Create a custom stamp

You can create custom stamps from a number of different formats, including (but not limited to) PDF, JPEG, bitmap, Adobe® Illustrator® (AI), Adobe® Photoshop® (PSD), and Autodesk AutoCAD (DWT, DWG) files. In Acrobat Reader, create Custom stamp allows only PDF format.

Note:

To add an image to a PDF one time only, simply paste the image into the document. Pasted images have the same characteristics as other stamp comments; each includes a pop-up note and editable properties.

• Open the Stamps Palette by doing one of the following:

  • Choose Tools > Stamp > Stamps Palette.
  • Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.

• Click Import, and select the file.

• If the file has more than one page, scroll to the page you want, and then click OK.

• Choose a category from the menu or type a new category name, name the custom stamp, and then click OK.

 

 

Change the name or category for a custom stamp

• Open the Stamps Palette by doing one of the following:

  • Choose Tools > Stamp > Stamps Palette.
  • Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.

• Choose the stamp category, right-click the stamp, and choose Edit.

• Edit the category or name of the stamp, or replace the image, and then click OK.

 

Delete a custom stamp

You can delete only the custom stamps that you created, not the predefined stamps. When you delete a stamp, the stamp is removed from the Stamp tool menu, but the stamp file isn’t deleted.

• Open the Stamps Palette by doing one of the following:

  • Choose Tools > Stamp > Stamps Palette.
  • Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.

• Choose the stamp category from the menu, right-click the custom stamp, and choose Delete.

 

Delete a custom stamp category

• Do one of the following:

  • Choose Tools > Stamp > Custom Stamps.
  • Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Custom Stamps > Manage Stamps.

• Select the category you want to delete, and then click Delete.