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The PDF Form That You Want To Fill Out and Sign, Open It With Adobe Reader and Click On "Enable All Features

This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating a digital signature in Adobe Reader XI to sign documents. It describes adding a new digital ID, selecting it to sign documents, and changing the appearance by inserting a graphic signature of a handwritten signature. The process involves downloading a PDF, enabling features in Adobe Reader, navigating preferences, adding an ID, filling out information, choosing a password, selecting the ID to sign, and saving and emailing the signed document.

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The PDF Form That You Want To Fill Out and Sign, Open It With Adobe Reader and Click On "Enable All Features

This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating a digital signature in Adobe Reader XI to sign documents. It describes adding a new digital ID, selecting it to sign documents, and changing the appearance by inserting a graphic signature of a handwritten signature. The process involves downloading a PDF, enabling features in Adobe Reader, navigating preferences, adding an ID, filling out information, choosing a password, selecting the ID to sign, and saving and emailing the signed document.

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

1. Download the PDF form that you want to fill out and sign, open it with Adobe
Reader and click on “Enable all Features.

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

2. Navigate to Preferences menu as shown

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

3. 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 in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

4. Click ‘Add ID’ as show below

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

5. Select ‘A new digital ID I want to create now’. Click Next

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

6. Ensure ‘New PKCS#12 digital ID file’ is selected. Click Next

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

7. Fill out your first and last name, department, university, email address and
country as shown below. Do not change Key Algorithm, or Use digital ID for. Click
Next

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

8. 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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9. View your new digital signature added to the list of signatures that can be used for
signing and encryption Adobe Acrobat forms

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document

10. In an Adobe document, click the signature field. If this is the first time you are
signing a document with your digital signature, you may see the ‘Add Digital ID’(4)
above

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11. Select the digital ID from the list of existing digital signatures. Type your
password. Click Sign

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12. Save the complete form and your digital signature will appear on the form

13. Email the signed form to the next person if further approval is needed or to the
Registrar’s Office for processing.

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document. Insert a Graphic Signature

14. Follow these steps if you would like to change the appearance of your digital
signature and insert a Graphic Signature
Step 1 Sign a blank piece of paper. Scan and save it as PDF.
Step 2 In an Adobe document, click the signature field, select the digital
ID from the list of existing digital signatures and select ‘Create New Appearance’ for
your digital signature

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document. Insert a Graphic Signature

Step 3 Name it, select ‘Imported graphic’. Click File

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document. Insert a Graphic Signature

Step 4 Brows and select the PDF file containing the image of your
handwritten signature. Click Open

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document. Insert a Graphic Signature

Step 5 Click OK to insert the graphic in your digital signature and change
the appearance

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document. Insert a Graphic Signature

Step 6 Type your password. Click Sign

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How to Create a Digital Signature in Adobe Reader XI and sign a document. Insert a Graphic Signature

Step 7 Save the complete form and your digital signature will appear on
the form

Step 8 Email the signed form to the next person if further approval is
needed or to the Registrar’s Office for processing.

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