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1 Dynamic Stamp Secrets - Sample File By Thom Parker, for the Acrobat Users Website ( ) Updated for Acrobat XI, but compatible with Acrobat/Reader 7 and Later Installing Acrobat Stamps This PDF is an Acrobat Stamp file. Each page following this one is an individual Stamp . To be used with Acrobat, this file must be copied into one, and only one, of the two Acrobat Stamp Folders. In addition, this file may contain JavaScript files that are needed to support Dynamic Stamp operation. Installation Please install this Stamp file in one of the two Acrobat Stamp Folders. Local User Folder: Stamp files placed in this folder are only visible to one user.

2 However, this is also the only location where Acrobat will edit the Stamp file when stamps are added or deleted using the Stamp Manager Tool. To locate this folder run the following code from the Console Window. ("user","stamps"); Application Folder: Stamp Files placed in this folder are visible to all users on the system. Acrobat considers stamps in this folder to be immutable. Typically, this folder will located at: <Acrobat Installation>/Acrobat/plug_ins/Annotations/Stamps But it can also be found by running the following code in the Console Window: ("app","stamps"); After installing this File, shutdown Acrobat/Reader completely, then restart.

3 You will see the " Dynamic Stamps Secrets " category listed on the stamps menu. Find out all you have ever wanted to know about Acrobat/PDF stamps and much more, in the All About PDF Stamps in Acrobat and Paperless Workflows book. example #1 This Stamp Displays the Name and Path of the of the Stamp File This Stamp Displays the Acrobat Folder Paths example #2 This Stamp Displays the Name of the Stamp example #3 This Stamp Displays Name of the PDF being Stamped 2. A User Entered Value and the Stamp Date It also writes the user entered value into the document's custom metatadata