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Creating and Digitally Signing an Adobe® PDF Document

 

 

 

Step 1: Create a document in Microsoft® Word.

 

Sample Word Document

 

Step 2: Save the document as an Adobe® PDF.

 

Saving a Word Document To PDF

 

Some Word versions require that you “Save as Type PDF”

 

Older Word Version To PDF

 

Step 3: Open the PDF and under the “Fill & Sign” option, select “Place Signature”

 

Adobe with Fill and Sign and Place Signature Highlighted

 

Step 4: Click on “Drag New Signature Rectangle”

 

Drag New Signature Rectangle button highlighted in Adobe

 

Step 5: Draw the “Signature Rectangle” which will launch the digital signing function

 

Example of Drawn Signature Rectangle

 

Step 6: Digitally sign the PDF document.

 

Sign Document Window with Sign button highlighted

 

Step 7: Validate the signature.

 

Highlighted box over text stating all signatures are valid

 

Step 8: Add more signatures to the PDF by following the same process.