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New PDF Comment 2: 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 save a Stamp Object as a name so that you can reuse it later for other PDFill projects.

1. Steps on how to create a Stamp Comment  to your PDF file

2. Access the properties

3. Set the properties

4. Use the saved Objects

5. Screenshot

You can choose from a list of stamps.

1. Steps on how to create a Stamp Comment  to your PDF file:

• Choose Comment Menu and select a stamp type.

	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
	5. Use Saved Objects

or click the stamp button in the Comment Toolbar and select a stamp type.

• 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:

Properties for Dynamic Stamps WITH option to use the date and user when the PDF is opened:

Properties for Dynamic Stamps WITHOUT option to use the date and user when the PDF is opened:

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.
Use the date and user when the PDF is opened	This is only for Dynamic Stamp: When the PDF is opened for review, the current date and the computer user name will be used for the stamp.
First String	The first line of text shown on the stamp.
Second String	The second line of text shown on the stamp.
Font	Font Encode, Font Name, Font Style, and Font Color
Border Color	The border Color of the Custom Stamp
Fill Color	The Fill Color of the Custom Stamp
Border Width	The border Width of the Custom Stamp
Align	Text Alignment inside 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.
Copy this object to all other pages	This object will be copied to all the other PDF pages.
Save this as	Save this Stamp Object as a name so that you can reuse it later for other PDFill projects.

Properties for Image Stamps:

Here is the list of the properties for Image Stamps:

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
Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)	The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the field
Scale	The image scale inside PDF
Rotate	The rotation degree from 3 clock relative to the image center
Transparency	The overall Transparency of the image
Make it Transparent	Convert the selected image into a transparent image
Blend Mode	12 Image Color Blend Modes. Save into a new PDF to see effect.
Save this as:	Save this Stamp Object as a name so that you can reuse it later for other PDFill projects.
Copy this object to all other pages	This object will be copied to all the other PDF pages.

Save the current object as a name so that it can be used later again and again. See how to Save, Manage and Use the saved PDFill objects.

5. Screenshot:

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