Create and Digitally Sign a PDF Using Adobe Acrobat

Anthony Monstrola
2022-11-30T16:22:09Z

1. Open Adobe Acrobat (Reader or Pro version)

2. Click Edit

3. Click Preferences

4. Click Signatures

5. Under Identities & Trusted Certificates, click the More button

6. Click Windows Digital IDs

7. Click the “+” icon

8. Select Add a new self-signed digital ID

9. Click Next

10. Enter your Name, Organizational Unit, and Email Address

11. Click Finish

12. Close the Digital ID and Trusted Certificate Settings window

13. Click OK

14. To digitally sign a PDF using Adobe Acrobat (Pro or Reader), open the PDF document

15. After reading the document, scroll down to the signature line

16. Click into the signature field

1. The Sign with a Digital ID window should open

17. Make sure that the correct digital ID is selected (If you have multiple IDs created)

18. Click Continue

19. Click Sign

20. Either

1. Delete the original File name and type in a new one to create a new document (without overwriting the original)

2. Or keep the File name to overwrite the original document with the version digitally signed by you

21. Click Save

22. If you kept the original file name, you will receive a prompt to overwrite the original document

1. Either click Yes to overwrite

2. Or click No to change the file name