How to Import and Use Your Handwritten Signature to Digitally Sign Documents in Adobe Reader

Objective

Following these steps will add a digital copy of your signature to an Adobe PDF file.

Environment

Instructions generated using Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 2023.001.20143

Before You Begin

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Steps

Adding your signature the first time.

  1. Sign a normal sheet of white paper.
  2. Take a picture of your signature.
  3. Send the picture to your computer. (Upload to OneDrive or email to yourself.)
  4. Open the document you would like to sign in Adobe Reader.
  5. Select Sign > Fill & Sign
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  6. Select Sign yourself.
  7. Select Add Signature
  8. Select Image
  9. Select the image of your signature from steps 2 and 3 and select Open.
  10. Select Apply.
  11. Place your signature in the appropriate location on your document.
  12. Save the newly signed PDF.
  13. You're done!

Adding your signature to documents in the future

  1. Select Sign > Fill & Sign
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  2. Select Sign yourself.
  3. Place your signature in the appropriate location on your document.
  4. Save the signed PDF.
  5. You're done!

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