PDF time stamps, including date stamps, provide a way to gauge the relevance of your business data. For example, if you've prepared two versions of a report for a client, and both versions have the same name and otherwise appear identical, you can use the time stamp to quickly select the most recent version. You can insert time stamps for free with Adobe Reader, but Reader confines you to a specific time format and a generic background image. By contrast, Acrobat enables you to use custom background images, such as your company's logo, for the time stamp. Acrobat also provides abundant time formats.

Press 'Insert Date,' which will create an automatic date field in the header or footer box that you chose in Step 2. This will stamp your document with the date of creation. Type in the current time right next to the date.

Using Adobe Reader

Step 1

Open the PDF that you want to insert a times tamp in, and then navigate to the page where you want to display the time stamp. Click the 'View' menu, click 'Comment,' and then click 'Annotations.' Reader displays controls for adding time stamps.

Step 2

Click the stamp icon in the Annotations panel, click the 'Dynamic' stamp category, and then click one of the time stamp formats from the list that appears. Reader attaches the stamp to your mouse. Click the mouse to place the stamp, which shows the current date and time.

Using Adobe Acrobat

Step 1

Open the PDF you want to add a time stamp to.

Step 2

Click the 'View' menu, click 'Comment,' and then click 'Annotations.' Click the Annotation panel's stamp icon, and then click the 'Create' command from the Custom Stamps category.

Step 3

Select your business logo or another image from the Select Image window's 'File' control. Click 'OK' to display the Create Custom Stamp window.

Step 4

Click the 'Dynamic' category from the 'Category' control, and then click 'OK' to create the stamp. The stamp doesn't appear at this point; you've created it, but haven't inserted it into the document.

Step 5

Press 'Ctrl-O,' and then navigate to the folder %APPDATA%AdobeAcrobat11.0Stamps. Double-click the PDF in this folder to load it into Acrobat. This PDF contains your new stamp, which you can see by observing the image you chose for the stamp.

Step 6

Click 'View | Tools | Forms | Create,' and then follow the prompts to designate the current PDF as a form.

Step 7

Click 'Text box' from the 'Add New Field' control, and then click the center of your stamp image to insert the text box. Click this control's 'All properties' link, and then click the 'Calculate' tab of the Properties dialog box.

Step 8

Click the 'Custom' option, and then click 'Edit.' Paste the following string in the in the 'Create text' area:

event.value = util.printd('hh:MM:ss, dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy', new Date());

You can also type over these formatting codes to create your own format (see Tips).

Step 9

Click 'OK,' and then click 'Close.' Save and close the stamp file. Acrobat re-activates the document in which you're inserting the time stamp.

Step 10

Click the Annotation panel's stamp icon again, and then click the 'Dynamic' category to see a thumbnail image of your time stamp. Click that image, and then click your document to insert the time stamp in the document. Save and close the document.

Tip

• Several codes produce different formats when repeated. For example, 'dddd' yields a long format for day -- for example, 'Wednesday' -- while the format string 'dd' yields a numeric day -- for example, '09' -- with a leading zero as needed. The JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference has a complete list of all codes (link in Resources). The following list relates the codes' meanings:
• m: month
• d: day
• y: year
• H and h: hour
• M: minutes
• s: seconds
• t: am/pm

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You apply a stamp to a PDF in much the same way you apply a rubber stamp to a paper document. You can choose from a list of predefined stamps, or you can create your own stamps. Dynamic stamps obtain information from your computer and from the Identity panel of the Preferences dialog box, allowing you to indicate name, date, and time information on the stamp.

The Stamp tool appears in the secondary toolbar of the Comment tool.

For a tutorial on creating dynamic stamps, see Dynamic Stamp Secrets at http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets.

Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > ShowStamps Palette.

• Click the Stamp tool. The most recentlyused stamp is selected.

• In the Stamps Palette, choosea category from the menu, and then select a stamp.

Click the document page where you want to place the stamp,or drag a rectangle to define the size and placement of the stamp.

If you haven’t provided a name in the Identity preferences,the Identity Setup dialog box prompts you to do so.

Using the Select tool or the Hand tool,do any of the following:

• To move a stamp, drag it to a new location.

• To resize a stamp, click it, and then drag a cornerhandle.

• To rotate a stamp, click it, move the pointer overthe handle at the top of the stamp, and drag when the rotate stampicon appears.

• To delete a stamp, right-click the stamp and chooseDelete.

• To change the stamp’s opacity or the color of itspop-up note, right-click the stamp, and choose Properties. In theAppearance tab, set the opacity or color.

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Using the Select tool or the Hand tool,select a stamp markup on the page.

In the secondary toolbar of the Comment tool, click the Stamp tool and choose Add Current Stamp To Favorites.

You can create custom stamps from a number of different formats, including (but not limited to) PDF, JPEG, bitmap, Adobe® Illustrator® (AI), Adobe® Photoshop® (PSD), and Autodesk AutoCAD (DWT, DWG) files. In Acrobat Reader, create Custom stamp allows only PDF format.

Note:

To add an image to a PDF one time only,simply paste the image into the document. Pasted images have thesame characteristics as other stamp comments; each includes a pop-upnote and editable properties.

Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.

If the file has more than one page, scroll to the page you want, and then click OK.

Choose a category from the menu or type a new category name, name the custom stamp, and then click OK.

Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.

Choose the stamp category, right-click the stamp, and choose Edit.

Edit the category or name of the stamp, or replace the image, and then click OK.

You can delete only the custom stamps thatyou created, not the predefined stamps. When you delete a stamp,the stamp is removed from the Stamp tool menu, but the stamp fileisn’t deleted.

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Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.

Choose the stamp category from the menu, right-click the custom stamp, and choose Delete.

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Choose Tools > Comment > Stamps > Custom Stamps > Manage Stamps.

Select the category you want to delete, and then click Delete.

Note:

Deleting all stamps in a custom stamp category deletesthe custom stamp category.

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