Stamp Tool

Note: This topic is for Document/Medical only.

The stamp annotation object can be a bitmap image or a text string in a rectangular frame. In design mode, click and drag to specify a rectangle. Holding down the Shift key while drawing the rectangle will make the stamp annotation square. Then, if a text string is specified, the text is centered in the rectangle. If a bitmap is specified, the bitmap is scaled to fit the rectangle.

In design mode, click on the object with the right mouse button to do the following:

• Undo the last user action.

• Cut or copy the object to the clipboard.

• Delete the object.

• Select all objects.

• Lock and unlock annotation objects. See Password Dialog Box for Annotations

• Set and manage hyperlink properties for an object or group of objects. Note: The actual management of a hyperlink must be done through low-level implementation. Only the Menu Item "Hyperlink" and an associated event are provided through the automation object. For more information, refer to Implementing Annotation Hyperlinks.

• Bring the object to the front or send it to the back.

• Change the frame's line width and style properties. See Line Dialog Box for Annotations.

• Change the fill mode (transparent, translucent, or opaque) and the fill pattern. See Fill Dialog Box for Annotations.

• Change the foreground and background colors. See Color Dialog Box for Annotations.

• Change the font selection and font characteristics. See Font Dialog Box for Annotations.

• Edit the text .See Text Dialog Box for Annotations.

• Select an image file to load into the stamp. See Stamp Bitmap Dialog Box for Annotations.

On a device that displays 256 colors or less, you should use a fixed palette when displaying bitmaps. Otherwise, a palette shift will occur on stamp objects that contain bitmaps.

You cannot flip or reverse a stamp object, but you can rotate it. If you flip or reverse a container that includes a stamp, the object will move to the new position, but will retain its orientation.

For low-level implementation details, refer to Stamp Annotation Object.