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How do I set the default size for a stamp?

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December 6, 2019
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I added a custom stamp, but the image file stamps on the page in a size much larger than I desire. I have re-sized the stamp, but how do I save that size as default? It made sense to me that when I got it where I wanted it I would RMB click on the stamp and choose Properties>Make Current Properties Default, but that doesn't work.

Thanks in advance for the help.

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Correct answer GreggAnthony

Looking at some of the replies, I don’t think folks are getting what the original lister was requesting. I just encountered the same problem. The stamp that was sent to me by corporate was bigger than my page, and when you have to use this stamp multiple times a day it gets really old to click on the stamp once it is on the page and resize the image. What they are looking for is a stamp that is already the correct size.

I resolved this by going to

Menu

Create

Blank Page

Insert the stamp you want to use, size it to the size you want relative to the page. save this page to your desktop and name it something similar to the stamp you are currently using. Close this document in Adobe.

See All Tools (across the top)

Add a Stamp (scroll down), OPEN

Custom Stamps (left side menu)

Create

In the “FILE” - Browse - Look for the file you just saved to your desktop.

It should open a small representation in the window that shows your stamp in the size compared to a page of paper. If this is the correct sizing for you continue. and say OK

Category - Select the down arrow on the right side and select the category where you want to save this new resized stamp,

Name - What do you want to call this stamp - this is how it will appear on the menu to be selected.

check box ( down sample stamp to reduce file size)

OK

Open any document and try the new stamp. New stamp should be the correct size. If it is still too big, try the process again as listed above with a new name until you get the desired size.

Hope this helps. It worked for me. 😁

GreggAnthonyCorrect answer

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Looking at some of the replies, I don’t think folks are getting what the original lister was requesting. I just encountered the same problem. The stamp that was sent to me by corporate was bigger than my page, and when you have to use this stamp multiple times a day it gets really old to click on the stamp once it is on the page and resize the image. What they are looking for is a stamp that is already the correct size.

I resolved this by going to

Menu

Create

Blank Page

Insert the stamp you want to use, size it to the size you want relative to the page. save this page to your desktop and name it something similar to the stamp you are currently using. Close this document in Adobe.

See All Tools (across the top)

Add a Stamp (scroll down), OPEN

Custom Stamps (left side menu)

Create

In the “FILE” - Browse - Look for the file you just saved to your desktop.

It should open a small representation in the window that shows your stamp in the size compared to a page of paper. If this is the correct sizing for you continue. and say OK

Category - Select the down arrow on the right side and select the category where you want to save this new resized stamp,

Name - What do you want to call this stamp - this is how it will appear on the menu to be selected.

check box ( down sample stamp to reduce file size)

OK

Open any document and try the new stamp. New stamp should be the correct size. If it is still too big, try the process again as listed above with a new name until you get the desired size.

Hope this helps. It worked for me. 😁

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Evan26444775gpqm

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No disrespect to Thom Parker but Adobe Acrobat is lacking and I am not one of these other users. Sizing an image prior to making a stamp can be done but getting this correct is not at all straightforward. If you look at built in tools, just about every other object can be resized in acrobat via a dialog box. I don't see why adobe makes this more difficult on the user when Acrobat could have the ability to change the size of the stamp by "percent of size" in the properties dialog and then allow to set the "Default size" OR resize the object in acrobat and then allow it to be set as the Default size. I sholdn't have to mess around with it external to acrobat. Acrobat has such precision in most areas. Why not this?

Sounds like many others have the same problem. That's a clue to Adobe to look at it.

Thom Parker

Community Expert

No disrespect to Thom Parker but Adobe Acrobat is lacking and...

By @Evan26444775gpqm

I don't work for Adobe. I have zero influence over what they do. I'm just trying to work around issues like everyone else. I've been at this now for 20 years, so I've seen a lot of water under the Acrobat bridge. If sizing a stamp is your worst issue, then you've got no problems.

So here's another method that you might find more useful. I assume you're creating static stamps, so we'll go with that method. Create your stamp with any size image you have. Then open the stamp file and use the "PDF Edit" tools to resize the image to the size you want for the stamp. Acrobat has handy rulers to help you with this, so it's pretty easy to do. The size of the content on the stamp page in the stamp file, is the size of the stamp when it is applied to a PDF page.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

alekseys41954945

Participant

Change resolution in image with stamp to 400 pixels/inch and save tiff with transparent layer.

Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com

Legend

The "workaround" you provided is the standard way of resizing and positioning an Acrobat Stamp.

Glad you figured out how to use Acrobat.

This is covered in Adobe's online HELP section: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/adding-stamp-pdf.html (Scroll to the section "Change a stamp’s location or appearance"). And most likely there are probably a bazillion YouTube videos on it, too. And Help also has a section on how to create a basic stamp: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/adding-stamp-pdf.html#create_a_custom_stamp. Wooo Hooo!

Note that this is a user-to-user forum. None of us are Adobe employees, nor are we paid to be here. The ACPs and MVPs that answer questions are volunteering their knowledge to help other users. Occassionally an Adobe employee chimes in and you can see the red Adobe icon next to their name.

But we're not here to teach anyone how to use their software, nor give a private tutorial on doing this and that. So an answer like "The best solution for a correctly sized stamp is to create it in the correct size in the first place" is the single most accurate answer in this thread.

If you don't know how to size your original graphic in whatever software program you originally used, then don't shoot the messenger. It's your responsibility to learn how to do that. This is an Adobe Acrobat user forum; we have no idea what program you used to create the original graphic, and we can't cover the use of other programs.

Bottom line:

Get training in how to use Acrobat and its more advanced features. There are many options, some are free:

Use Adobe's online help section at https://helpx.adobe.com/support/acrobat-b.html
Use Adobe's free online tutorials at the same URL.
Take a class from an online training center, like LinkedIn Learning. They have a deal giving you one month's free access to their entire library, so you can learn a lot in 30 days.
Take a formal class from an Adobe Authorized Training Center or individual Certified Instructor (many are ACPs on this forum). https://learning.adobe.com/partner-finder.html Because they are Adobe certified, they teach the correct way to use Adobe's software programs.
Search YouTube for short tutorials on the topic. Caution: like everything else on the web, you might not get accurate or current instructions. Unless you already know the correct methods, you can't tell if a YouTube video is giving you good advice or not. There's a lot of crap out there!
Get a book! (Yes, I know this is a novel idea.) Best for this topic: Adobe's Classroom-in-a-Book for Acrobat DC https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Acrobat-DC-Classroom-Book/dp/0134171837 Available in print and digital formats. This is the official book on Acrobat that is used for training before becoming certified.

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try67

Community Expert

You need to resize the stamp file Acrobat created, or resize the image you used and then create a new stamp from it.

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3DNutAuthor

Participating Frequently

Really? I had to go into an image editor and scale the image down to 20 pixels x 20 pixles and now (of course) the image looks all pixelated and jaggy. If that is true, that is mind blowing. Thanks for the assistance.

Thom Parker

Community Expert

What do you mean "mind blowing"? The size is a pretty natural thing. A stamp is a PDF page, so the size of the stamp when placed is the size of that page.

You didn't need to resample your image down to create a 20x20 stamp You have other options. For example, create a 20x20 button, then use the full size image as the icon. Or, a better option is to create a PDF page from your full size image, then use the PDF Edit tools to select and resize it to 20x20. These are both options that scale the image for viewing, while preserving the orginal size.

And yet another option is to write a script to place your stamp, so the script sets the size on placement.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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