Create and Digitally Sign a PDF Using Adobe Acrobat

Open Adobe Acrobat (Reader or Pro version)
Click Edit
Click Preferences
Click Signatures
Under Identities & Trusted Certificates, click the More button
Click Windows Digital IDs
Click the “+” icon
Select Add a new self-signed digital ID
Click Next
Enter your Name, Organizational Unit, and Email Address
Click Finish
Close the Digital ID and Trusted Certificate Settings window
Click OK
To digitally sign a PDF using Adobe Acrobat (Pro or Reader), open the PDF document
After reading the document, scroll down to the signature line
Click into the signature field
1. The Sign with a Digital ID window should open
Make sure that the correct digital ID is selected (If you have multiple IDs created)
Click Continue
Click Sign
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
Click Save
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

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