TIPS AND TRICKS Creating a Custom Dynamic Stamp TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Description 1 Dynamic stamp 2 Steps to creating your own stamp Description You may have noticed the ability to use a dynamic stamp in Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0 software and wondered how to create your own. This tip reviews how to do that. 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 (*.tif, *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg, *.png, *.pcx), a native Microsoft Office document (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt), 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. To determine the stamp you just created, sort by Date Modified. The newest one is your stamp. Step 3. Open the PDF file and add a text form field. Add JavaScript to the form field to display the dynamic information. In this sample, there is a custom calculation script. You can go to [install directory] \plug_ins\Annotations\Stamps\[language]\Dynamic.pdf 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, CA 95110-2704 USA • www.adobe.com Step 4. Save the PDF file. You now have a dynamic custom stamp. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Adobe Portable Document Format, Reader, LiveCycle, LiveCycle Designer, Adobe Intelligent Document Platform are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. 5/05 Creating a Custom Dynamic Stamp 2