Adobe Acrobat 9 PRO Extended - Manual (Page 177)

171 USING ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED
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Last updated 9/30/2011
Move a stamp to the favorites list
1 Using the Select tool or the Hand tool, select a stamp markup on the page.
2 In the Comment & Markup toolbar, click the Stamp tool and choose Favorites > Add Current Stamp To Favorites.
Create a custom stamp
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 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 the same
characteristics as other stamp comments; each includes a pop-up note and editable properties.
1 Choose Tools > Comment & Markup > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.
2 Click Import, and select the file.
3 If the file has more than one page, scroll to the page you want, and then click OK.
4 Choose a category from the menu or type a new category name, name the custom stamp, and then click OK.
Change the name or category for a custom stamp
1 Choose Tools > Comment & Markup > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.
2 Choose the stamp category, right-click the stamp, and choose Edit.
3 Edit the category or name of the stamp, or replace the image, and then click OK.
Delete a custom stamp
You can delete only the custom stamps that you created, not the predefined stamps. When you delete a stamp, the
stamp is removed from the Stamp tool menu, but the stamp file isn’t deleted.
1 Choose Tools > Comment & Markup > Stamps > Show Stamps Palette.
2 Choose the stamp category from the menu, right-click the custom stamp, and choose Delete.
Delete a custom stamp category
1 Choose Tools > Comment & Markup > Stamps > Manage Stamps.
2 Select the category you want to delete, and then click Delete.
Note: Deleting all stamps in a custom stamp category deletes the custom stamp category.
Add a line, arrow, or shape
Note: In Reader, drawing tools are available only in PDFs that have commenting enabled. PDFs in a review workflow
typically include commenting rights.
When selecting a drawing tool, consider the effect you want.
1 Choose Tools > Comment & Markup, and select a drawing tool:
• The Rectangle tool , the Oval tool , the Arrow tool , and the Line tool let you create simple shapes.
• The Cloud tool and Polygon tool create closed shapes with multiple segments. The Polygon Line tool
creates open shapes with multiple segments.
• The Pencil tool creates free-form drawings, and the Pencil Eraser tool removes the pencil markups.