ARTS PDF Stamper Version 3.0 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Contents Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 4 2. SETUP .......................................................................................................... 5 2.1. System Requirements ................................................................................ 5 2.2. Installation............................................................................................... 5 2.3. Activation................................................................................................. 6 2.4. Registration.............................................................................................. 7 2.5. Uninstalling ARTS PDF Stamper ................................................................... 7 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. USING ARTS PDF STAMPER ............................................................................ 9 Starting ARTS PDF Stamper .......................................................................10 Menu......................................................................................................10 Toolbar ...................................................................................................11 Stamp a document ...................................................................................11 Undo Stamp ............................................................................................11 4. MANAGING STAMPS AND PROFILES .................................................................. 12 4.1. Creating a new Profile ...............................................................................13 4.2. Creating a new Stamp ..............................................................................13 4.3. Previewing a Profile/Stamps ......................................................................13 4.4. Renaming Profiles/Stamps .........................................................................13 4.5. Deleting Profiles /Stamps ..........................................................................14 4.6. Rearranging Stamps .................................................................................14 4.7. Importing / Exporting Profiles ....................................................................14 4.8. Editing Stamps ........................................................................................15 4.9. Right Click Menus.....................................................................................15 5. DESIGNING STAMPS ...................................................................................... 16 5.1. General Stamp Settings ............................................................................17 5.1.1. 5.1.2. 5.1.3. 5.1.4. 5.1.5. 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.2.4. 5.2.5. 5.3.1. 5.3.2. Layout ........................................................................................................ 17 Pages Options.............................................................................................. 18 Border and Outline Font ................................................................................ 18 Applying Actions to Stamps ........................................................................... 18 Using Absolute / Relative Addressing .............................................................. 20 Line spacing ................................................................................................ 21 Dynamic Text .............................................................................................. 22 Font ........................................................................................................... 23 Adding Bates Numbers.................................................................................. 24 Adding Page Numbers................................................................................... 26 Size ........................................................................................................... 28 Page Number (PDF Stamps only).................................................................... 28 5.2. Text Stamp Properties ..............................................................................21 5.3. Image/PDF Stamp Settings........................................................................27 6. LOGGING .................................................................................................... 29 | CONTENTS | Page 2 of 39 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Contents 6.1. 6.2. View Log File ...........................................................................................29 Clear Log File...........................................................................................30 7. CONFIGURING PREFERENCES .......................................................................... 31 7.1. File Handling ...........................................................................................31 7.2. Defaults ..................................................................................................31 8. 9. BATCH PROCESSING ...................................................................................... 32 CUSTOMIZE A TOOLBAR BUTTON ...................................................................... 34 10. TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................... 36 10.1. Frequently Asked Questions....................................................................36 10.2. Forum .................................................................................................37 10.3. Known Issues .......................................................................................37 10.4. Updates ...............................................................................................38 10.5. Maintenance .........................................................................................38 10.6. Technical Support .................................................................................39 | CONTENTS | Page 3 of 39 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Introduction 1. Introduction ARTS PDF Stamper is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat for stamping text, watermarks and backgrounds to pages on a PDF document. With ARTS PDF Stamper, users can customize the content, appearance and action of each stamp as well as combining multiple stamps into one stamp profile. This includes aligning and setting the size of each stamp, or even making your stamps behave like hyperlinks. Using · · · · · · · · · · · ARTS PDF Stamper, you can: Stamp text and dynamic text Apply Page and Bates Numbers Apply image watermarks (BMP, RLE, DIB, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, EPS and TIFF) Stamp one PDF onto another Specify the position, scale and angle of rotation for text and image stamps Set actions for individual stamps. Stamp using Bates Numbering format Combine single stamps into a profile for faster application. Copy and paste stamps between profiles Save profiles for later use Set up batch processes to apply stamps across many files. Figure 1. The ARTS PDF Stamper main window | CONTENTS | Page 4 of 39 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Setup 2. Setup 2.1. System Requirements Windows · · · · · · · · Intel® Pentium® processor or equivalent For Acrobat 5.0 users: Microsoft Windows 98 SE, ME, Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition For Acrobat 6.0 users: Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition For Acrobat 7.0 users: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 64MB of RAM (128MB recommended) 50MB of available hard-disk space 1,024x768 screen resolution Adobe® Acrobat® 5.0 or later. Batch processing is only supported in Acrobat 5, Acrobat 6 Professional and Acrobat 7 Professional. Macintosh · · · · · · PowerPC® G3 processor Mac OS X v.10.2.2 or higher 64MB of RAM 50MB of available hard-disk space 1,024x768 screen resolution Adobe® Acrobat® 5.0 or later. Batch processing is only supported in Acrobat 5, Acrobat 6 Professional and Acrobat 7 Professional. For technical support queries, please consult the Troubleshooting section of this manual or email techsupport@artspdf.com. 2.2. Installation You may have received this software on either CD-ROM or as a downloaded file. Macintosh (CD-ROM) To install from a CD-ROM: 1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running. 2. Insert the CD-ROM. | CONTENTS | Page 5 of 39 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Setup 3. 4. 5. 6. Open the CD and double click the Install file. Navigate to ARTS PDF Stamper. Click install. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Stamper. Macintosh (.hqx) If you 1. 2. 3. 4. downloaded ARTS PDF Stamper, to install: Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running. Decompress the distribution file provided. Execute the installation file. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Stamper. Windows (CD-ROM) To install from a CD-ROM: 1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running. 2. Insert the CD-ROM. 3. If the CD-ROM does not automatically start, navigate to the CD in Windows Explorer and execute the Windows Installer.exe file. 4. Navigate to ARTS PDF Stamper. 5. Click Install. 6. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Stamper. Windows (.exe) If you 1. 2. 3. downloaded ARTS PDF Stamper, to install: Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running. Execute the installation file provided. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Stamper. 2.3. Activation If you have the demo version of ARTS PDF Stamper installed, activate the full version using the following steps: 1. In Acrobat select `Help > About 3rd Party Plug-Ins > ARTS PDF Stamper. 2. Ensure you have a valid serial. To obtain a valid serial you must purchase the product: a. Select the `Register' tab page and click on `Buy Now' to purchase the full version. b. After your purchase has been confirmed, you will receive an email containing your serial number. 3. Select the `Register' tab page and click on `Activate'. 4. Enter your license details, including your serial number, and click "OK". | CONTENTS | Page 6 of 39 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Setup 2.4. Registration ARTS PDF provide the option of registering your copy of ARTS PDF Stamper online. Online registration allows you to protect your serial number. In the event you lose or misplace your serial, we can locate and provide your serial to you on request. Registered customers will also receive important upgrade information and notification of product updates. 1. After activating your copy of ARTS PDF Stamper you will be prompted to register online. Do one of the following: · Click "Now" to register your product online1. · Click "Later" to register at a later stage. After entering your license details, you can register your product anytime by clicking on the "Register Now" button of the Register tab. 2. When registering your product, complete the online form and click "Submit Registration". 3. You only need register your product with us once. To manually register your ARTS PDF product, please visit our online registration page, http://www.artspdf.com/register.asp. 2.5. Uninstalling ARTS PDF Stamper Macintosh To install on a Macintosh platform: 1. Execute the installation file2. 2. To continue with uninstalling ARTS PDF Stamper you must accept the software license agreement. 3. Select the application ARTS PDF Stamper was installed under (either Acrobat 5 or Acrobat 6) and click `Open'. 4. From the drop down menu, select the `Uninstall' item. Alternatively, to uninstall: 1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running. 2. Locate the folder containing Acrobat plug-ins. For example when installed on Acrobat 6.0, typically files can be found in Drive: Applications: Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional: ARTS PDF Plug-ins: ARTS PDF Stamper 3. Delete the ARTS PDF Stamper files. You must be connected to the Internet. If you installed ARTS PDF Stamper from a CD-ROM, insert the CD, launch the Install file, navigate to ARTS PDF Stamper and click install (you can choose to uninstall at a later time). 2 1 | CONTENTS | Page 7 of 39 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Setup Windows To install on a Windows platform: 1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running. 2. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. Open Add/Remove Programs. 4. Select `ARTS PDF Stamper 3.0' from the menu. 5. Click `Add/Remove'. | CONTENTS | Page 8 of 39 ARTS PDF Stamper User Guide Using ARTS PDF Stamper 3. Using ARTS PDF Stamper The main features of ARTS PDF Stamper are: · Stamp text on a PDF document. Use Text Stamp feature to create single or multi-line text stamps. Text s ...