pdf Paginate Pro User Reviews

Francis Wildman

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Cannot move numbering

Bates numbering often needs to be moved to accomodate existing text on a page. You cannot move any of the numbering. You can edit what the numbering looks like and where it starts prior to saving but you cannot MOVE numbering to be higher or lower or more centered on a page. This makes this PAID application completely useless for bates numbering.

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Sarabit

6 years ago

Response from developer

I have had many people tell me what the requirements are for 'bates numbering' many don't agree with you Sarabit. Many others are very happy with pdf Paginate for bates numbering. On balance I would rather keep the interface as clean as I can than add so much complication to please a small number of people. Having said that, if many people were to email me francis@pdfpaginate.com and ask for it then I would reconsider. Francis

Perfect for PDF Page Numbers

This app is very easy to use. The developer is very prompt and helpful. I avoided paying Adobe Pro or Foxit paying hundreds, as this app does the same page numbering in a fraction of cost.

Indie developers are the best.

Rizwana Azad

6 years ago

Saved My Dissertation

i work with a lot of images, so i had a separate pdf file of images for my dissertation that i wanted to put at the end as an appendix. i was losing my mind trying to figure out how to paginate literally 150 pages of images without having to do it by hand, and this little barebones app did it in no time at all. if i were not quite as desparate, perhaps this would receive a slightly lower rating, because it really is about as bare-bones as you can get. The only thing that gave me frustration was that the page numbers at the bottom of the page (a requirement for my university) are almost too low to be visible. I am still reeling with relief that i don’t have to number what feels like a million pages by hand, so take this with a grain of salt, but honestly: a+++ from this very tired grad student

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guy fieri on the fury road

6 years ago

Saves me heaps of time - Great App!

I am not sure why there are some negative reviews. I used to add page numbers manually using Preview. This app does it automatically and I like the fact that I can nominate the 1st page to paginate, add leading text and even add new pages later and repaginate!

Maybe there are scenarios where it doesn’t do what the user expects but as far as I am concerned it does exactly what it says it will do and reading teh responses from teh developer tells me his very proactive. A trait not found in many developers especially at this price point. Great job Francis!

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GeorgeTasmania

7 years ago

Worst app ever

This app is terrible. When you choose to put the number on the bottom right of the page, it puts it at the top right. Numbers get squashed and the size and spacing of the numbers cannot be altered. Worst app I’ve ever bought

D-Dawgio

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi D-Dawgio, Thanks for taking the time to post. Sorry to take so long to notice it, always better to email me. This is an issue that I am aiming to fix in an update but for now here is how to get around it and what the problem is. To solve your issue; Open the file that you want to paginate in Preview -> go to ‘File’ -> ‘Export As PDF… -> Save the file with a new name -> now open the file with the new name in pdf Paginate Pro and paginate as you did before. This should work, if it does not then please let me know (francis@pdfpaginate.com), in fact please let me know if it did work as well. The Explanation, If your issue is solved then you may not wish to read this bit but just in case you were interested; pdf Paginate Pro relies on the file it is paginating knowing the page number for each page that it is adding the numbers to. Sometimes the page number, size and/or orientation is not reported properly within the file itself. By exporting the file as a PDF using Preview you recreate the file and as you do Preview sets all the page numbers, sizes and orientations again but to the correct settings. Then as pdf Paginate adds the page numbers it is getting the correct page numbers, sizes and orientations from the information in the file that it is paginating. Thanks again. Francis

Really Useful but Odd Bugs

This is really useful in principle. It is amazing that this isn’t a built in option to other pdf readers.

However, when paginating a long document (about 250 pages), it randomly decided to number some pages in a different place from all of the others - very frustratingly for a document which needed to look professional. Can anyone from the app explain why, and more importantly, fix this bug.

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OMTW

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi OMTW Thanks for taking the time to post. Sorry to take so long to notice it, always better to email me. This is an issue that I am aiming to fix in an update but for now here is how to get around it and what the problem is. To solve your issue; Open the file that you want to paginate in Preview -> go to ‘File’ -> ‘Export As PDF… -> Save the file with a new name -> now open the file with the new name in pdf Paginate Pro and paginate as you did before. This should work, if it does not then please let me know (francis@pdfpaginate.com), in fact please let me know if it did work as well. The Explanation If your issue is solved then you may not wish to read this bit but just in case you were interested; pdf Paginate Pro relies on the file it is paginating knowing the page number for each page that it is adding the numbers to. Sometimes the page number, size and/or orientation is not reported properly within the file itself. By exporting the file as a PDF using Preview you recreate the file and as you do Preview sets all the page numbers, sizes and orientations again but to the correct settings. Then as pdf Paginate adds the page numbers it is getting the correct page numbers, sizes and orientations from the information in the file that it is paginating. Thanks again. Francis

Great program, especially for Bates Numbering.

I read some of the negative reviews before purchasing and I don’t get them at all. I found the program easy to easy to use and the developer to be very responsive. I would like to address the critics who said this program is not right for Bates numbering and that the recipient can move or manipulate the numbering. The numbering can be changed but NOT if you finalize the project by doing a File Print, Save as PDF. This process locks in the numbering — very similar to flattening in PDF annotation software.

I recommend this program without reservation, and I’m anxious to see what’s next from this talented developer.

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R2Law

8 years ago

Waste of $19.99

Bought this app to number 450+ pages for a court filing. I was not able to customize as expected and had to manually edit each page number in Preview so there was no space between the page number and the letter that followed the number. This should be default and if you need a space, you add it in the app in front of the letter (or character you want to follow the number). Also, the placement of the number in the bottom right corner is too low - again, this should be something you can fix in the app. I expected this to be a timesaver, but it would have been just as fast to manually add page numbers in Preview.

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SM00007

8 years ago

Response from developer

I would be interested to hear if other people agree with SM00007 as to whether there should not be a space? Please let me know what you think, I am working on update to the app and, if enough people want it then I will do it. Please email francis@pdfpaginate.com

Very easy to use, does exactly what I need it to do

Very easy to use.
Clean, neat, numbering. Exactly what I need.
Has saved me so much time and when I had a query the developer came back to me quickly with a fix.
Would definitely recommend.

Dave Woffinden

8 years ago

Useless

This is useless for Bates stamping. If you save it as a PDF, you can move the numbers which completely defeats the purpose. If you try to print as a PDF, the numbers are so low on the page that they’re partially illegible. This was a waste of money and I’m totally disappointed.

aitchwilli

8 years ago

Response from developer

I don't understand the issue with being able to move the numbers? In the end any text, pictures or numbers can be moved, changed and/or edited in any pdf. I also don't understand "partially illegible". Please do email me and let me know what it is that you don't like about the app? francis@pdfpaginate.com