Tickmarks: Symbols, Numbers & Letters

TicTie Calculate version 5.x and 6.x. See our How to Check Your Version article for more information. 

TicTie Calculate comes with preinstalled tickmarks that include symbols, numbers, and letters. You can also add Custom Symbols. The user can place these tickmarks throughout the PDF to prepare source documents in a digital environment.

Using Tickmarks

Select the Symbols, Numbers, Letters, or Custom Symbols option in the TicTie Calculate toolbar.

• Symbols (Alphabetical)
• Numbers (1 – 40)
• Letters (A – Z)

You can toggle through the tickmarks in one location within TicTie Calculate tools. Once you have clicked on one of the tickmark options, the below box opens. Click the tabs to navigate through the options. 

Select the Size and Color for your tickmarks. 

Placing Tickmarks 

1. Select the desired symbol, number, or letter.
   • The mouse cursor will change to the selected tickmark.
2. Click PDF to place a tickmark.

The mouse cursor remains as the selected tickmark until you deactivate by:

• Selecting the Text Select Tool

• Or Selecting the Hand Tool

• Or by closing the tickmark window.

Resize Tickmarks

1. Select a tickmark to form a boundary box.
2. Click and hold a corner of the boundary box.
3. Drag mouse to resize.

Move Tickmarks

1. Select the tickmark to form a boundary box.
2. Move with “Up, Down, Left or Right” arrow keys.
   • Or you can (using the selector tool) left-click and drag to the desired location.

Deleting Tickmarks

1. Left mouse click on the tickmark to be deleted.
   • A boundary box will form.
2. Press the “Delete” key on the keyboard.

1. OR Right mouse click the tickmark to be deleted.
2. Select Delete from the drop-down menu.

Custom Symbols

Upload images for custom tickmarks to be used by you. 

1. Select the Symbols, Numbers or Letters option in the TicTie Calculate toolbar. 
2. Click the Custom Tickmarks tab. 
3. Click Upload to open your file browser.
4. Select an image file (.png or .jpg). 
5. Click Open. 
6. Click OK in the information window.
7. Close and reopen Adobe® to see and use the custom symbol. 

Tickmarks Preferences

Set default settings for your tickmarks. 

1. Select the Preferences... option in the TicTie Calculate menu. 
2. Navigate to the Tickmarks tab to select your Symbol, Number and Letter Defaults.

• Select the default Color and Size.
• Select if you want the Numbers and Letters to automatically change as you stamp (Auto-Increment). The Numbers and Letters change in ascending order if this option is selected. 
• The Last Used checkbox remembers the last tickmark used, so when you click the Symbols, Numbers or Letters, the most recently used tickmark will automatically be selected.