You can sign a PDF using either a digital signature or a handwritten signature to indicate your approval. A PDF can be signed with digital signatures multiple times and by different individuals. Your digital signature appears in the signature field when you sign a document and the appearance depends on the options you select through the Configure Signature Appearance dialog of the Preferences dialog box.

Sign with an existing digital ID

  1. Open a PDF file and do either of the following to sign the file:

    • Choose Security > Sign/Certify > Sign Document and drag your pointer to specify an area for the digital signature.

    • Click an existing digital signature field.

  1. In the Sign Document dialog box, select a digital ID from the Name drop-down menu and type the correct password associated with the selected digital ID in the Confirm Password field. You can click Details… to view the detailed certificate attributes. Then click Next.

  2. Select the appearance of your signature. To create a new look, click New and select options as needed.

  3. Click Sign and save the file.

Sign with a new digital ID

  1. Open a PDF file. Choose Security > Sign/Certify > Sign Document and drag your pointer to specify an area for the digital signature. Or, click an existing digital signature field.

  2. In the Sign Document dialog box, click Add…. Then, in the Add Digital ID dialog box, click Create a Self-signed Digital ID and click Next.

  3. In the Add Self-signed Digital ID dialog box, select where to store your self-signed digital ID and then click Next. See Create a self-signed digital ID.

  4. In the Create a Self-signed Digital ID dialog box, type a name, organization information, email address, and other information for your digital ID. The name you specify appears in the digital signature field when you sign or certify a document. To use Unicode values for extended characters, select Enable Unicode Support and then define Unicode values in the appropriate boxes. Type a password for the digital ID file and click OK.

  5. Save the Digital ID and in the Sign Document dialog box, type the correct password associated with the digital ID into the Confirm Password field and then click Next.

  6. Select the appearance of your signature or click New to configure the signature appearance.

  7. Click Sign and save the file.

Sign with a handwritten signature

You can sign a PDF document by typing, drawing, or importing an image of your preferred handwritten signature. You can add a new signature, delete or rename existing ones, set default, or get a preview in the Manage All Signatures dialog box.

 

Create a new handwritten signature

  1. Open a PDF file or form you want to sign and choose Security > Sign/Certify > Handwritten Signature.

  2. Select Manage All Signatures and in the Manage All Signatures dialog box, click the Add icon to add a signature.

  3. In the Add a Signature dialog box, choose a way to create a signature from the drop-down menu:

    • Draw my signature. Draw your signature in the Draw it below field. The default color is black but you can click the Color palette to choose the color you want and define the Weight.

    • Type my signature. Type your signature in the Type the signature field. You can further adjust the text attributes.

    • Import an image as my signature. Click Browse to locate and select an image of your signature.

  1. Name the signature in the Save the signatureas field. Click OK.

 

Sign with a handwritten signature

  1. Set the signature you want to use as default before you actually apply one to your PDF file. Choose Security > Sign/Certify > Handwritten Signature and then select Manage All Signatures.

  2. In the Manage All Signatures dialog box, select a signature from the list and click Set as Default . Click OK.

  3. Choose Security > Sign/Certify > Handwritten Signature and select Place a Handwritten Signature.

  4. Drag your pointer to specify an area where the selected handwritten signature appears and save the file.

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