Creating Stamps

 

 

Creating stamps can be accomplished using a variety of methods which include graphic editing programs, CADD applications, and scanned images. AcroPlot Matrix will accept the following file types for import as a stamp:

 

     PDF, BMP, GIF, ICO, PBM, PGM, PPM, JBIG, JBIG2, JPEG, WBMP, JNG, PCX, DCX, TGA, DNG, and TIFF.

 

 

 

Each file type has its own characteristics and properties for file size, speed of use, transparency, and appearance. Please use whichever format works best for your particular needs.

 

 

In the example below, we will demonstrate how to create a stamp using Microsoft Word 2007 and print the stamp graphic to a PDF file for import into AcroPlot Matrix as a stamp.

 

 

1.     Launch Microsoft Word and select the “Insert” tab at the top of the ribbon bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.     Select the “Shapes” pulldown and choose the “rectangle” shape.

 

 

 

 

 

3.     Draw a rectangle to the desired shape and size. Right-click on the rectangle to adjust border and fill properties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.     Draw a rectangle to the desired shape and size. Right-click on the rectangle to adjust border and fill properties.

 

 

 

Note: By setting the “Fill” color property to “No Color” the inside of the stamp will be transparent.

 

 

 

 

 

5.     On the “Insert” tab select the “Text Box” option to draw an area for text within the stamp rectangle. Format text as desired and add as many elements as needed to meet the design criteria for the stamp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.     Save the file. In this example, we named the file the same as the stamp “DRAFT_COPY.docx” and save it to a folder called “Stamps”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.     Now that the file has been saved, print it to a PDF using the “PDF-XChange for AcroPlot Pro” Windows system printer. If you are planning on creating several stamps in the same Word file, then be sure to only create one stamp per page because when importing the PDF into AcroPlot Matrix each page is determined to be a single stamp.

 

 

 

 

 

8.     Save the “PDF-XChange for AcroPlot Pro” Windows system printer output file to a folder with an appropriate name. In this example we named the file “ DRAFT_COPY.pdf ".

 

 

 

 

 

9.     Launch AcroPlot Matrix and either open an existing PDF (Not the stamp PDF) or a blank PDF [ FILE > NEW DOCUMENT > FROM BLANK PAGE ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.     Open the “Show Stamps Palette” [ TOOLS > COMMENT AND MARKUP TOOLS > SHOW STAMPS PALETTE ]

 

 

 

 

 

11.     Select the “Create New Collection” to define a new list of stamps and enter the category name.

 

 

 

 

 

12.     Choose the “From PDF” button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.     Browse to the “DRAFT_COPY.pdf” stamp that was just created from Microsoft Word, enter the stamp description in the “Title” area, and select the “OK” button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.     Now the PDF stamp is part of the stamps collection in AcroPlot Matrix. Close the “Stamps Palette” and test your new stamp.

 

 

 

15.     “Looks Good!” Note how the stamp is transparent (No “Fill Color” use in Microsoft Word) and that it can be place anywhere in the file being viewed in AcroPlot Matrix. All done. Now go make some more stamps.