"PDF Stamping"

By Dan Shea
Planet PDF Managing Editor
Issue 3 for 2009

Whether they are used to signify approval, document status such as "Confidential" or "Draft" or to apply corporate graphics, stamps are an important part of document workflows around the world. One such example is "Bates numbering", which is a system of incremental numeric stamps used in the legal sector to track hard copies of legal documents. How does this all translate into the digital world? Easily, thanks to PDF Stamps.

If you have been following developments from Adobe and third-party PDF developers over the last few years, you'll already know that they have all been hard at work ensuring that a purely electronic workflow is both feasible and very usable. For example, it's possible to apply not only standard graphical text stamps with Acrobat, but to create and use your own custom graphical stamps as well.

For a standalone PDF stamping solution, check out Nitro PDF Professional. For power and flexibility, you may want to try a specialized 3rd-party tool such as ARTS PDF Stamper, ARTS PDF Aerialist or IntelliPDF BATES PRO. It's even possible to automate your stamping processes on a server or via hot folders using PDF Snake Server. All five products support the application of Bates numbering and -- perhaps most importantly -- all have demonstration versions freely available from PDF Store.

For more options, please check out PDF Store's PDF Stamping aisle. Until next time, happy stamping!

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