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I need to sign a PD document! "owe#er$ %do&e Reader does not let me sign documents! I 'ust need to sign
the document$ not edit it!
Do I need to &u( the )ull %cro&at so)tware*
+r is there a &etter$ sim,ler wa(*
,d) signature
edited -un 1. /13 at 13015 asked 1a( 3 /12 at 22053
%cro&at Reader is now called %do&e Reader!3 Rowan 60.. 1a( . /12 at
2 There is some con)usion on what (ou mean &( 4ign &elow!! %re (ou re)erring to signing as adding a ,icture o)
(our ,h(sical signature to the document* or are (ou re)erring to stam,ing (our digital certi)icate to the
document*3 5rian at 16052 -an 26 /11
I/d rather wash m( mouth out with soa, than use that % word )or com,ressed$ dried mud! It reads %cro&at
PD! %cro&at Reader 7I now does allow signatures$ see answer &elow!3 iasco 8a&sDec 16 /13 at 5023
9ou don/t need to &u( the )ull %do&e %cro&at so)tware to digitall( sign a PD )ile$ &ut (ou will need to use a
tool like :uick PD Tools$ ;itro PD$ etc! I) (ou 'ust need to sign a PD )ile as a one o))$ then these ,roducts
o))er )ull( )unctional 1. da( trial #ersions$ which would let (ou sign the )ile!
%lternati#el($ (ou could ,rogrammaticall( digitall( sign a PD )ile!
answered 1a( . /12 at 602.
%ssuming that the PD doesn/t ha#e securit( ,re#enting (ou )rom doing so$ (ou ma( o,en the PD with
8i&re+))ice <riter =htt,s0>>www!li&reo))ice!org>?$ and then ,aste (our signature image onto it! It can then &e
e@,orted as a PD with the signature attached! I wrote a &log ,ost detailing the )ull ,rocess in A&untu o#er at
htt,0>>colans!net>&log>signing-document-image-u&untu-1212 ! It should &e Buite similar with other o,erating
s(stems!
answered 1ar 26 /13 at 16026
1 Tr(ing to o,en a rather sim,le$ te@t-onl($ 9-,age PD with 8i&re generated a CDeneral in,ut>out,ut errorC! The
same document loaded )ine in PDEsca,e!3 Dan Dascalescu 2101. 1. /13 at -un
%ncient :uestion trum,ed &( ,assage o) time!!!
%cro&at Reader 7I allows )or signing documents &( se#eral methods including a scanned image!
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How can I sign a PDF document quickly and cheaply?
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"ou can then send the si#ned document by $mai% Fa&% have other si#n or simpy save a copy'
(he )ie no* has the si#nature incuded *ithin it' "ou don+t even need Acrobat itse)% do*noad ,-F.reator
)rom SourceFor#e to #enerate your document that needs to be si#ned% send it to the person needin# to si#n'
(hey open it in Acrobat /eader 01% attach the si#nature and send it back to you )or printin# )or your records'
ans*ered -ec 16 +13 at 2323
1n our adobe *e create stamps by scannin# our si#nature' "ou can use the stamp to +si#n+ the document'
"ou can create any custom stamp you *ant'
ans*ered Ju 22 +14 at 3321
1 think this bo# *i hep you out a ot3 5o* to si#n a pd) document
ans*ered Ju 22 +14 at 3332
"ou shoud be abe to do it in reader% as on# as the )ie isn+t read6ony% or ocked'
7o to -ocument68Si#n
1) it+s #reyed out% you+re out o) uck *hether it+s the )u version or not' 7o to -ocument68Security68Sho*
Security Settin#s% and ook under the Security (ab' 1n the 9-ocument /estrictions Summary9 it *i te you i)
the creator o) the document checked the bo& to ao* it to be si#ned' 1) they didn+t% you+re #oin# to have to re6
render the document someho*'
edited !ay 3 +14 at 2133: ans*ered !ay 3 +14 at 21322
1 ;o% you cannot do this in Adobe /eader uness the ,-F has been speci)icay processed in Adobe Acrobat to
enabe e&tended )eatures in Adobe /eader that *oud ao* the user to di#itay si#n the ,-F' 1t does not
sound ike the ,-F has been processed in such a *ay in this scenario' ;ote3 ony Acrobat can enabe these
e&tended )eatures in Adobe /eader'< /o*an 63:4 !ay : +14 at
1 ;o% many ,-F creation toos can add a si#nature ine' We use ;itro ,-F and =uebeam% and add si#natures
*ith both' 5o*ever% )or this to *ork% each computer needs a ,>1 certi)icate instaed on it'< =rian Jan 27 +11 at
163:9
Assumin# you mean 9si#n9 in the sense o) *ritin# your name on it ?rather than in the sense o) a di#ita
si#nature@% the absoute simpest *oud be to print it% si#n it *ith a pen and scan the si#ned document back
into a pd)'
ans*ered Ju 22 +14 at 133A
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-an -ascaescu
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1) you need to Bust add the ima#e o) your si#nature% and perhaps )i in your name as te&t% then the absoute
simpest *ay is to upoad the ,-F to pd)escape'com% upoad the ima#e% then do*noad the ,-F'
ans*ered Jun 1: +13 at 21312
pd)escape is dan#erousy insecure as they don+t even use SSL )or either your documents or o#in credentias'
See my ans*er about pd)buddy'com )or a much better onine aternative'< "arin at 12344 -ec 16 +13
"ou can easiy edit and si#n your ,-Fs onine *ith PDF Buddy ?***'pd)buddy'com@ 6 it ets you add
si#natures as ima#es or by dra*in# on the screen' Works any*here% nothin# to insta'
?-iscosure3 1+m a co6)ounder o) ,-F =uddy@
edited -ec 16 +13 at 12321 ans*ered -ec 16 +13 at :331
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