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richardjefferis11
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February 6, 2020
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Dynamic Stamp - Fields

  • February 6, 2020
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Afternoon all,

 

I've looked at several posts about Dynamic Stamps in Acrobat on here, but couldn't find a solution...

 

Using Acrobat DC 19.0 on a Mac Mojave 10.14.5.

 

I want to create a custom stamp for our business with fillable fields upon placement. I've made a PDF and added the relevant fields under 'prepare form' as you'd expect. (please see attached). However when I place the stamp, these fields don't appear and therefore can't be filled in - it's just blank.

 

I'm aware that when you create a custom stamp these should appear in Library > Application Support > Adobe > Acrobat > DC > Stamps. I can create a stamp that is 'saved' i.e. it re-appears in Acrobat when I re-open the app, but despite this no folder is created in the above directory, nor PDF files for editing...

 

Am I missing something? It's infuriating - any help much appreciated

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    Correct answer Bernd Alheit

    /Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Stamps

    or

    /Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat Pro.app/Contents/Built-In/Comments.acroplugin/Stamps/[language _directory]/

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    Thom Parker
    Community Expert
    Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 6, 2020

    This is the best resource for finding (and getting to) the stamp locations

    https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Installing-a-PDF-Stamp-into-Acrobat-Macintosh-and-Windows.cfm

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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    Aubreyb
    Participant
    January 5, 2021

    Do you by chance know of the java script to use that will just display the user name in the dynamic stamp?

    Thom Parker
    Community Expert
    Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 5, 2021

    Yes,

    Put this code into the calculate script for field where you want the user name displayed.

     

    event.value = identity.name?identity.name:identity.loginName;

     

     

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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    RuskinF
    Participating Frequently
    February 6, 2020

    I found this resource for you

    https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/kb/create-custom-dynamicstamp.html

     

    I hope it helps!

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    richardjefferis11Author
    Participant
    February 6, 2020

    Hi Ruskin F, and Bernd_Alheit - the response probably applies to both!

     

    I had found both of those resources, but I'm struggling with the location of the stamp files... The 'stamp' folder doesn't exist where you'd expect it, and one isn't created when I make a custom stamp.

     

    The javascript solution to locate it doesn't seem to work either, although I have no experience of javascript so any help with that would be greatly appreciated...

    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Bernd AlheitCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 6, 2020

    /Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Stamps

    or

    /Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat Pro.app/Contents/Built-In/Comments.acroplugin/Stamps/[language _directory]/

    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 6, 2020

    Read this:

    https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/dynamic_stamp_secrets/

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