diff --git a/blank.pdf b/blank.pdf
index 25c2c37..b717989 100644
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diff --git a/cpdf.ml b/cpdf.ml
index 48b0961..a6eed2a 100644
--- a/cpdf.ml
+++ b/cpdf.ml
@@ -3256,8 +3256,8 @@ let page1 labels =
 let add_page_labels pdf style prefix startval range =
   let ranges = map extremes (ranges_of_range [] [] range)
   and labels = Pdfpagelabels.read pdf in
-    Printf.printf "We have %i existing labels\n" (List.length labels);
-    Printf.printf "We have %i ranges to apply these labels to\n" (List.length ranges);
+    (*Printf.printf "We have %i existing labels\n" (List.length labels);
+    Printf.printf "We have %i ranges to apply these labels to\n" (List.length ranges);*)
     let labels =
       if not (page1 labels) then
         ref
@@ -3268,8 +3268,8 @@ let add_page_labels pdf style prefix startval range =
       else
         ref labels
     in
-      Printf.printf "Before adding, we have these labels:\n";
-      iter (fun x -> flprint (Pdfpagelabels.string_of_pagelabel x)) !labels;
+      (*Printf.printf "Before adding, we have these labels:\n";
+      iter (fun x -> flprint (Pdfpagelabels.string_of_pagelabel x)) !labels;*)
       iter
         (function (s, e) ->
            let label =
@@ -3278,11 +3278,11 @@ let add_page_labels pdf style prefix startval range =
               Pdfpagelabels.startpage = s;
               Pdfpagelabels.startvalue = startval}
            in
-             Printf.printf "We are adding this label:\n";
-             flprint (Pdfpagelabels.string_of_pagelabel label);
+             (*Printf.printf "We are adding this label:\n";
+             flprint (Pdfpagelabels.string_of_pagelabel label);*)
              labels := Pdfpagelabels.add_label (Pdfpage.endpage pdf) !labels label e)
         ranges;
-        Printf.printf "After adding, we have these labels:\n";
-        iter (fun x -> flprint (Pdfpagelabels.string_of_pagelabel x)) !labels;
+        (*Printf.printf "After adding, we have these labels:\n";
+        iter (fun x -> flprint (Pdfpagelabels.string_of_pagelabel x)) !labels;*)
         Pdfpagelabels.write pdf !labels
 
diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index ad05bcb..2e06e6b 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ type args =
    mutable uprightstamp : bool;
    mutable labelstyle : Pdfpagelabels.labelstyle;
    mutable labelprefix : string option;
-   mutable labeloffset : int option;
+   mutable labelstartval : int;
    mutable squeeze : bool}
 
 (* List of all filenames in any AND stage - this is used to check that we don't
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ let args =
    uprightstamp = false;
    labelstyle = Pdfpagelabels.DecimalArabic;
    labelprefix = None;
-   labeloffset = None;
+   labelstartval = 1;
    squeeze = false}
 
 let reset_arguments () =
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ let reset_arguments () =
   args.uprightstamp <- false;
   args.labelstyle <- Pdfpagelabels.DecimalArabic;
   args.labelprefix <- None;
-  args.labeloffset <- None;
+  args.labelstartval <- 1;
   args.squeeze <- false
   (* We don't reset args.do_ask and args.verbose, because they operate on all
   parts of the AND-ed command line sent from cpdftk. *)
@@ -1221,8 +1221,8 @@ let setlabelstyle s =
 let setlabelprefix s =
   args.labelprefix <- Some s
 
-let setlabeloffset i =
-  args.labeloffset <- Some i
+let setlabelstartval i =
+  args.labelstartval <- i
 
 (* Parse a control file, make an argv, and then make Arg parse it. *)
 let rec make_control_argv_and_parse filename =
@@ -1702,9 +1702,9 @@ and specs =
    ("-label-prefix",
       Arg.String setlabelprefix,
       " Set label prefix (default none)");
-   ("-label-offset",
-      Arg.Int setlabeloffset,
-      " Set label offset (default 1)");
+   ("-label-startval",
+      Arg.Int setlabelstartval,
+      " Set label start value (default 1)");
    (* These items are for cpdftk *)
    ("-update-info", Arg.String setupdateinfo, "");
    ("-printf-format", Arg.Unit setprintfformat, "");
@@ -3468,11 +3468,9 @@ let go () =
   | Some AddPageLabels ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
         let range = parse_pagespec pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
-          let offset =
-            match args.labeloffset with None -> 1 | Some x -> x
-          in
-            Cpdf.add_page_labels pdf args.labelstyle args.labelprefix offset range;
-            write_pdf false pdf
+          Cpdf.add_page_labels
+            pdf args.labelstyle args.labelprefix args.labelstartval range;
+          write_pdf false pdf
   | Some RemovePageLabels ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
         Pdfpagelabels.remove pdf;
diff --git a/cpdfmanual.pdf b/cpdfmanual.pdf
index 682ee0e..086e82a 100644
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diff --git a/cpdfmanual.tex b/cpdfmanual.tex
index 0e44e5b..1887254 100644
--- a/cpdfmanual.tex
+++ b/cpdfmanual.tex
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ given page range.
     \small\noindent\verb!cpdf -add-page-labels in.pdf -o out.pdf!\\
     \noindent\verb!     [-label-style <style>]!\\
     \noindent\verb!     [-label-prefix <string>]!\\
-    \noindent\verb!     [-label-offset <integer>]!
+    \noindent\verb!     [-label-startval <integer>]!
   \end{framed}
   \section{Listing Fonts}
 \index{fonts!listing}
@@ -1802,10 +1802,10 @@ i, ii, iii, iv, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, A-0, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5
   \noindent\verb!cpdf -add-page-labels out.pdf 5-14 -o out.pdf!\\
 
   \noindent\verb!cpdf -add-page-labels out.pdf 15-20 -label-prefix "A-"!\\
-  \noindent\verb!     -label-offset -1 -o out.pdf!
+  \noindent\verb!     -label-startval 0 -o out.pdf!
 \end{framed}
 
-\noindent By default the labels begin at page number 1 for each range. To override this, we can use \texttt{-label-offset} (we used $-1$ in the final command), where we want the numbers to begin at zero rather than one.
+\noindent By default the labels begin at page number 1 for each range. To override this, we can use \texttt{-label-startval} (we used $0$ in the final command), where we want the numbers to begin at zero rather than one.
 
 \chapter{File Attachments}
 \index{attachments}