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April 11, 2018
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How do you remove a stamp from a pdf

  • April 11, 2018
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What I need to know is how to remove a stamp from a pdf after the pdf is saved, closed and reopened. Please understand that I am not asking how to delete a stamp from a list of available stamps.

I know that I can "undo create stamp" from the edit menu immediately after placing a stamp on a pdf, but that option is not available after the document is saved, closed and reopened.

It seems odd that removing a watermark is so simple while finding the means to remove a stamp is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Correct answer try67

Click it with the mouse and press Delete...

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Known Participant
March 28, 2020

I tried this with a dynamic stamp that I had put the incorrect date into. It deletes the stamp but then even if you save the pdf without the stamp present and select that type of dynamic stamp again to enter a correct date it just populates with the stamp and the date that i had just deleted. Like it is remembering it from somewhere stored in the pdf file even though you have deleted it. it is very annoying because then i have to go find the original file all over again and start from scratch and then it works.

 

try67
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Community Expert
March 28, 2020

Maybe the stamp saves some data into the file and then reads it when you re-apply it... Without seeing the code of the stamp file it's very hard to say for sure, though.

Known Participant
April 2, 2020

Happy to share if i knew where to look! 🙂

 

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 11, 2018

Click it with the mouse and press Delete...

try67
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Community Expert
April 11, 2018

If that doesn't work then it's probably locked. Right-click it, select Properties and un-tick the Locked checkbox, and then try again to delete it.