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Numbering systems and indexing: find any card in seconds

Build a system that makes every binder instantly searchable: official numbering, tabbed dividers, and printable index pages.

By Nathan Hensher
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Numbering systems and indexing: find any card in seconds

Design your placeholders

Open the designer and start a sheet

Design these placeholders

An organised binder is one you can navigate without thinking. Combine official numbering with simple dividers and index pages for a system you won’t outgrow.

Stick to official numbering

Placeholders make gaps obvious. Use our generator’s explicit list/range tools to build sections rapidly.

Dividers and tabs

Use slim tabs per block of 50 cards or per type/rarity if that’s how you think. Keep tabs consistent across binders.

Printable index

Add a first‑page index: set title, page count, and ranges per page. We’ll be adding index page generation soon to automate this.

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Nathan Hensher

Nathan Hensher

Founder & Developer

Pokémon TCG collector since 1998 and software engineer. Building tools to help collectors organise their binders and protect their cards.

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