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I recently noticed, to my annoyance, that I can't create a transparent signature stamp in Acrobat XI anymore.
Previously, when I clicked "Place Signature," I was given a sort of transparent "stamp" with which I was able to place a signature in a document wherever I wanted. This differs from signing with a certificate because it didn't ask for my certificate password and I didn't have to draw a box - it was just a stamp.
I am still able to create a secure digital signature by drawing a rectangle and including an image of my signature. However, the image seems to always be centered in the rectangle, making it difficult to guess exactly how big to draw the rectangle when I'm signing a document so that I can get the signature in the right place. What's more, the signature does not seem to be transparent when signing with certificates.
Since security is usually not SUPER important for me, it's much more convenient to be able to use the old signature "stamp" method. But when I click "place signature" it defaults to the secure digital signature. There doesn't seem to be a way back to using the old non-secure signature stamp.
Was this tool removed from Acrobat?
If you've created a stamp of your signature that has a transparent background, you'd use the Stamp tool to apply it. In Acrobat 11 you access the Stamp tool by selecting: Comment > Annotations > Add Stamp (stamp icon)
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If you've created a stamp of your signature that has a transparent background, you'd use the Stamp tool to apply it. In Acrobat 11 you access the Stamp tool by selecting: Comment > Annotations > Add Stamp (stamp icon)
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I forgot to add that access to the type of e-signature you want to apply depends on how the document is set up. For example, it won't be available if the document includes any digital signature fields, is Reader-enabled, has certain security restrictions, etc. This feature has also evolved over time, and depends on which version of Acrobat/Reader you're using, so keeping track of what works and what doesn't can get confusing.
The stamp method I mentioned above is a more general approach and you can flatten the stamp after placing it so it can't be so eaily moved/resized/rotated/deleted. Post again if you'd like more information.
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I too have this problem. My custom stamps that worked only a week ago now do not have a transparent background...what happened?
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