Basic E-Sticker Pack User Guide

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2 Getting Started with Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using the Basic E-Sticker Pack is a simple process. Before you begin, however, we highly recommend that you keep an original, untouched set of PDFs as a backup. You have chosen one of the following four Basic E-Sticker Pack styles. We will use the Basic Yellow E-Sticker Pack as an example throughout the User Guide, so please send us an at questions@exhibitsticker.com if you need assistance with the other packs. Basic Yellow E-Sticker Pack Basic Blue E-Sticker Pack Basic White E-Sticker Pack Basic Combo E-Sticker Pack 8 Basic Yellow E-Stickers 8 Basic Blue E-Stickers 8 Basic White E-Stickers 13 Basic E-Stickers in Three Colors 2

3 Basic E-Sticker Pack User Guide Before using the Basic E-Sticker Pack, you will need to make sure you have Adobe Acrobat Standard or Pro Version 9 or higher. This product will not work if you are using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. What to expect: With this guide, we will walk you through the following: How to Install the Basic E-Sticker Pack Setting Up Properties for Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions 9, X, XI Choosing Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions 9, X, XI Placing Your Auto Incrementing Basic E-Sticker Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions 9, X, XI Placing Your Manual Entry Basic E-Sticker Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions 9, X, XI Changing, Deleting, Moving and Resizing Your Basic E-Sticker Working with Unusual Numbers/Letters/Characters How to Uninstall Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Time Saving Tips How to Flatten Your Document and Why it is Important Flattening Multiple Documents If you have any questions that aren t answered here, feel free to contact us at questions@exhibitsticker.com or during normal business hours. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, the Microsoft logo and Microsoft Word are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 3

4 Table of Contents How to Install the Basic E-Sticker Pack. 5 Adobe Acrobat Versions X & XI Setting the Properties for Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions X & XI 6 Choosing Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions X & XI... 7 Placing Your Auto Incrementing Basic E-Sticker Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions X & XI 8 Placing Your Manual Entry Basic E-Sticker Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Versions X & XI. 9 Adobe Acrobat Version 9 Setting the Starting Number for Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Version 9 10 Choosing Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Version Placing Your Auto Incrementing Basic E-Sticker Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Version Placing Your Manual Entry Basic E-Sticker Using Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Version Changing, Deleting, Moving and Resizing Your Basic E-Sticker Working with Unusual Numbers/Letters/Characters.. 15 Time Saving Tips How to Flatten Your Document and Why it is Important. 17 Flattening Multiple Documents.. 18 How to Uninstall Your Basic E-Sticker Pack 18 Questions/Feedback. 19 4

5 How to Install the Basic E-Sticker Pack If you follow the simple steps below, you ll be up and running in no time. Download Your E-Sticker File A product download link was ed to you after purchasing the Basic E-Sticker Pack. If you have not received your download , please check your spam or junk mail folder. If you did not receive any with the download link, please us at orders@exhibitsticker.com or give us a call at and we will resend the file(s) to you. Installing Your E-Sticker File IMPORTANT: If you have Adobe Acrobat open, please close it before beginning the E-Sticker installation process. Click on the download link in your confirmation . This will download an executable file to the place of your choosing. (If you have trouble locating the executable file after downloading it, check your Downloads folder located here: My Computer > My Documents > Downloads). Next, double click on the executable file to begin the installation process. You will be asked to enter a product registration code which you will find within your confirmation . You will be notified when the installation process is complete. Double click on your executable file (Note: your file name will reflect your purchase.) TIP: If you copy the key code before you begin the installation process, the key code will automatically appear in the registration box. 5

6 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version X & XI Setting the Properties for Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Using the Basic E-Sticker Pack is a simple process. Before you begin, however, we highly recommend that you keep an original untouched set of PDFs as a backup. Open a PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional Version X or XI. Under the Tools Menu, you should see a new tool bar item called E-Sticker Basic Props. Click this button to bring up your E-Sticker Properties box. TIP: If you right click on the icon you can select Add to quick tools and the E- Sticker icon will be added to your menu bar. This Properties box will allow you customize your Basic E-Sticker Pack: Enter a Prefix or Remove if not Needed AUTO INCREMENTING Enter a Starting Number Or enter a Starting Letter If you are using letters, choose AA, AB or AA, BB, etc. MANUAL ENTRY (A separate dialog box will appear each time you place your E-Sticker.) Select OK 6

7 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version X & XI Choosing Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Once you have set your E-Sticker properties, you can select the Basic E-Sticker Pack. Access your E-Stickers by selecting: Comment > Annotations and selecting the Stamp Icon pull down menu. Next, simply choose the E-Sticker Basic Yellow Pack and click on the E-Sticker you would like to use. NOTE: You can easily add an Stamp Tool shortcut to your Quick Tools toolbar by right clicking on the Stamp Tool icon and selecting Add to Quick Tools. 7

8 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version X & XI Placing Your Basic E-Sticker (Auto Incrementing) Once you have selected your Basic E-Sticker of your choice, simply click anywhere on your document to place the E-Sticker: TIP: you can move, delete or resize the E-Sticker once it has been placed. See page 14. That s it! When you open up your next document, it will automatically remember the last number or letter you used and auto-increment to the next number or letter. If you are working on a different case, just re-set your properties in the Properties Dialog Box before selecting your Basic E-Sticker Pack and your E-Sticker will populate with the new information. 8

9 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version X & XI Placing Your Basic E-Sticker (Manual Entry) If you have selected the Manual Entry button, when you go to place your E-Sticker, a pop-up box will appear where you can enter your letter/number: Click OK Then simply click anywhere on your document to place the E-Sticker: TIP: you can move, delete or resize the E-Sticker once it has been placed. See page 14. That s it! When you open up your next document to sticker, it will always pop up a new dialog box in which to type your E-Sticker number or letter. 9

10 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version 9 Setting the Properties for Your Basic E-Sticker Pack Open a PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional Version 9. You should see a new tool bar item called E-Sticker Basic Props. Click this button to bring up your E-Sticker Properties box. This Properties box will allow you customize your Basic E-Sticker Pack: Enter a Prefix or Remove if not Needed AUTO INCREMENTING Enter a Starting Number Or enter a Starting Letter If you are using letters, choose AA, AB or AA, BB, etc. MANUAL ENTRY (A separate dialog box will appear each time you place your E-Sticker.) Select OK 10

11 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version 9 Choosing Your Basic E-Sticker Pack If you are using Acrobat Standard/Pro Version 9, there are two ways to access the Basic E-Sticker Pack: 1 Access the E-Sticker through the Tools menu bar: Tools > Comments & Markup > Stamps > [choose the E-Sticker Basic Yellow Pack] 2 Access the E-Sticker through the Stamp button: (Note: Your E-Sticker choices will reflect your purchase.) NOTE: If you don t see the Stamp button, you will need to activate the Comments & Markup tool bar. Simply go to: View > Toolbars > [Place a check mark next to Comments & Markup] 11

12 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version 9 Placing Your Basic E-Sticker (Auto Incrementing) Once you have selected your Basic E-Sticker, simply click anywhere on your document to place the E-Sticker : TIP: you can move, delete or resize the E-Sticker once it has been placed. See page 14. That s it! When you open up your next document, it will automatically remember the last number or letter you used and auto-increment to the next number or letter. If you are working on a different case, just re-set your properties in the Properties Dialog Box before selecting your Basic E-Sticker Pack and your E-Sticker will populate with the new information. 12

13 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat Version 9 Placing Your Basic E-Sticker (Manual Entry) If you have selected the Manual Entry button, when you go to place your E-Sticker, a pop-up box will appear where you can enter your letter/number: Click OK Then simply click anywhere on your document to place the E-Sticker: TIP: you can move, delete or resize the E-Sticker once it has been placed. See page 14. That s it! When you open up your next document to sticker, it will always pop up a new dialog box in which to type your E-Sticker number or letter. 13

14 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat All Versions Changing, Deleting, Moving and Resizing Your Basic E-Sticker Changing and Deleting Your E-Sticker You cannot change an existing E-Sticker but you can delete it and re-apply with the correct information. To delete, click on the the E-Sticker to select it and use your Delete key to delete the existing E-Sticker. Then, simply reapply a new E-Sticker to your document with the correct information. Moving Your E-Sticker To move your E-Sticker, simply left click and hold down on the E-Sticker and drag it to the desired location. Left click and drag to move your E-Sticker Resizing Your E-Sticker The E-Sticker is perfectly sized to fit a typical letter sized page. However, there might be times where you need to resize your E-Sticker to fit a photo or a set of architectural plans. To do so, click on the E-Sticker and drag one of the corner resizing handles to the desired size. 14

15 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat All Versions Working With Unusual Numbers, Letters or Special Characters There might be instances where you need to use a combination of letters and numbers or you need to increment using decimal points. Here are two examples of common situations we ve run into: Decimals: If you need to use a decimal in your exhibit number, such as Smith , Smith , Smith , etc., enter everything up to and including the decimal into the Prefix box, and set the Starting Number to the first number or letter that comes after the decimal. This will allow you to use the Auto Incrementing feature from that point forward. Number/Letter Combinations: If you need to use a combination of letters and numbers such as Smith-A1, Smith-A2, Smith-A3, etc., enter everything including the letter into the Prefix box and set the Starting Number to the first number that comes after the letter. Again, this will allow you to use the Auto Incrementing feature. For other combinations of letters, numbers and characters, you can always use the Manual Entry box in the Properties Dialog Box which allows you to enter anything you would like as your exhibit number. 15

16 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat All Versions Time Saving Tips These two tips will help speed up the E-Sticker process. Be sure to check them out. Adding Your E-Sticker to the Favorites Menu After you have placed your E-Sticker you can make the process even easier by adding the E-Sticker to your Favorites menu in a few simple steps: 1. Using the Select tool or the Hand tool, select the E-Sticker on the page. 2. With the E-Sticker selected, go to the Comment & Markup toolbar, click the Stamp tool and choose Favorites > Add Current Stamp To Favorites. Version 9 Your favorite stickers are now easy to access! Version X & XI Use shortcut K key to place E-Sticker If you set up your preferences to enable single-key shortcuts, you simply have to select the K key anytime you want to place your E-Sticker. This saves a ton of time! To set this up choose Edit > Preferences > General > Use single-key accelerations to access tools. This is our favorite speed tip! Once you have done this, select the E-sticker you want to use and place it on the page. When you open your next document, all you will need to do is select the K key and your E-Sticker will be automatically be placed on the page at your next cursor click. 16

17 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat All Versions How to Flatten Your Document and Why it is Important 1 As with all Adobe Acrobat stamps, the E-Sticker is not a permanent part of the document until you choose to flatten your PDF. That is a good thing because It gives you the flexibility to delete the E-Sticker if you make a mistake, move your it to a different position or even resize your E-Sticker. However, it might be important to burn in the E-Sticker and make it a permanent part of the document at some point before submitting to the court, opposing counsel or trial technician. Flattening is a simple process but please, please keep a backup set of your documents before flattening! Even though you will be asked to save your file and give it a new name or location, it is a best practice to have a back up set tucked away so you don t accidentally overwrite your original files. Once you flatten a PDF file, your E-Sticker becomes a permanent part of the document and can t be removed or edited further. Flattening single documents The easiest way to flatten a single document is to print it to a PDF file. In the industry this is know as re-frying the document. Simply navigate to File > Print as if you are going to print your document and select Adobe PDF as your printer. 2 Before manually flattening your documents make a backup set of your documents first! Flattening makes the E-Sticker a permanent part of your document. Make sure Document and Markups is selected here. Click OK and you will be asked to save 3 your document. 17

18 Instructions for Adobe Acrobat All Versions Flattening Multiple Documents If you have hundreds of documents to E-Sticker, it would be tedious to individually flatten each and every document. There are batch flatteners available to help streamline the process. We have included links to download our favorite flatteners which work with Adobe Acrobat 9, X & XI on the home page of our web site: Again, please keep an unflattened set of documents in a safe location! Once you have flattened your documents the E- Sticker cannot be moved or edited. How to Uninstall Your Basic E-Sticker Pack If you ever need to uninstall your E-Sticker, go to Add or Remove Programs in your Control Panel and find the E-Sticker. Windows XP: Double click the Uninstall File Windows 7: 18

19 Do you have questions? If you have any questions about using your new E-Stickers or about purchasing multi-user licenses or membership discounts, please check out our FAQ section of the website: We update the FAQs as questions come in, so you will most likely find a quick solution or answer there. All-In-One E-Sticker If you find that you need more color options or title choices, our All-In-One E-Sticker gives you that flexibility. If not, you can contact us via at : questions@exhibitsticker.com or give us a call during normal business hours (CMT) at Feedback We not only value your feedback, we actually listen to your suggestions and try to implement great suggestions. Please let us know if there is something you would like to see in future revisions. Also, if you have a testimonial or a case scenario to submit on how the E-Sticker has saved you time and money, please tell us! We will always credit you and your firm (if you so desire). Visit to learn more about or to purchase the All-In-One E-Sticker! 19