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Reader lets you sign PDFs and incorporate that signature into the file. If you are viewing a PDF on the web, download the PDF first before you sign it. Some documents have security applied that prohibits electronic signatures. Print such documents and then sign the printed copy.

Quickly fill and sign any PDF form online.

To sign a PDF document or form, you can type, draw, or insert an image of your handwritten signature. You can also add text, such as your name, company, title, or the date. When you save the document, the signature and text become part of the PDF.

Open the PDF document or form that you want to sign.

Click the Sign icon in the toolbar. Alternatively, you can choose Tools > Fill & Sign or choose Fill & Sign from the right pane.

The Fill & Sign tool is displayed. Click Fill and Sign.

The form fields are detected automatically. Hover the mouse over a field to display a blue box. Click anywhere in the blue box, the cursor will be placed at the right position automatically. Type your text to fill the field.

Hover the mouse to display the detected text field

You can choose your desired color to fill the PDF form. Click the color button in the Fill & Sign menu and choose your desired color.

By default, the signature color is black. To retain the default color of the signature, make sure the Retain Original Color For Signature option is unchecked.

Note:

For more information on filling your form, see Fill out your PDF form.

Click the Sign icon in the toolbar, and then choose whether you want to add your signature or just initials.

If you have already added signatures or initials, they are displayed as options to choose from.

If you've already added your signature or initials, just select it from the Sign options, and then click at the place in the PDF where you want to add your signature. Skip to the next step.

If you are signing for the first time, you see the Signature or Initials panel. Below is an example of the Signature panel.

You can choose to type, draw, or import a signature image. Added signatures and initials are saved for future use.

• Type: Type your name in the field. You can choose from a small selection of signature styles; click Change Style to view a different style.
• Draw: Draw your signature in the field.
• Image: Browse and select an image of your signature.
• Save Signature: When this check box is selected, and you're signed in to Acrobat Reader or Acrobat, the added signature is saved securely in Adobe Document Cloud for reuse.

Click Apply, and then click at the place in the PDF where you want to place the signature or initial.

To move the placed signature or initial, click the field to highlight it and then use the arrow keys. To resize or delete the field, use the options in field toolbar.

Note:

If you want to use an image as your signature:

• Sign your name in black ink on a clean, blank sheet of white paper. Sign in the middle of the paper so you don't photograph or scan the edges.
• Photograph or scan your signature. If you are taking a picture of your signature, make sure that the page is lit and that no shadows fall across the signature.
• Transfer the photo or scan to your computer. Acrobat/Reader accepts JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, TIF, and BMP files. You do not need to crop the image. Acrobat/Reader imports just the signature if the photo or scan is fairly clean.

After you have signed the form, you can share it with others. To share the form, follow the steps mentioned in the article Send your form.

For more information, see Send PDF documents for signature.

The creator of a PDF can encrypt the document with a certificatefor verifying digital signatures. Certificates that you receivefrom others are stored in a list of trusted identities. This listresembles an address book and enables you to validate the signaturesof these users on any documents you receive from them.

For more information, see these articles in Acrobat Help:

Per the Army Publishing Directorate (APD): 'As discussed in ALARACT 179/2014 and ALARACT 223/2014, IBM Lotus Forms Viewer and Silanis eSign software are no longer supported Army wide as of 1 October 2014. This software was removed from the Army Gold Master (AGM) images. If you currently have the software loaded, you should uninstall it from your computer as it is no longer licensed Army-wide. Prior to uninstalling the software, you should save the forms to PDF. If you don't have the full Adobe software consider a PDF printer like DoPDF.

Test your digital signature with the Portable Document Format - Fillable (PDF-F) link:

At the location where you need to sign, you should see a pink ribbon icon like this...

If you are not seeing the pink ribbon on the PDF (like these images)

Make sure you have Adobe Reader installed and set as the default PDF viewer. The Windows 8.1 & 10 built in PDF viewers will not work for digitally signing forms. Sometimes saving the file to your computer and working with that form rather than in the web browser will give you less problems.

Alternate / standalone download location: https://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise

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Windows users:

Problem 1: There is an issue on 'some' Windows computers with Adobe Reader DC installed when trying to sign forms. The error message people are seeing is 'Error encountered while signing: The Windows Cryptographic Service Provider reported an error: Key does not exist. Error Code: 2148073485'

Solution 1-1: Update your Adobe Reader DC by opening any PDF, click Help, then Check for Updates...

Solution 1-2: APDs solution is to uninstall Adobe Reader DC, Restart computer, download, install, and use Adobe Reader XI (Select Operating System, Language, and Reader 11.x.x).

Problem 2: When trying to sign a PDF-F, you receive this message 'The Windows Cryptographic Service Provider reported an error: The keyset is not defined. Error Code: 2148073497'

or

'The Windows Cryptographic Service Provider reported an error: The security token does not have storage space available for an additional container. Error Code: 2148073507'

or

you get a message something like this 'The smart card cannot perform the requested operation or the operation requires a different smart card':

Solution 2: Select the other certificate (if default was DOD CA-xx, try DOD EMAIL CA-xx) or vice versa.

How to set Adobe as the default PDF viewer in Windows 10:

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1. Click on Windows Logo (lower left corner of screen) > Settings > System > Default Apps

2. Scroll down and select 'Choose default Apps by file type.'

3. Scroll down and look for '.pdf' on the left side, click on 'Microsoft Edge' to select, once 'choose an app' popup opens, select 'Adobe Reader,' Close the window

If you want to open / work on an any PDF files you need to have Adobe Reader installed on your Mac and make it your default PDF viewer. By default your Mac uses Viewer to open the PDFs, which will not work. Saving the file to your computer, then opening it is best practice.

Alternate / standalone download location: https://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise

Mac OS 10.12.x (Sierra) through 10.15.x (Catalina) and now 11.1 (Big Sur) users need to make some adjustments in Adobe to be able to sign PDFs. This is only when using the native Apple Smart Card Ability and Adobe Reader, please verify these settings on your Mac:

Open an Adobe PDF file,

Select the words Adobe Reader (at the top of the screen)

Click Preferences

Under Categories, scroll down to Signatures

In the Creation and Appearance section, click More

Make sure Enable CryptoTokenKit framework support is checked.

You might also need to changethe Default Signing Format to CAdES-Equivalent

If you don't see these options, it could be you have an older version of Adobe Reader. Go to: https://get.adobe.com/reader and update your Adobe Reader

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Legacy support for Lotus Forms and eSign is now provided only by the ECMS help desk at: army.ecmshelpdeskfcmp@mail.mil or 703-379-4805

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CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE NOW SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED ALL NEEDED PROGRAMS ON YOUR COMPUTER.