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Stamp Tool?

Feb 27, 2012 9:42 AM

I'm trying to figure out if the stamp tool is the best way to do the following:

I need a repeatable "stamp" that I can add to a document, then edit or add text to.

I need to fill in the blanks in several area, as well as X in one of several tick boxes.

I have been able to make a stamp with the correct info, but don't know how to add editable text and check boxes.

Any suggestions?

Using Acrobat Pro 9.5.0

1029 Views 3 Replies Latest reply: George Johnson, Feb 27, 2012 11:52 AM

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1. LoriAUC,

Feb 27, 2012 10:30 AM in reply to soboyle2

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Unless you'll be filling the form out more than once, it would probably be easiest to use the Typewriter to add text and checkboxes. In Acrobat 9 you can find this command under the Tools menu.

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2. soboyle2,

Feb 27, 2012 11:15 AM in reply to LoriAUC

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This stamp will be used repeatedly, on a daily basis, so would prefer to build a dynamic stamp that has everything I need, and just click and type to fill in the blanks or add an "X". The typewriter tool would work, but would take longer.

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3. George Johnson,

Feb 27, 2012 11:52 AM in reply to soboyle2

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The usual way to do this is to use a custom JavaScript-based dialog to prompt the user for this information just prior to the stamp being placed. Setting up custom dialogs can be complicated, so there's is a learning curve involved. The best and most complete information is available at the subscription site http://www.pdfscripting.com. This is run by Thom Parker, who has also posted a lot of tutorials at http://www.pdfscripting.com. Of particular interest for you is this: http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets

If you don't want to pursue custom dialogs, you can prompt the user for information using a series of app.response dialogs. More information here: http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/alert-response-and-other-popup-windo ws-in-acrobat-javascript

There is also a good amount of information on this subject that you can glean from the old forums at acrobatusers.com. Just do a google search and include the following: site:acrobatusers.com. For example:

http://www.google.com/#q=check+box+dynamic+stamp+site:acrobatusers.com

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