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Using the stamp tool
The stamp comment tool allows you to apply a stamp to a document in much the same
way you would use a rubber stamp on a paper document. You can also create and add
your own stamps to the selection list.
Before you can add your own stamp to the selection list, it must be in PDF format, catego-
rized, and placed in the correct folder or directory. For information on how to categorize a
stamp, see
“Adding custom stamps to the stamp library” on page 133
.
To stamp a document or change an existing stamp:
1
Select the stamp tool
.
2
Click the document page where you want to place the stamp at its default size, or drag
a rectangle to define the size and placement of the stamp.
You can move a stamp by dragging it to a new location, or you can resize it by dragging a
corner of the bounding box.
3
Select the stamp and choose Edit > Properties, and set the desired options:
•
Select a category of stamps. Your list may contain custom stamp categories you have
added. For more information, see
“Adding custom stamps to the stamp library” on
page 133
.
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Select a stamp from the list in the left pane, and preview the associated graphic in the
right pane.
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Specify an author name if you want to replace the default name.
•
Select a color for the pop-up note for the stamp. To specify a custom color, see
“Setting
the custom color option” on page 138
.
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Click OK. The newly selected stamp is used for this and all subsequent stamp
comments, until you change the stamp selection again.
4
To associate a note with the stamp, double-click the stamp. Type the text in the note
window that appears, and click the close box in the upper left corner of the window to
close the note.
Adding custom stamps to the stamp library
You can add your custom stamps to the Acrobat stamp library and use them as comments.
All stamp files must be PDF files, and must be located in the Acrobat Plug-ins folder
Annotations/Stamps. Otherwise Acrobat won’t be able to find them. Each file in a
subfolder is a stamp Category. Either the filename or the title of the document is used as
the category name. Each page of a PDF document can be used as an individual stamp.
There is a preferred naming convention for stamps to ensure that they are easily recog-
nizable. Name each stamp page using the following format:
<CategoryName><StampName>=<Stamp Label>
Example: MyStampsHello=Guten Tag
The CategoryName (MyStamps in this example) is the name of the stamp category or
filename, and StampName (Hello in this example) is the name of the stamp page. Both of
these names should be in English. The Stamp Label (Guten Tag in this example) should be
in your native language. This naming convention ensures proper cross-language distri-
bution and easy identification of stamps.