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"Turn to page forty-two" — and everyone in the room needs to be on page forty-two. This explainer covers the two page-numbering styles courts use (continuous and section-restart), the rule that electronic bundles must be numbered by computer rather than by hand, and how BundleCreator re-flows every page number automatically when you move a document.
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In a courtroom, time is short and accuracy matters. The judge says "Turn to page forty-two" — and everyone in the room needs to be on page forty-two. Counsel, the other party, the judge, and their clerk. If one person is on the wrong page, the hearing slows down.
That is why every page in a bundle must be numbered. Courts and tribunals tend to use one of two page-numbering styles. The continuous style runs the numbers unbroken across the whole bundle — one, two, three, all the way to the last page. The section-restart style — sometimes called Bates numbering — gives each section its own count.
Your court or tribunal's directions will tell you which style applies to your case. When in doubt, continuous numbering is the safer default — it is harder for anyone to get lost. Electronic bundles have another rule: all pages must be numbered by computer, not by hand. Pencilled numbers, crossed-out numbers, and numbers added with sticky labels are not acceptable in an e-bundle.
This is where a manually-built bundle often fails. You move a witness statement from one section to another. Now every page after it has the wrong number. The index is wrong. The rule about matching numbers is no longer met. And you are editing a PDF at ten at night before a ten o'clock hearing.
BundleCreator numbers every page automatically. You choose the style — continuous, or section-restart — and the numbers flow across every document, including the PDFs and Word files you have uploaded. Move a document, add a new section, delete a page — the numbers re-flow in real time. The index updates. The rule about matching numbers is still met. You do not re-paginate, re-export, or re-check. A well-numbered bundle is a bundle the court can use.