Adding New Text/Bitmap Stamps

In addition to the text/bitmap stamps that have been registered automatically during installation, you can register new text/bitmap stamps.
1.
Select the [Tools] menu > [Stamp List].
The [Stamp List] dialog box is displayed.
2.
Click [Add].
The [Add Stamp] dialog box is displayed.
3.
Select [Text] or [Image] for [Edit Stamp].
If you want to create a text stamp: Select [Text].
If you want to create a bitmap stamp: Select [Image].
4.
Configure the detailed stamp settings in the [Add Stamp] dialog box.
Text Stamp Properties
[Stamp Name]
Enter the name of the new stamp to add using up to 31 characters. You cannot specify the same name as the name of a stamped already registered.
[Stamp text on Upper Part]
Select this check box if you want to place text in the top area of the stamp.
[Text]
Enter the text you want to display in the top area of the stamp using up to 50 characters.
[Stamp date]
Select this check box if you want to place the date in the middle area of the stamp.
[Date]
Select the date display format you want to use from the list displayed when you click .
The format of date stamps depends on the settings of your computer.
[Edit Date and Time]
If you click this, the [Edit Date and Time] dialog box is displayed. You can edit the date display format in the [Edit Date and Time] dialog box. For more information, see the following.
[Stamp text on Lower Part]
Select this check box if you want to place text in the bottom area of the stamp.
[Text]
Enter the text you want to display in the bottom area of the stamp using up to 50 characters.
[Font]
Select the font to use from the list displayed when you click . The list displays the fonts installed in your computer.
[Size]
Select the font size to use from the list displayed when you click . You can also enter the font size directly. Font sizes that can be configured are between 3.0 and 72.0 points.
[Style]
Configure the style to use. Click this button to switch between ON/OFF. You can combine more than one style.
[Bold]
Turn this button ON when configuring the bold style.
[Italic]
Turn this button ON when configuring the italic style.
[Underline]
Turn this button ON when setting the underline style.
[Strikethrough]
Turn this button ON when setting the strikethrough style.
[Stamp Color]
Select the stamp color to use from the list displayed when you click . When you want to use a color that is not available in the list, click [More Colors] to display the [Color] dialog box and select a color.
[More Colors]
If you click this, the [Color] dialog box is displayed. Using the [Color] dialog box, you can set a color that is not listed in [Stamp Color].
[Stamp Border]
Select the border you want to use from the list displayed when you click .
[No border]
Select this when you do not want to use a border for stamps.
[Round]
Selecting this option uses the round border for enclosing the text used in stamps.
[Box]
Selecting this option uses the box type border for enclosing the text used in stamps.
[Transparency]
Move the slider to configure the transparency of text stamps. You can also enter the degree of transparency directly. Move the slider to left to decrease the degree of transparency. Move the slider to right to increase the degree of transparency.
Bitmap Stamp Details
[Stamp Name]
Enter the name of the new stamp to add using up to 31 characters. You cannot specify the same name as the name of a stamped already registered.
[File Name]
Specify the path of the image file to use as the bitmap stamp using up to 259 characters (double-byte and single-byte characters in total). You can also click [Browse] to specify the image file.
Note
The following image file formats can be used for bitmap stamps.
BMP
TIFF (For a multi-page TIFF image, the first page is used. TIFF images including transparent parts also can be used)
JPEG
PNG
GIF
The types of image files that can be inserted may increase, depending on the codecs installed in your computer.
5.
Confirm the preview display and click [OK].
The [Stamp List] dialog box is displayed again.
The stamps that you have additionally registered are displayed in [Stamp List].
6.
Click [Close].
Note
The stamp icons displayed in [Stamp List] in the [Stamp List] dialog box indicate the stamp type.
: It indicates the stamps that have been registered automatically during installation.
: It indicates text stamps.
: It indicates bitmap stamps.