Creating a custom dynamic stamp

Does anyone have these instruction for a mac?

Hi Matt,

This answer explains how to add the identity as well:
https://answers.acrobatusers.com/Creating-custom-dynamic-stamp-user-name-q147684.aspx

Thanks,
Lori

I can get the date to work - but how do I get the “by John Hancock” to show up??  The script provided above is only for the date

Mary - The Application Data folder is often hidden.  Have your IT dept make it visible and you should be able to go fully through the setup of the dynamic stamp. -Lee

Hi Fernando,

It’s not a built-in feature in Acrobat, unless they were using digital signatures but these aren’t stamps. Perhaps it way some sort of custom plugin that also flattened the document.

Thanks,
Lori

I have a coworker that recently joined our company. He mentioned that at his previous job he would use Acrobat to “stamp and seal” oficial documents by simply inserting the stamp which was size-locked and “sealing” the document by embedding the stamp in the document using a “seal” button on adobe. The date would show up as shown in this tutorial.

I have been trying to replicate this, but all I’ve found is stamping and signing which makes more sense to me since is a legal document but it does involve more steps; however, my coworker pointed out that it was a matter of 3-clicks to “stamp and seal” a document. Does this ring a bell to anybody?

Thanks.

Hi Benjamin,

Thanks for letting us know what worked for you. There is also an updated tutorial on this subject located here:
https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/creating-a-custom-dynamic-stamp-infographic

Thanks,
Lori

To add more clarification to this super fun stamps game I’ve been trying to play for the better part of 2 or 3 days now, going to try to blurt this out quickly so I can get dinner.
Here is a solution to adding all the stamps you used to have into new Acrobat (as the whole “just copy the file into the Roaming Acrobat Stamps folder” didn’t do anything for me)
in Acrobat, create a new custom stamp, with whatever, this results in the crazy file name in the user stamp folder.
Take your old stamps file, rename it to this file name, (and put into the Title field of that acrobat properties the Name of the Stamps you’d like them to be contained under, this will be what shows up when you bring up the stamp tool.
And the whole dynamic stamp gobblygook above with the #crapblahsputting name, do away with that to make java and forms easier by opening page templates and just going through and making sure the pages in your file are accounted for and if you have the #crazyname then change it to something like #KISS=Keep it Simple Stupid (the Keep it Simple Stupid, will be what shows up if you were to show Stamp Names in Acrobat) and now when you try to do other Forms Java scripting you can just say event.source.stampName == “#KISS” and life will be easier
Also in the organize page menu drag the files around so they can be in a better order than just how you added them into Stamp originally.
You can drag in new files to this stamp file as well in the future too, just be sure to go to the page templates and get that page a name, #KISS2=Keep it Simple Squared
I hope this also saves someone the frustration of this Stamp world, I’m sure that now that I’ve FINALLY figured it out, Adobe will remove the feature.

Hi Karine,

You can do this by adding the words Purchasing Manager to the JavaScript that you’re using located under the Calculate tab of the Text Field Properties.

Thanks,
Lori

Hi,
I know how to make the dynamic stamp for a signature with my name and date e.g. Karine, 13/02/2015
but how to add my position in the dynamic stamp? What is the script to write to include that field? e.g.  Karine, Purchasing Manager, 13/02/2015
Thank you in advance for you help

Hi Samantha,

Sure once the stamp is created, you can even use it in Reader.

Thanks,
Lori

Hey there,

Is it possible to make a custom dynamic stamp and then use it in standard?

Hi Galib,

If you’re looking for someone to create this for you, I would suggest contacting some of the Experts on our site that provide consulting services. You can find a listing of the Experts here:
http://answers.acrobatusers.com/ExpertSearchHome.aspx

Thanks,
Lori

Hi
How much would it cost to create a dynamic stamp for our company?

Hi Jackie,

If you need to add user data to the stamp, you can use a response dialog to do this. This technique is explained near the end of Thom Parker’s tutorial at:
https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets

Thanks,
Lori

How would I create a stamp that I can then add text to?  I have created the stamps, but they are not editalbe.

Hi Derrick,

It’s not possible to do this directly in a dynamic stamp but you’ll find some alternatives discussed here:
http://answers.acrobatusers.com/create-dynamic-stamp-check-boxes-q31802.aspx

Thanks,
Lori

How would I add a check box to a custom dynamic stamp?

Hi Kim,

Here is a link to a more recent tutorial on this subject:
https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/creating-a-custom-dynamic-stamp-infographic

In the custom calculation script, you can change the format to:
event.value = (new Date()).toString();
AFDate_FormatEx(“h:MM tt, mmmm dd, yyyy”);

But, just remember that it was setup this way so that there aren’t any issues with consistent display of the text in the form field (i.e., the form field is large enough to display the number of characters in a month).

Thanks,
Lori

How do I create a new dynamic stamp for NOT APPROVED with my information on the bottom and the date?

Also, how do you change the date format so it will spell out the month.  The current format spells June as Jun 6, 2013.  I don’t think this is appropriate in this format.

Hi Christina,

Please post your question here and select the JavaScript category:
http://answers.acrobatusers.com/AskQuestion.aspx

Thanks,
Lori

Hi,
Is it possible to create a Custom Calculation Script that will promt for a digital signature?
If yes, what would this script be?
Thanks.

Hi Andy,

You could create an Action to do this using Acrobat Pro. Here is a link to an existing Action that does something similar:
https://acrobatusers.com/assets/uploads/actions/Flatten_Fields_and_Comments.pdf

Thanks,
Lori

I was wondering if there isa way of putting custom stamps on multiple copies of PDF.
I need to put a stamp and flatten about 100 pdf copies and this happens frequently.
I know pdf doesn’t offer some macro function to combine stamp and flatten in a click of a mouse so I was wondering about this.

Thanks!

Hi Lon,
Great Tutorial! I’ve viewed so many tutorials on creating Adobe Acrobat Dynamic Stamps and was wondering if I would find one that actually works for Acrobat X.  Yours does.  Thanks for sharing.

Hi Lee,

You can also find an updated version of this tutorial here:
https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/creating-a-custom-dynamic-stamp-infographic

Thanks,
Lori

I have recently upgraded to ver. 9 and am having a problem with a customized stamp and inserted text.  In ver 8 i was able to add text w/o having to add a text BOX.  I added a text FIELD and was able to set the properties for it.  Here is what the stamp looks like
INSTR.: _____________
CREF: _______________
COURSE: _____________

Hi Jan,

Unfortunately you cannot have interactive elements in a custom stamp after it has been placed on the PDF. You can however, try some of the options mentioned in Thom’s tutorial here:
https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets

Thanks,
Lori

I receive PDF invoices. I tried to create a stamp with Entered by, my name, date and time. I can create the stamp but the date and time does not change to the current date & time. How can a create a custom dynamic stamp to use over again & again with the correct date & time? My custom stamp is not under my user name; I don’t have application data so I save it to the ENU folder.

I was wondering if there is a way to make the existing dynamic stamps smaller, so that they are sized to fit when we are using them.

If this isn’t possible, will I be able to create a dynamic stamp myself that is sized the way it needs to be?

Hi Traci,

You can resize the stamp image prior to using them. You could either edit them in a tool like Photoshop or Illustrator or Crop the page in Acrobat.

Thanks,
Lori

I just have Acrobat 9 Standard. If someone else here has Professional and creates the stamp for me, would I be able to use it in my version? Thanks.

Hi Daniel,

Actually Acrobat 9 Standard does contain the form editing tools, so you should be able to create your own custom dynamic stamp. But to answer yoru question, yes you could use stamps created from others as well.

Thanks,
Lori

Actually what I want to do is link to an external file using a custom built stamp, is this possible?

Hi Mathew - unfortunately this is not possible especially with the current security model in place for Acrobat.