TIPS AND TRICKS

Creating a Custom Dynamic Stamp

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1 Description
You may have noticed the ability to use a dynamic stamp in Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0
1 Dynamic stamp software and wondered how to create your own. This tip reviews how to do that.
2 Steps to creating your own stamp
Dynamic stamp
Create your own dynamic stamp in Acrobat.

Figure 1. Using a dynamic stamp.

A dynamic stamp consists of the image of the stamp (in the example REVISED) and a
text form field with JavaScript that creates the dynamic information (figure2).

Figure 2. A dynamic stamp consists of the PDF image and a text form field with JavaScript.

Your dynamic stamp can be stored in one of two locations:

➤ [install directory]\plug_ins\Annotations\Stamps\[language]

➤ [user directory]\Application Data\Adobe\Acrobat\6.0\Stamps

Steps to creating your own stamp
Step 1. Choose Tools > Commenting > Stamp Tool > Create Custom Stamp.

Step 2. Select the file you want to be your custom stamp. This can be a PDF document, a graphic To determine the stamp you just created, sort by
(*.tif, *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg, *.png, *.pcx), a native Microsoft Office document (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt), Date Modified. The newest one is your stamp.
an AutoCAD® drawing, or even an HTML page. Select a category and a name for your stamp.
When you select OK, your stamp is automatically created in the Application Data directory
(c:\Documents and Settings\myname\Application Data\Adobe\Acrobat\6.0\Stamps). The actual
name of the PDF stamp created will be a hash of the category and name.

Step 3. Open the PDF file and add a text form field. Add JavaScript to the form field to display the You can go to [install directory]
\plug_ins\Annotations\Stamps\[language]\Dynamic.pdf
dynamic information. In this sample, there is a custom calculation script.
and copy one of the form fields from there as a
starting point.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you’d like to provide feedback on this tip or if you
have questions, send e-mail to Lori DeFurio,
Developer Evangelist.

Adobe Systems Incorporated • 345 Park Avenue, San Jose,

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Step 4. Save the PDF file. You now have a dynamic custom stamp.
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