In this chapter…

… you will find step-by-step instructions for the following:

Applying Stamps

Before you apply a stamp to a PDF document, you must create the stamp and save it in a stamp file. Some sample stamp files are supplied with StampPDF DE. To create your own, see Creating and Modifying Stamps.

To apply a stamp — summary

  1. Before you begin, make sure the information you want to stamp is in a stamp file and that you know where to find it. You create a stamp file from the Stamp Tab. If you are stamping an encrypted file, you will also need its Owner password. To supply the Owner password, you need to click on Advanced Options on the Main Tab.

  2. Click the Main tab.

  3. Choose the PDF file(s) you want to stamp. Please view To add PDF files to list below.

  4. If the Remove Old Stamps with Undo Label box is checked, click it to clear the check mark.

  5. Choose the Stamp File containing the stamps you want to use. For details, see To choose the stamp file below.

  6. Choose the Output Path directory where you want to save the stamped files. For details, see To choose the output path below.

  7. Set Encryption Options, including entering an Owner password (optional). For details, see To specify encryption options below.

  8. Set Advanced Options (optional). For details, see To specify advanced options below.

  9. Click the Stamp button to apply the stamp(s).

    The bar on the bottom left of the StampPDF DE window indicates the progress of the operation. When the bar disappears, the files are stamped.

  10. Use your operating system’s navigation tools (Windows Explorer, for example) to locate the stamped files in the output directory that you specified.

Removing Stamps

In order to remove a stamp, the stamp items within the stamp must each have an Undo label. You can simultaneously remove all of the stamp items that have the same Undo label. The following procedure explains how. If the stamp items have different Undo labels and you want to remove them all, repeat the procedure for each Undo label in the stamp.

To remove a stamp — summary

  1. Before you begin, make sure the information you want to stamp is in a stamp file and that you know where to find it. If you are stamping an encrypted file, you will also need its Owner password.  To supply the Owner password, you need to click on Advanced Options on the Main Tab.

  2. Click the Main tab.

  3. Choose the PDF file(s) from which you want to remove one or more stamp items. Please view To add PDF files to list below.

    Note: The stamp items to be removed must all have the same Undo label.

  4. Check the Remove Old Stamps with Undo Label box.

  5. Enter the Undo label in the field.

    Note: The Undo label is case sensitive, so be careful when you type it.

  6. Choose the Output Path directory where you want to save the output files from which stamp items have been removed. For details, see To choose output path below.

  7. Set Encryption Options, including entering an Owner password (optional). For details, see To specify encryption options below.

  8. Set Advanced Options (optional). For details, see To specify advanced options below.

  9. Click the Undo button to remove the stamp item(s).

    The bar on the bottom left of the StampPDF DE window indicates the progress of the operation. When the bar disappears, the stamp items are removed.

  10. Use your operating system’s navigation tools (Windows Explorer, for example) to locate the output files in the directory that you specified.

To add PDF files to the file list

  1. Click the Main tab.

  2. To add a single file:

    • Click the Add File button. The Select a PDF file dialog box is displayed.

    • Select the file you want to stamp, and then click the Add button.

    The selected file is added to the File List of files to be stamped.

  3. To add multiple files:

    • Click the Add Folder button. The Select a Folder dialog box is displayed.

    • Select the folder that contains the files you want to stamp, and then click OK.

    All of the PDF files in the folder, including all of its subfolders, are now added to the File List of files to be stamped.

  4. If a file that you don’t want to stamp is added to the list, remove it by selecting it and clicking the Remove button. You can select several files at a time using keyboard-mouse combinations:

    • To select multiple files that are not in a range, press the Ctrl key, and then while holding down the key, select each file.

    • To select a range of files, press the Shift key, and then while holding down the Shift key, select the first file in the range and then the last file in the range.

  5. If you want to display the full path names of the listed files, check the Show File Paths box.

To choose the stamp file

In the Stamp File field, enter the name of the stamp file you want to apply by doing one of the following:

  • Click the Browse button next to the Stamp File field, select a file, and then click Open.
  • Drag and drop a file from your desktop or file navigator.
  • Manually enter the full path name. In Windows, separate directories with a back slash: (\).

Examples: C:\Appligent\StampPDF DE\Samples\stamp_files\letterstamp.txt

To choose the output path

In the Output Path field, enter the path name of the folder where you want to place the stamped output by doing one of the following:

  • Click the Browse button next to the Output Path field, select a folder, and then click OK.
  • Drag and drop a folder from your desktop or file navigator.
  • Manually enter the full path name, including the trailing slash. In Windows, use a back slash (\) for the trailing slash and to separate levels in the folder hierarchy.

Examples: C:\Appligent\StampPDF DE\Samples\Output\

Additional Options

To specify encryption options

  1. On the Main tab, click the Encryption Options button.

  2. Enter an Owner password and then re-enter it for verification.

  3. (Optional) Enter a User password.

  4. In the Key Length box, choose the encryption level.

    Tip! A key length of 128 applies the highest level of security, but requires Acrobat 5  or higher to open the secured file.

  5. Complete the remaining options to specify permissions for people who open the document.

    For more information, see Encryption Options dialog box.

  6. Click OK. The Encryption options are saved.

To specify advanced options

  1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced Options button.

  2. To specify a password for encrypted input files, enter the Owner password in the Owner Password to Decrypt File field.

  3. To save the output for fast Web downloads, check Save Linearized for Fast Web Viewing.

  4. To change the default log file name, enter the name in the Log File Path field. For more information on log files, see Working with the Log File.

  5. For information on other advanced options, see Advanced Options dialog box.

  6. Click OK. The Advanced options are saved.