Creating & Using Stamps

You apply a stamp to a PDF in much the same way you apply a rubber stamp to a paper document. You can choose from a list of predefined stamps (such as Paid, Reviewed, and Approved), or you can create your own stamp with text or an image. You can also specify the color of text, and include dynamic content. Images can be any of these formats: .pdf, .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .tif, .png.

Tip: Stamps are stored on the annotation layer. You can move or edit stamps any time.

To add a stamp to a PDF document:

1.  On the Review tab, click Stamp to use the most recently used stamp, or click the arrow below the Stamp button and select one of the following types of stamps:

  • Recently used: lists up to four of the most recently used stamps
  • Standard: commonly used stamps that are provided with Nitro Pro
  • Dynamic: common stamps, provided with Nitro Pro that dynamically include the name of who applied the stamp, and the time and date the stamp is applied
  • Custom: stamps you have created

2.  Select a stamp from the list.

3.  Click on the PDF page where you want to place the stamp. You can click and drag the stamp to reposition it, or use the red guidelines to resize the stamp

To Create a Stamp:

1.  On the Review tab, click the arrow below Stamp

2.  Select Manage Stamps

3.  Select from the following options:

  • Create: Create a new stamp
  • Edit: Edit properties of the selected stamp. This dialog is like the Create Stamp Profile dialog.
  • Delete: Delete the selected stamp profile from the menu of custom stamps

4.  Select Create New Stamp

5.  In the Stamp title field, enter a name to identify your stamp. This gets used the Custom section of the Stamp menu, and can be different to the text on the stamp.

6.  In the Content section, do one of the following:

  • To use picture as a stamp, click Browse and select the image or PDF file
  • To use text on the stamp, select Text. Select a label from the menu, or enter a custom message in the field. To include dynamic identity and timestamp information on the stamp, check the Include Name, date and time checkbox.

7.  Specify other options for the appearance and size of the stamp

8.  Click OK. Your new stamp profile is saved, and added to the Custom section of the Stamp menu.

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