PDFill | Overview  |  First  |  Previous  |   Next  |  Last

New PDF Comment 1: Stamp Tool
(See Example PDF and Example PDFill Project File  )

You can apply a stamping to a PDF in the same way you apply a rubber stamp to a paper document.  When working in a team, the stamping gives you a quick and simple way of indicating the status of the document in review.  When opened, they display a pop-up window containing the text or image of the associated note.

You can choose from a list of stamps.

	1. Sign Here Stamps: Witness, Initial Here, Sign Here, Accepted and Rejected.
	2. Standard Business Stamps: Approved, Not Approved, Draft, Final, Completed, Confidential,  For Public Release, Not For Public Release, For Comment, Void, Preliminary Results, and Information Only.
	3. Dynamic Stamps: Revised, Reviewed, Received, Approved, Confidential and Custom Text Stamp
	4. Image Stamps: Image from File or from Clipboard

1. Here are the steps on how to create a Stamp Comment  to your PDF file:

• Choose Comment Menu and select a stamp type.

or click the second button in the Comment Toolbar

• Hold Left mouse button to create an area of the required size. The box' width may be adjusted according to the height.
• The new comment properties dialog comes up to set options

2. Access the properties:

• Click the Selection button first.
• Click inside the area to highlight it and click Properties Button
• Or, click the edge shadow and double-click again
• Or, Key F4

3. Set the properties:

Properties for Sign Here Stamps and Standard Business Stamps:

Here is the list of the properties.

Text String	the content text string to be displayed for the annotation.
Spell Checker	Verify the spelling of words in the text string box.
Author	The author of the annotation.
Subject	Text representing a short description of the subject being addressed by the annotation.
Note Color	The color for the popup note.
Printable on PDF	If clear, it will display and not print onto the page; If set, it will display and print onto the page.
Opacity	The constant opacity value to be used in painting the annotation. This value applies to all visible elements of the annotation in its closed state (including its background and border) but not to the popup window that appears when the annotation is opened. The opacity vary from 0.0 (no contribution) to 1.0 (maximum contribution).
Rotate	The rotation degree from 3 clock relative to the shape center.
Stamp Type	You can choose from a list of predefined stamps: Sign Here Stamps, Standard Business Stamps and Dynamic Stamps.
Stamp Option	Sign Here Stamps: Witness, Initial Here, Sign Here, Accepted and Rejected. Standard Business Stamps: Approved, Not Approved, Draft, Final, Completed, Confidential,  For Public Release, Not For Public Release, For Comment, Void, Preliminary Results, and Information Only. Dynamic Stamps: Revised, Reviewed, Received, Approved, Confidential and Custom Text Stamp.
Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)	The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the field.
Set this field as default	If set, the new object will have the same properties as this one.

Properties for Dynamic Stamps:

Properties for Image Stamps:

4. Screenshot:

PDFill Copyright © 2002-2011 by PlotSoft L.L.C..  All rights reserved.