I was speaking with author David Blatner at the 2015 Adobe Max conference. David is a top speaker and author on many Adobe creative products. I was surprised to hear that he was using some Stamps from this blog, but he also informed me that a previous post on Dynamic Paid and Received Stamps was missing.
Sign Here stamp: used to signify where to sign a document for approval. Dynamic stamp: this stamp includes the time so you can use it any time you want to mark when you revise, view, approve or receive files. Add the stamp to the PDF page Drag the stamp to the PDF page where you want to insert it.
Mea culpa. I had meant to update the article, but had set it to Draft status.
Apply stamps to a PDF document in much the same way you apply a stamp on a paper document. Follow these steps in Adobe Acrobat DC to either use a series of predefined stamps or create your own stamp. How do I date stamp all pages in a single PDF File. When receiving an email with a batch of letters, I need to date stamp each individual page to prove when received. Can this be done in one step or do I have to stamp each page seperately? Sally Layman. Working with Stamps. The Stamp tool is used to add 'rubber stamp' comments on documents. For example, a text stamp can be used to indicate that a generated PDF is 'DRAFT,' 'FOR REVIEW,' and so on. Revu comes preloaded with some common stamps, which you can modify if desired or you can create your own. VeryPDF PDF Stamp is a powerful and useful tool which enables you to easily apply company logos, signatures, charts, page numbers, date and time, contact information to the PDF files. VeryPDF PDF Stamp provides three versions: the GUI (graphical user interface) version, the command line version and the COM version.
Here’s your fix, David!
Unlike static stamps, Dynamic Stamps use a bit of JavaScript to enter variable information.
Via this article, you can download a set of four Paid and Received stamps:
Four Types of Stamps
I included four types of stamps in this set:
– Received Stamp with current date
– Enter your own info Received Stamp
– Paid Stamp with current date
– Enter your own info Paid Stamp
I included four types of stamps in this set:
– Received Stamp with current date
– Enter your own info Received Stamp
– Paid Stamp with current date
– Enter your own info Paid Stamp
Below, I cover:
- Download
- Installation
- How to use the stamp
Enjoy!
Download the File
Received and Paid Stamps (68K)
Make sure you download the file, don’t just view it in your browser.
Install the Stamp File
You must INSTALL the Stamps file to use it. Opening it in Acrobat won’t do anything!
You will need to be an admin on your computer to install the file.
- Quit Acrobat if it is already open.
- Copy the Review Stamps.pdf file to the User Stamps folder:
Windows
Acrobat DC
C:UsersUSERNAMEAppDataRoamingAdobeAcrobatDCStamps
Acrobat DC
C:UsersUSERNAMEAppDataRoamingAdobeAcrobatDCStamps
Acrobat XI
C:UsersUSERNAMEAppDataRoamingAdobeAcrobat11.0Stamps
C:UsersUSERNAMEAppDataRoamingAdobeAcrobat11.0Stamps
MAC OSX
Acrobat DC
/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Stamps/
/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Stamps/
Acrobat XI
/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/11.0/Stamps/
/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/11.0/Stamps/
The folders might be hidden . . .
These folder locations may be hidden on your computer, so don’t freak out if you don’t see them at first.
Here are some tips for finding them:
WIN: Open an Explorer window and paste the path into it. Change the USERNAME to your user name and hit enter.
MAC: Open your Home folder, then go to the View menu and choose Show View Options. Check Show Library Folder.
MAC: Open your Home folder, then go to the View menu and choose Show View Options. Check Show Library Folder.
On the Mac, you will need to show your Library folder
Date Stamp Pdf Files Free
Another way to find the Stamps folder
An alternate way to find your stamps folder is to have Acrobat tell you where it is located. You can do this from the JavaScript debugger. Here’s how:
- Hit CTRL-J (Win) or CMD-J (Mac)
- Enter app.getPath(“user”, “stamps”);
- Hit CTRL-ENTER (Win) or CMD-Enter (Mac) to see the stamps path
Using the Dynamic Paid and Received Stamps
Stamp Pdf 2.7
The instructions below are for Acrobat DC. For instructions for Acrobat XI, see Adobe Help
- In the Right Hand Pane, choose Comment
- Click the Stamp tool in the Stamps bar above the document window:
- From the dropdown menu, choose Received and Paid Stamps category:
- Stamp the document by clicking where you want to place the stamp to go.
NOTE: if you chose one of the stamps which add custom text, a pop-up window will appear in which you can add your text:
Sorry, No Custom Versions
Unfortunately, these stamps cannot be edited or changed. There’s “special sauce” in building them.
Date Stamp Pdf Files 2016
If you are really interested in building a custom dynamic stamp, check out http://www.pdfscripting.com/ which has several dynamic stamps available and instructions for building them. Note that this is a paid website.