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Electronic signatures
Last updated 1/14/2015
❖ Choose View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Signatures, or click the Signature Panel button in the document
message bar.
You can right-click a signature field in the Signatures panel to do most signature-related tasks, including adding,
clearing, and validating signatures. In some cases, however, the signature field becomes locked after you sign it.
Sign in Preview Document mode
When document integrity is critical for your signature workflow, use the Preview Document feature to sign documents.
This feature analyzes the document for content that may alter the appearance of the document. It then suppresses that
content, allowing you to view and sign the document in a static and secure state.
The Preview Document feature lets you find out if the document contains any dynamic content or external
dependencies. It also lets you find out if the document contains any constructs such as form fields, multimedia, or
JavaScript that could affect its appearance. After reviewing the report, you can contact the author of the document
about the problems listed in the report.
You can also use Preview Document mode outside a signing workflow to check the integrity of a document.
1 Open the Preferences dialog box.
2 Under Categories, select Signatures.
3 For Creation & Appearance, click More.
4 For When Signing, select View Documents In Preview Mode, and click OK.
5 In the PDF, click the signature field and choose Sign Document.
The document message bar appears with the compliance status and options.
6 (Optional) Click View Report in the document message bar (if available) and select each item in the list to show
details. When you’re done, close the PDF Signature Report dialog box.
7 If you’re satisfied with the compliance status of the document, click Sign Document in the document message bar,
and add your digital signature.
8 Save the PDF using a different name than the original, and close the document without making any further changes.