Adjust horizontal and vertical distances from the page edges.

4. Save and Reuse Configurations

• Create up to 30 unique Bates Numbering formats for different projects.
• Easily switch between saved configurations to streamline repetitive tasks.

5. Real-Time Previews

• Instantly preview your Bates Numbering settings to ensure accurate output before printing.

📖 Use Cases for Bates Numbering

• Legal Industry:
  • Litigation Support: Apply unique Bates numbers to case documents, ensuring every page is tracked and referenced correctly.
  • Compliance: Automate document organization for eDiscovery, reducing the risk of errors.
• Medical Sector:
  • Record Management: Assign sequential Bates numbers to patient files, making it easier to retrieve and reference individual records.
  • Regulatory Submissions: Ensure proper organization of documentation for compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Corporate and Finance:
  • Audit Trails: Maintain a clear numbering system for invoices, receipts, and financial reports to simplify audits and reviews.
  • Contract Management: Use Bates numbers to ensure every page of contracts and agreements is accounted for and correctly filed.
• Archival and Research:
  • Historical Records: Organize and preserve archives with consistent numbering for easier retrieval and indexing.
  • Scientific Studies: Label and organize study documentation to ensure all materials are properly accounted for.

🛠 How to Use Bates Numbering

1. Setup:

• Navigate to the Bates Numbering tab in the ColorPlus Printer Driver.
• Enable the feature, configure the format, and save your settings.

2. Customize Your Preferences:

• Adjust the font, color, position, rotation, and numbering options to meet your needs.
• Use the real-time preview to validate your configuration.

3. Print and Track:

• Apply your Bates Numbering format, and the driver will automatically handle the rest, whether you’re printing a single document or an entire batch.

🌟 Why Upgrade to the Latest Version?

📦 Release Details

Version: 15.20 (Revision 3095)
Date: December 31, 2024

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For assistance with Bates Numbering or any other features, contact us at +1 (561)-757-4107 Ext. 3 or sales@blackice.com.

Thank you for choosing Black Ice Software!

The Black Ice Software Team

A list of some recent improvements to the Printer Driver can be found below:

DATE: 12-19-2024
Version: 17.80 (revision: 3256)

• Stability improvements for case-sensitivity for URLs when uploading to Web with HTTP/HTTPS (#18558)
• Added new feature to upload the OCR text file to the Web (#18572)
• Added the IceViewer compatibility to the SharePoint uploader (#18455)
• Added the remove the Devmode settings from the registry option to Printer Driver installers (#18614)
• Stability improvements for detecting the multi-session Windows 11/10 in the Printer Driver installers (#18613)
• Added event logging to the driver when the Application Starter utility cannot be found on the system (#18624)
• User interface improvements for the Bates Numbering feature (#18632, #18088)
• Minor user interface improvement for the Printer Driver uninstalling when missing the Printer Manager from the registry (#18693)

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