This Wikihow article will teach you how to sign a PDF document with a personal signature using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Acrobat Reader DC is available for Windows and MacOS computers. You can also use the Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app to sign documents on your phone or tablet.
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Method 1 of 2: Using a Computer
Step 1. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is marked by a red icon with a white symbol that resembles an “A” shaped brush stroke. Click this icon in the Windows “Start” menu (PC) or the “Applications” folder (Mac).
You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from acrobat.adobe.com
Step 2. Click File
It's in the menu bar in the top-left corner of the screen.
Step 3. Click Open
It's at the top of the "File" drop-down menu.
Step 4. Select the PDF file and click Open
Use the file browsing window to locate the desired PDF file on your computer. Click the file that needs to be signed and select “ Open ”.
Alternatively, you can right-click the PDF file in a File Explorer or Finder window (on a Mac), selecting “ Open With, then select " Acrobat Reader DC ” as the opening application. If Adobe Acrobat Reader is set as your primary PDF reader, you can double-click the PDF file to open it directly in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.
Step 5. Click the Tools tab
This tab is the second tab at the top of the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC window, below the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Step 6. Click Fill & Sign
It's below the purple icon that resembles a pencil and a signature.
Step 7. Click Sign
It's at the top of the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC window, next to an icon that looks like a fountain pen. A drop-down menu will load afterwards.
Step 8. Click Add Signature
This option is the first option in the drop-down menu.
Step 9. Click Type, Draw, or images.
There are three methods of adding signatures. You can type a name, draw a signature using a mouse or touch screen, or upload an image of a signature. Click the desired option at the top of the window.
Step 10. Add signature
Enter the signature with the following steps, depending on the previously selected method:
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” Type:
” Use the keyboard to type your full name.
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” Draws:
” Click and drag the cursor to draw the signature on the available lines using the mouse.
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” Images:
"Click" Select Image " After that, select the image file that contains the signature and click “ Open ”.
Step 11. Click the blue Apply button
It's at the bottom of the window.
Step 12. Click the section you want to sign
After that, the signature will be added to the file.
Step 13. Click and drag the signature to move its position
To enlarge the signature, click and drag the blue dot in the lower-right corner of the signature.
Step 14. Click File
It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Step 15. Click Save
The PDF file with the signature will be saved.
Method 2 of 2: Using a Phone or Tablet
Step 1. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is marked by a red icon with a white symbol that resembles an “A” shaped brush stroke. Touch the icon to open the application.
- You can download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader for free from the Google Play Store on Android devices, or the App Store on iPhone and iPad.
- If prompted to sign in to your Adobe account, type in your Adobe account email address and password, or tap the Facebook or Google logo to sign in using your Facebook or Google account.
Step 2. Touch Files
This tab is the second tab at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3. Touch the directory
To browse files on the device, touch “ On this device " To browse files on the internet storage space (document cloud), touch “ Document Cloud " You can also tap the Dropbox icon if you have a Dropbox account.
Step 4. Touch the PDF file that needs to be signed
Use the file browsing window to locate the document on your device and tap the file you want to open and sign afterwards.
Step 5. Touch the blue pencil icon
It's in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Step 6. Touch Fill & Sign
This option is in the menu that appears after touching the blue pencil icon.
Step 7. Touch the pen head icon
On Android devices, this icon is the last icon at the bottom of the screen. On iPhone and iPad, this icon is the last icon at the top of the screen.
Step 8. Touch Create Signature
This option is the first option in the menu that appears after touching the pen head icon.
Step 9. Touch Draw, Image, or Cameras.
There are three methods of adding a signature in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Choose the preferred method.
Step 10. Create a signature
Use one of these methods to create a signature:
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” Draws:
Use your finger or stylus to make a signature on the provided line/column.
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” Images:
” Touch the signature image. If necessary, drag the blue dots in the corners inward so that your signature is in the center of the blue square.
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” Cameras:
“Make a signature on a clean sheet of paper. Use the camera to take the signature. If necessary, touch Crop Signature ” Drag the blue dots in the corners inward so that your signature is in the center of the blue square.
Step 11. Touch Done
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. A signature will be created after that.
Step 12. Touch the area you want to add a signature to
You can touch any part of the document.
- To move the signature, touch and drag it to the desired location.
- To enlarge the signature, touch and drag the blue icon with two arrows to the right of the signature.
Step 13. Touch
or Done.
On Android devices, the tick icon is in the upper-left corner of the screen. On iPhone and iPad, touch “ Done ” in the upper-left corner of the screen. After that, the signature will be added to the document.
