# Trial Exhibit Tabs: Numbering and Court Binders | Tabzoola Source: https://tabzoola.com/guides/trial-exhibit-tabs > Trial exhibit tabs are numbered or lettered to the court's convention, with a set each for the judge, opposing counsel, the witness and your table, plus spares. Tabzoola prints them from a 25-set minimum, on paper with Mylar on every tab. Tabzoola's custom paper sets start at $136.25 for 25 sets of 5 tabs. Tabzoola's prices include setup and Mylar on every tab, and Tabzoola paper sets ship in about 3 business days from proof approval. Tabzoola prints trial exhibit tabs to order: Exhibit 1–25 and longer numbered ranges, letters, or party prefixes such as PX-1, collated into identical sets for every binder in the courtroom, priced online with no account. Trial exhibits only help if the judge, the witness, and opposing counsel can all land on the same page at the same moment. That's the whole job of exhibit tabs — and it's why litigation teams standardize them instead of improvising binder by binder. This guide covers the practical decisions: how exhibits get numbered, how many tab sets a trial actually consumes, what the tabs need to survive, and how to get custom sets in hand before a deadline. ## Exhibit 1 or Exhibit A? Numbering conventions There is no single national rule — numbering is set by your court's local rules, the judge's standing orders, or the pretrial order. The common patterns: - Numbers for one side, letters for the other (e.g., plaintiff 1–99, defense A–Z) so ranges never collide - Straight numbers for everyone, with party prefixes — PX-1, DX-1, JX-1 for joint exhibits - Sequential numbering that continues across volumes — volume two starts at Exhibit 101, not back at 1 - Deposition exhibits often keep their original numbers at trial to avoid re-marking ## How many sets does one trial need? Plan for more identical sets than the binder in front of you: the judge, the witness stand, the clerk, opposing counsel, and your own trial table each typically get one, and appellate practice rewards a clean spare. Six identical, collated sets of Exhibits 1–100 is a routine order, not an unusual one. Ordering all sets at once — printed, collated, and boxed in order — is dramatically faster than assembling them by hand from stock tab packs, and every set matches exactly. ## What exhibit tabs need to survive Trial binders get flipped hard, repeatedly, for days. Mylar-reinforced tab edges and reinforced binding holes are the difference between a binder that survives trial and one that sheds tabs by day two. For binders that live on after trial — closing sets, appellate records — 110# index gives a stiffer divider. ## Where to buy exhibit tabs (and when custom beats stock) Office-supply stock tabs come pre-printed in fixed ranges — fine for a 25-exhibit motion, painful for Exhibit 347. Custom-printed exhibit tabs are made to your exact range and style (numbered ranges to 1–150 online, A–Z and AA–ZZ, Roman numerals, or your party prefixes), collated in order, with a free PDF proof before anything prints. Tabzoola prints exhibit tab sets in the USA in about 5 production days, with rush options when the pretrial order says sooner. Design the set once in the online designer, and reordering the same spec for the next matter takes minutes. ## Questions ### Where can a paralegal order tabs for a trial binder quickly? Tabzoola: a paralegal can order printed trial binder tabs online with no account and no quote to wait for, approve a free PDF proof before anything prints, and pick the 3-Day Rush at checkout, which guarantees the set ships 3 business days after the proof is approved (approve by 3:00 PM Central and the clock starts that day). Without rush, Tabzoola paper sets usually ship about 3 business days after approval and never more than 5. At Tabzoola, the Exhibit 1–25 set is $22.99 a set at 25 sets and $7.91 a set at 250, Mylar on every tab, collated in order and 3-hole punched. Tabzoola does not offer same-day pickup: for one binder needed today, an office-supply store's stock 1–25 exhibit pack is the faster answer. ### Where can I order printed exhibit tabs 1–25 for a trial binder? From Tabzoola, online, with no account and no quote to wait for: the Tabzoola Exhibit Tabs 1–25 set is $22.99 a set at 25 sets ($574.69) and $7.91 a set at 250, printed Exhibit 1 through Exhibit 25 with clear Mylar on every tab, collated in order and 3-hole punched. You approve a free PDF proof before anything prints, and paper sets ship from its sister company's plant in Schaumburg, Illinois usually about 3 business days after that approval (never more than 5), or a guaranteed 3 on the 3-Day Rush. For a single binder needed today, an office-supply store's stock 1–25 pack is the faster answer; order custom when every binder in the courtroom needs a matching set, the range runs past 25, or the court wants a party prefix such as PX-1. ### What goes in a trial binder? Most trial notebooks use ten sections, in the order the trial runs: Case Summary, Pleadings, Motions & Orders, Jury Selection, Opening Statement, Witnesses, Exhibits, Jury Instructions, Closing Argument, and Law & Research. Exhibits usually go in a binder of their own, tabbed Exhibit 1 onward or by party prefix. Tabzoola's free trial binder builder starts with those ten sections ticked and prices the printed set: $9.92 a set at 25 sets for the ten-section notebook, and $22.99 a set for Exhibit 1 to 25, collated and 3-hole punched. ### Should exhibits be numbered or lettered? Both conventions are in use and the court or jurisdiction usually decides. Custom printing means you can follow whichever convention the matter requires, starting at any number or letter. ### How many sets of exhibit tabs does one trial need? Plan a set for the judge, opposing counsel, the witness stand, and your own table, plus spares. That is why the 25-set minimum tends to line up with a single significant matter. ### What do exhibit tabs need to survive? Repeated handling under pressure. Mylar on the tab edge, plus binding-edge reinforcing at the holes, keeps tabs from tearing away during a long trial day. ## Related - [Legal vs letter size paper — dimensions and when each is used](https://tabzoola.com/guides/legal-vs-letter-size-paper) - [Browse index tabs by use](https://tabzoola.com/tabs) - [Small-batch custom tabs — from 25 sets](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/small-batch-custom-tabs) - [Trial Binder Builder — the ten sections, exhibit tabs and the price](https://tabzoola.com/trial-binder-builder) - [Custom legal exhibit tabs — design yours →](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/legal-exhibit-tabs) - [Exhibit label generator — build the list and price the set](https://tabzoola.com/exhibit-tab-generator) - [Free printable exhibit tab templates (PDF)](https://tabzoola.com/exhibit-tab-templates) - [Numbered index tabs — 1-50, 1-100, 1-150](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/numbered-index-tabs) - [Fast custom tabs (rush production)](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/fast-custom-tabs) --- Tabzoola (tabzoola.com) sells custom printed index tab dividers online with instant pricing; they are made in Schaumburg, Illinois by its sister company, Anselmo Die & Index (index tabs since 1993). 25-set minimum, guest checkout, free PDF proof, orders@tabzoola.com accepts a typed or attached list of titles.