Adding New Stamped Images

With Annotation Editor, you can register new stamped images for digital stamps in addition to the stamped images that were automatically registered during installation.
Stamped images you register can be used for unsigned and signed digital stamps.
1.
Select the [Tools] menu > [Stamped Image List].
The [Stamped Image List] dialog box is displayed.
2.
Click [Add].
The [Add Stamped Image] dialog box is displayed.
3.
Select the stamped image type to create from [Stamped Image Type] in the [Add Stamped Image] dialog box.
Note
When [Text] is selected, you can register stamped images that use an enclosing circle, the specified text and date.
When [Image] is selected, you can register stamped images that use the specified image file.
4.
If you select [Text] in [Stamped Image Type], configure the details of the text stamped image.
[Stamped Image Name]
Enter the name of the stamped image to add using up to 31 characters. You cannot specify the same name as the name of a stamped image already registered.
[Stamp text on Upper Part]
Select this check box if you want to use text in the top area of the stamped image.
[Text]
Enter the text to use in the top area of the stamped image using up to 50 characters.
[Stamp date]
Select this check box if you want to use a date in the stamped image.
[Date]
Select the date format to use in the stamped image from the list displayed when you click .
The format of date stamps depends on the settings of your computer.
[Edit Time and Date]
The [Edit Time and Date] dialog box is displayed. For more information, see the following.
[Stamp text on Lower Part]
Select this check box if you want to use text in the bottom area of the stamped image.
[Text]
Enter the text to use in the bottom area of the stamped image 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 also combine the [Bold] and [Italic] styles.
[Bold]
Turn this button ON when configuring the bold style.
[Italic]
Turn this button ON when configuring the italic style.
[Stamped Image Color]
Select the stamped image 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]
The [Color] dialog box is displayed. Using the [Color] dialog box, you can set a color that is not listed in [Stamped Image Color].
Note
For the digital stamp automatically registered during installation and its copies, the date data format of "Short Date" or "Long Date" specified in [Regional and Language Options] of your computer is always reflected. However, for digital stamps registered by the user, the date data format selected during registration is maintained. In addition, if you change the date data format of a registered digital stamp, the stamp will be updated to the new format.
5.
If you select [Image] in [Stamped Image Type], configure the details of the image used in the stamped image.
[Stamped Image Name]
Enter the name of the stamped image to add using up to 31 characters. You cannot specify the same name as the name of a stamped image already registered.
[File Name]
Specify the path of the image file to used in the stamped image using up to 259 characters (2-byte and 1-byte character in total). You can also specify an image file in a dialog box that is displayed by clicking [Browse].
Note
The following image file formats can be used for image type stamped images.
BMP
TIFF (For a multi-page TIFF image, the first page is used. TIFF images with 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.
6.
Confirm the preview display and click [OK].
The [Stamped Image List] dialog box is displayed again.
The stamped image added in [Stamped Image List] is displayed.
7.
Click [Close].
Note
The stamped image icons displayed in [Stamped Image List] in the [Stamped Image List] dialog box indicate the stamped image type.
: It indicates that the stamped image is one of the stamped images that were automatically registered during installation.
: It indicates that the stamped image is a text type stamped image.
: It indicates that the stamped image is an image type stamped image.