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rikkifav
rikkifav
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Apr 23, 2019 3:30 PM UTC
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How can I stamp multiple pages of the same PDF with a batch stamp?

I used to have batch stamp on my Adobe Reader but I recently got a new computer. I need to apply stamps to PDFs daily, sometimes up to 300 pages for one document. Applying the stamp to each page manually just doesn't make sense. I did have a javascript that was on my old computer but now I cannot find the page I got it from.

How can I do this? I have Acrobat X

Please help.

Thank you.

    JR Boulay
    JR BoulayCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Apr 23, 2019 5:31 PM UTC

    Hi.

    You can apply a stamp on a 500 pages PDF in a wink using Acrobat Pro and without using JavaScript with the Watermark function.

    In addition, it allows to save settings and to apply to multiple files.

    Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
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    JR Boulay
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    JR BoulayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Apr 23, 2019 5:31 PM UTC

    Hi.

    You can apply a stamp on a 500 pages PDF in a wink using Acrobat Pro and without using JavaScript with the Watermark function.

    In addition, it allows to save settings and to apply to multiple files.

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    Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
      Keeva5C17
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      Apr 28, 2021 11:58 AM UTC

      What if the pdf is signed?  The watermark feature doesn't seem to work.

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      Bernd Alheit
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      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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      Apr 28, 2021 12:49 PM UTC

      You can't change signed documents.

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      try67
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      try67Community Expert
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      Apr 23, 2019 3:39 PM UTC

      Yes, this requires using a script. It's not a built-in feature of Acrobat.

      One such script is this (paid-for) tool I've developed, which allows you to duplicate one (or more) comments to multiple pages in your file with ease: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat/Reader -- Duplicate Annotations to Multiple Pages

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      rikkifav
      rikkifavAuthor
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      Apr 23, 2019 3:46 PM UTC

      Thank you. This is for my work and unfortunately I am not approved to buy anything to do this

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      Thom Parker
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      Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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      Apr 23, 2019 4:07 PM UTC

      You really should have copied that script off your old system.

      There are a couple of ways to go about writing such a script. One way is to create a script that adds the stamp to each page. The second is to write a script to copy a stamp to all pages. You'd have to add the first stamp and select it. The second script is easier because it doesn't require writing placement code, the stamp is just copied as is. 

      If you are interested in learning how to do this, then we can help. However, the scripts Try67 makes are very inexpensive. If you don't want to do this yourself, then spend the money. I'm sure you get paid to work. So it would be very unfair to suggest that we should do your job for free. 

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