How do you remove a stamp from a pdf

[ODuinn]

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.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Click it with the mouse and press Delete...

[try67]

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.

[ODuinn]

Sorry to post such a simple thing. My problem was that there was a transparent. read only text field covering the stamp, so when I tried to click on the stamp, it appeared that I had no access to it.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[craigriches66]

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]

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.

[craigriches66]

Happy to share if i knew where to look! 🙂

[try67]

What's your operating system?

[craigriches66]

macOS Mojave 10.14.6 on my iMac and macOS Catalina 10.15.4 on my Macbook Pro.

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