This tutorial provides instructions on how to use various stamping features in Adobe Acrobat X, including: 1) Locating the stamp tool and adding categories of custom stamps. 2) Adding and removing stamp icons to the Quick Tools toolbar for easier access to frequently used stamps. 3) Adding custom stamps from images and creating a signature stamp from a scanned signature. 4) Adding frequently used stamps to the Favorites section for one-click access. 5) Setting Adobe Acrobat X as the default program for opening .tif files like faxes.

1. Stamping
Adobe Acrobat X
Dolly Hunter
12/20/2012
Thistutorial will showyouwhere tofindthe stamptool,how toadd and remove tool iconstothe quick
toolstoolbar,howto addcustom stamps,how to add stampsto yourfavorites,create asignature stamp
and howto make .tif filesopeninAdobe AcrobatXbydefault.

2. Adobe Standard X
Contents
Stamping in Adobe .............................................................................................................................2
Stamp Tool Location .......................................................................................................................2
Add & Remove Icons to Quick Tools.................................................................................................3
Adding Tools # 1..........................................................................................................................3
Remove Tools # 1........................................................................................................................3
Adding & Removing Tools # 2.......................................................................................................4
Moving Toolbar Icon Locations.....................................................................................................5
Adding Stamps................................................................................................................................6
Adding Favorites.............................................................................................................................7
Create a Signature Stamp................................................................................................................8
Adobe Standard Default for Viewing .tif Files....................................................................................9

3. Adobe Standard X
Stamping in Adobe
Stamp Tool Location
From Adobe, inthe upperrighttoolbarclick[Comment]
From the listof options,click[Annotations]
On the top row,far rightis the [stamp icon]
Clickthe arrow to the rightof the [stamp icon] to see your
stampoptions.Place yourmouse overeachcategoryto see
the stampsavailable.Asyouaddstampsto your stamp
library,youcan add categoriestobetterorganize them.
You can see I've addedInvoice Stamps&ProCard.
Note:The Dynamicstampswill requestyouto
enteryourinformation.Once youare finished
enteringyourinformation,checkthe box that’s
saysdo not showthis again.I believeitisinthe
bottomleftcorner.The informationyouenterhere
will populate onthe stampsonlyinthe Dynamic
category,forexample the Reviewedstamp,which
youwill see laterinthistutorial.

4. Adobe Standard X
Add & Remove Icons to Quick Tools
Q: What are [Quick Tools]?
A: [Quick tools] are the iconsyousee inthe toolbarat the top of the screen (imagebelow). Youcan add
the toolsyouuse mostfrequentlysotheyare easiertoaccesswhile youare working.
Q: How do I add andremove the [stamp icons] to my[Quick Tools] toolbar?
A: There are 2 waysto add or remove tool icons onthe [Quick Tools] toolbar.
One way, is directlyfromthe tool iconitself.
Adding Tools#1
To do this,fromthe upperrighttoolbarclick [Comment]  click
[Annotations]  right clickontop of the [stamp icon] and
select[Addto Quick Tools].
The stamp iconhas beenaddedtothe endof the iconsof mytoolbaras shownin the image below.
RemoveTools #1
From the [QuickTools] toolbar, rightclickon topof the tool and
click[Remove from Quick Tools]

5. Adobe Standard X
Adding & Removing Tools#2
From this[Customize QuickTools] dialogbox isthe secondway toadd or remove tool iconsonthe
[Quick Tools].Inthe windowtothe left,clickthe + or – to openand close the sub-menusof all [Quick
Tools] that can be addedto the toolbar.
Add a Tool - Selectitfromthe window onthe leftthenclickthe rightarrow locatedbetween
the two windows.Yourtool shouldappearatthe bottomof the window onthe right.
Add a Separator - Inthe window tothe right,selectthe icontoappear onthe leftof the
separatorthenclickthe icon [vertical line withgreen+] betweenthe left/rightarrowsbetween
the windows.
You can move the newtoolsand separatorsintodifferentlocationsof yourchoosingbyfollowingthe
directionsdiscussedpreviously.Once youhave finishedaddingorremovingicons,click ok.

6. Adobe Standard X
Moving ToolbarIconLocations
These iconscan be organizedbyrightclickinginan empty spaceof the
toolbarat the top of the screenandselecting[QuickTools…] fromthe
menu.
Whenthe [Customize QuickTools] dialogbox appears,selectthe [stampicon] fromthe window onthe
right.Clickthe up or down arrows to move the iconto the locationof your choosing,thenclick ok.
The [stamp icon] hasnow beenmovedtothe locationof mychoosingas showninthe image below.

7. Adobe Standard X
Adding Custom Stamps
To add stampsto your stamplibrary, forexample a
signature, clickthe arrownextto the [stamp icon] 
mouse over[CustomStamps]  select[Create Custom
Stamp…]
From the [SelectImage for Custom Stamp] dialogbox,
clickbrowse. Navigate throughyourcomputertofindyour
signature orstamp youwant to import,once selected,
click ok.
In the [Create Custom Stamp] dialogbox,select
a category fromthe dropdownor entera
customname as I didwith[Signatures].Give
thisstampa name thenclick ok.

8. Adobe Standard X
Adding Favorites
Frequentlyusedstampscanbe placedrightupfrontfor easyaccess.
The Approvedstampisinyour favorites,toaddfrequentlyusedstamps
to yourfavorites
1. Clickthe arrow nextto the [stampicon] selectthe
stampyou wantto add
2. Clickthe arrow nexttothe [stampicon],from the
stampmenu,selectthe optiontowardthe bottomthatreads[Add
Current Stamp to Favorites]
3. Clickthe arrow nexttothe [stampicon] and the stampyou
selectedwill appearunderthe approvedstamp

9. Adobe Standard X
Create a Signature Stamp
1. Get a blankpiece of paperand signit.If you use several differentsignatures
signthemacross the blanksheet.
2. Email the signedpiece of papertoyourself asa PDF andsave to a folderon
your computer
3. Openthe PDF of signaturesinyourAdobe StandardXsoftware.
4. Usingthe [crop tool],youare goingto crop aroundthe firstsignature and
save to a folderonyour computer. The [crop tool] can be foundbyclicking
[Tools]  [Pages]  [Crop].Place itinthe [QuickTools] by followingthe
directionsdiscussedpreviously.
a. To crop, start inthe upperleftcornerof the signature,holddown
the leftmouse button,dragthe curser downandacross to the
bottomrightcorner and release the mouse button.
i. You to adjustthe crop area by grabbingthe cornersand movingthemtoremove
as much blankspace as possible.
b. Double clickinside the croparea,the [SetPage Boxes] dialogbox appears.Here youcan
fine tune the amountremovedsurroundingthe signature.Once everythinglooks
satisfactory,click ok.
5. Save the PDF to a folderonyour computerbygoingto [File]  [Save As]  Select[PDF] (you
can alsouse the followingkeyboardshortcut:Hold [Ctrl + Shift + S])
a. Savingthe croppedsignature asan image will allow youtouse itina Word documentor
Excel spreadsheet.Tosave as an image goto [File]  [Save As]  [Image]  select
[JPEG]

10. Adobe Standard X
Adobe Standard Default for Viewing .tif Files
You can setyour Adobe StandardXsoftware to openall .tif files,usuallyfaxes,soyoucan easilysave
themas PDF's
1. If you don't alreadyhave one,save a.tif file toyourcomputer,desktopisfine.Youcandelete it
later.
2. Rightclickon top of the .tif file andmouse over
[OpenWith]  select[Choose DefaultProgram]
3. From the [OpenWith] dialog
box,clickthe downarrow to the right
of [OtherPrograms] and select
Adobe Acrobat.(Mine isalready
showingupinthe [Recommended
Programs] but yoursshouldstill be in
the [Other Programs].If youdo not
see itthere thenitis likelyyoudonot
have thisprogram installed.)
4. Make sure the box is checked
where itsays[Always use the
selectedprogram to openthis kind
of file] thenclick ok.
5. Now all your .tif fileswill
openinAdobe