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USING ACROBAT X STANDARD
Digital signatures
Last updated 10/11/2011
5 In the Add Digital ID dialog box, select a storage location for the digital ID.
6 Type a name, e-mail address, and other personal information for your digital ID. When you certify or sign a
document, the name appears in the Signatures panel and in the Signature field.
7 (Optional) To use Unicode values for extended characters, select Enable Unicode Support, and then specify
Unicode values in the appropriate boxes.
8 From the Use Digital ID For menu, choose whether you want to use the digital ID for signatures, data encryption,
or both.
9 Type a password for the digital ID file. For each keystroke, the password strength meter evaluates your password
and indicates the password strength using color patterns.
10 Confirm your password, and click Finish.
Sign with an existing digital ID
1 Open the document.
2 Choose Tools > Sign & Certify > Sign Document. If you don't see the Sign & Certify panel, see the instructions for
adding panels at
“Task panes” on page 8.
3 Click an existing signature field, or drag your pointer to create a space for the signature.
4 In the Sign Document dialog box, complete the signature as follows:
Password Type the password associated with the digital ID.
Appearance Select to modify the information to be displayed in the signature, for example date and time.
Lock Document After Signing If this option is available, select it only if you are the last recipient to sign the document.
Selecting this option locks all fields, including the signature field.
Sign with EchoSign
EchoSign is an online service that lets you quickly sign documents in a web browser, without requiring a digital ID.
The service tracks the entire process, showing the person who initiated a document the current signature status. For
more information, visit
www.echosign.com.
To access EchoSign, do any of the following:
• In the upper left of the window, click the EchoSign icon <<ICON>>.
• When you start Acrobat, click Get Documents Signed Online from the Acrobat.com Services listed in the center of
the Welcome Screen.
• If a document is open, choose File > Get Documents Signed Online.
Sign with an ink signature
Ink signatures use the default color of Pencil tool markups. To change the color of the signature, right-click the Pencil
tool in the Drawing Markups panel that appears when you choose Comment > Drawing Markups. Then choose Tool
Default Properties, and change the color in the Appearance tab.
1 To sign a PDF with an ink signature, do one of the following:
• In Acrobat, choose Tools > Sign & Certify > Apply Ink Signature. If you don't see the Sign & Certify panel, see the
instructions for adding panels at
“Task panes” on page 8.
• In Reader, choose Tools > Extended Features > Apply Ink Signature. (This command is available only if the PDF
creator enabled digital signature and commenting rights.)