A method for manufacturing a sheet-like member for an absorbent article, the sheet-like member being formed from a composite sheet that is continuous in a predetermined direction, the sheet-like member being provided with a plurality of through holes, the method comprising: a transporting step of transporting the composite sheet in a direction of transport that is the predetermined direction, the composite sheet being constituted by a first nonwoven fabric sheet, a second nonwoven fabric sheet, and a plurality of elastic members, the first nonwoven fabric sheet being continuous in the predetermined direction, the second nonwoven fabric sheet being continuous in the predetermined direction and arranged overlapped with the first nonwoven fabric sheet in a thickness direction of the composite sheet, the plurality of elastic members being stretched in the predetermined direction and extending along the predetermined direction, the plurality of elastic members being inserted between and fixed to the first nonwoven fabric sheet and the second nonwoven fabric sheet in a side-by-side arrangement in a CD direction that intersects the predetermined direction; and a through-hole forming step of forming the through holes by pressing a press-in member in the thickness direction at positions between a pair of elastic members that are adjacent in the CD direction in the composite sheet, the through holes penetrating the composite sheet in the thickness direction, in the through-hole forming step, the press-in member being pressed in the thickness direction into a non-facing surface of the first nonwoven fabric sheet, and thereafter the press-in member being pulled out toward the non-facing surface, the non-facing surface being one of two surfaces of the first nonwoven fabric sheet, the non-facing surface not facing the second nonwoven fabric sheet, the non-facing surface of the first nonwoven fabric sheet being a surface that comes into contact with a support surface of a support member when constituent fibers of the first nonwoven fabric sheet are suctioned to and deposited on the support surface in order to produce the first nonwoven fabric sheet. a transporting step of transporting the composite sheet in a direction of transport that is the predetermined direction, the composite sheet being constituted by a first nonwoven fabric sheet, a second nonwoven fabric sheet, and a plurality of elastic members, the first nonwoven fabric sheet being continuous in the predetermined direction, the second nonwoven fabric sheet being continuous in the predetermined direction and arranged overlapped with the first nonwoven fabric sheet in a thickness direction of the composite sheet, the plurality of elastic members being stretched in the predetermined direction and extending along the predetermined direction, the plurality of elastic members being inserted between and fixed to the first nonwoven fabric sheet and the second nonwoven fabric sheet in a side-by-side arrangement in a CD direction that intersects the predetermined direction; and the first nonwoven fabric sheet being continuous in the predetermined direction, the second nonwoven fabric sheet being continuous in the predetermined direction and arranged overlapped with the first nonwoven fabric sheet in a thickness direction of the composite sheet, the plurality of elastic members being stretched in the predetermined direction and extending along the predetermined direction, the plurality of elastic members being inserted between and fixed to the first nonwoven fabric sheet and the second nonwoven fabric sheet in a side-by-side arrangement in a CD direction that intersects the predetermined direction; and a through-hole forming step of forming the through holes by pressing a press-in member in the thickness direction at positions between a pair of elastic members that are adjacent in the CD direction in the composite sheet, the through holes penetrating the composite sheet in the thickness direction, in the through-hole forming step, the press-in member being pressed in the thickness direction into a non-facing surface of the first nonwoven fabric sheet, and thereafter the press-in member being pulled out toward the non-facing surface, the non-facing surface being one of two surfaces of the first nonwoven fabric sheet, the non-facing surface not facing the second nonwoven fabric sheet, the non-facing surface of the first nonwoven fabric sheet being a surface that comes into contact with a support surface of a support member when constituent fibers of the first nonwoven fabric sheet are suctioned to and deposited on the support surface in order to produce the first nonwoven fabric sheet. the press-in member being pressed in the thickness direction into a non-facing surface of the first nonwoven fabric sheet, and thereafter the press-in member being pulled out toward the non-facing surface, the non-facing surface being one of two surfaces of the first nonwoven fabric sheet, the non-facing surface not facing the second nonwoven fabric sheet, the non-facing surface of the first nonwoven fabric sheet being a surface that comes into contact with a support surface of a support member when constituent fibers of the first nonwoven fabric sheet are suctioned to and deposited on the support surface in order to produce the first nonwoven fabric sheet.