Quick Access to Frequently Used Stamps in Acrobat X

Acrobat allows you to use a number of stamps that “live” in the annotation layer of the document.

For example, you could quickly add a Confidential stamp to your document:

Adding a stamp isn’t difficult in Acrobat X, but it is a few steps:

1. Open the Comments panel
2. Twirl open the Annotations section
3. Click on the Stamp tool
4. Choose a Stamp category
5. Choose a Stamp
6. Stamp it on your document

That isn’t hard, but it’s easy to reduce the number of steps. Here’s how . . .

Step 1: Add the Stamp to your Quick Tools bar

To add the Stamp tool to the Quick Tools area:

A) Open the Comments panel
B) Twirl open the Annotations section
C) Right-click on the Stamp tool and choose Add to Quick Tools

Step Two: Choose your Favorite Stamps

Acrobat allows you to easily access frequently used stamps without having to dig through sub-menus. Here’s how to “favorite” a stamp …

1. Click the Stamp Tool and locate a stamp you like and stamp it on the document
2. Click on the stamp on the page to select it.
   Hint: When selected, the stamp selection handles will be visible:
3. 
4. Click on the Stamp tool menu and choose Add Current Stamp to Favorites
5. 

Now, your favorite stamp is available to apply in two clicks:

Bonus Tip 1: Use the Stamps Palette

The Stamps Palette is a floating, resizable window which offers a large preview of multiple stamps.

The Stamps Palette opens. Select a stamp and drag it onto your page:

Bonus Tip 2: You can “favorite” from the Stamps Palette

Here’s another way to favorite a stamp . . . just right-click on it in the Stamps Palette: