Creating custom stamps in Acrobat 9

I'd like to create some stamps that will give an approval status as well as giving the name of the reviewer and the date and time, similar to the default dynamic stamps but with different wording.
I've managed to create a stamp and add it to the palette, however I can't get it to display the name of the reviewer or the time and date.
Can you help?

You have to make a dynamic stamp.
See http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/custom_dynamic_stamp/ for a dynamic with with a field is not interactive. See http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/dynamic_stamp_secrets/, for a dynamic stamp with an interactive field prior to placement.

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