fields in stamps

[joew3882560]

I have a stamp created in a stamp file with text input fields. It is in the app stamp folder and setup correctly in that I can add the stamp to a document but the fields I placed in the stamp (in the stamp file) are not present in the version of the stamp that goes onto the document via the stamp tool. How do I make it so that the field imports with the stamp when it is imported?

Thanks for any help

Acrobat XI

Windows 7

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You can't do that. Once the stamp is applied the fields in it are flattened

and can't be edited anymore (unless you use something like the Edit Text &

Images tool.

The solution is to use a script that prompts the user to enter the values

of the fields just before the stamp is applied to the document, and then

copies that input into the fields, making them a part of the final stamp.

This is a complex subject and there are several tutorials written on it,

including a whole book by Thom Parker.

Try searching for "dynamic stamps" and you'll find plenty of information.

On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 6:57 PM, joew3882560 <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

[joew3882560]

Thanks. This is what I thought. I am working on a custom dynamic stamp. If you know the Javascript side of things I posted my primary question here Custom Dynamic Script Dialogue popup not working. Thanks!

[George_Johnson]

You don't. When a stamp is applied, and fields it contains are flattened, which removes the actual fields and leaves the field appearances. It is possible to use a script to prompt the user for information that then gets placed into the fields just before they get flattened. This requires some specialized programming that's more than just a few lines of code, so it's not a simple matter to provide an example here. There is a basic example that prompts the user via the app.response method here: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets

For anything more involved you will want to use a custom dialog, which is where the programming gets complicated. A good way to learn more is by example if you can find someone to program a dynamic stamp for you.