Automatically stamp contracts - professional and efficient

Step-by-step instructions for automatic document stamping

With Automatic PDF Processor, you can automatically add professional stamps to your contracts and documents. Whether it's a received stamp, approval mark, or company stamp - the task is done automatically.

Typical use cases

  • Received stamp: Mark incoming documents with date and "RECEIVED"
  • Approval stamp: Mark contracts as "APPROVED" or "RELEASED"
  • Draft stamp: Mark preliminary versions as "DRAFT"
  • Confidentiality stamp: Mark documents as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "INTERNAL"

Step 1: Create a new profile

Create a new profile with a descriptive name such as "Stamp contracts". Set the monitored folder.

Profile for stamping contracts

Step 2: Enable the "Add Stamp/Watermark" task

Switch to the task view and select the "Add Stamp/Watermark" task. Choose the "Stamp" type.

Add stamp task

Step 3: Choose stamp type

Choose between predefined standard stamps or custom text:

Standard stamps

  • APPROVED
  • DRAFT
  • CONFIDENTIAL
  • FINAL
  • FOR COMMENT
  • NOT APPROVED
  • ... and more

Custom stamp

Create your own stamp with any text, for example:

  • "RECEIVED on <TodaysDate>"
  • "PAID"
  • "REVIEWED"
  • "RELEASED BY [Department]"

Step 4: Set the position

Place the stamp at the desired position:

Position Typical usage
Top left Received stamp with date
Top right Approval mark
Bottom left File reference, reference number
Bottom right Page number, note
Custom Exact position in percent from page margin
Stamp settings

Step 5: Customize stamp properties

Customize the appearance of the stamp:

  • Color: Red for important marks, Blue for formal stamps
  • Page selection: First page only, all pages, or specific pages
  • Embedding: As annotation (editable) or burned in (permanent)
Page selection and embedding

Example: Received stamp with date

A classic received stamp could look like this:

RECEIVED
<TodaysDate>

The program automatically replaces <TodaysDate> with the current date, e.g., "01/15/2025".


Result

After configuration, all documents placed in the monitored folder are automatically stamped with the configured stamp.


Tips & notes

  • Burn in permanently: Select "Burned in" if the stamp should not be removable.
  • Use placeholders: Use placeholders like <TodaysDate> or extracted data for dynamic stamp content.
  • Combine: You can execute multiple stamp tasks in sequence to apply different stamps.

Other step-by-step instructions

Getting Started

Basic Tasks

PDF Editing

E-Invoicing & Archiving

Practical Examples


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