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How To Create A
Digital Signature And
Sign A Document With
Adobe Reader DC
Created by Jerry Higbee

jhigbee
7/16/2015
HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

How To Create A Digital Signature In Adobe Reader DC


(1) Open Acrobat Reader DC and navigate to the Preferences menu as shown below

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(2) Choose ‘Signatures’ from the ‘Categories:’ menu on the left. Next to the ‘Identities & Trusted Certificates’, click ‘More..’

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(3) Click ‘Add ID’ as show below.

(4) Select ‘A new digital ID I want to create now. Click Next.

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(5) Ensure ‘New PKCS#12 digital ID file is selected. Click Next.

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(6) Fill out the highlighted portions of the window below using the instructions provided in red. Do
not change Country/Region, Key Algorithm, or Use digital ID for. Click Next.

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(7) Choose a password for your digital signature. If you forget this password, you will have to
create a new digital signature. There is no password recovery mechanism when you lose the
password for your digital signature. Click Finish.

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(8) View your new digital signature. You can now use your digital signature to sign Adobe Acrobat
forms. The next section of this How‐To covers signing documents with Adobe Reader DC.

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Sign An Adobe Document With Your Digital Signature


(1) In an Adobe document, click the signature field (shown as ‘1’ in the picture). If this is the first
time you are signing a document with your digital signature, you may see the ‘Add Digital ID’
window below. Ensure ‘My existing digital ID from ‐> A file’ is selected (2) and then click ‘Next’
(3).

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(2) To continue adding your digital ID and make it available to use for signatures, locate the digital
signature file you created earlier (1) and select the file (2). Click ‘Open’ (3). Enter the password
you created for your file, and then click ‘Next’ (4).

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(3) View that your digital signature has been added to the list of signatures that can be used for
signing and encryption. Click Finish.

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HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND SIGN A DOCUMENT WITH ADOBE READER DC July 16, 2015

(4) To sign the Adobe document, enter the password you originally created for your signature. If
you cannot remember your password, you will have to create a new digital signature. There is
no password recovery mechanism for digital signatures. Click Sign.

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(5) Optionally rename the file you are signing. Click Save, whether or not you rename the file , to
ensure the digital signature is saved to your document.

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(6) Note the bluish gray bar at the top of the window indicating the validity of the digital signatures.
You will also see that your signature has been added to the document.

Note: It is worth noting that signing a document often has the effect of locking some or all of the
fields in the document from being edited. The reason for locking some or all of the fields is to
ensure the document is not modified by someone else after a form has been signed by a
particular user.

Congratulations – you are finished!

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