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Sign a PDF file with Adobe ® Acrobat® XI

Place your signature anywhere on a PDF file and send your document. Choose from a typewritten or hand-drawn appearance, or import a signature image.

1. Open the PDF file you want to sign. 2. At the top right in Acrobat, click the Sign pane. Open the I Need to Sign panel. 3. Click Place Signature. 4. Select one of the following options for signing in the drop-down box. To use a certificate, see the “Use an existing Certificate” section below. a. Type My Signature • In the Enter Your Name box, type your name. • To toggle between appearance options, click Change Signature Style. Click Accept. • Scroll to the desired location, and click to place the signature. b. Draw My Signature • Use your mouse or stylus to draw your signature in the box. If needed, click Clear Signature to start over. Click Accept. • Scroll to the desired location, and click to place the signature. c. Use an Image • Physically sign a piece of paper and scan the paper to a PDF file. See Scan paper to PDF and apply OCR with Acrobat XI. • Browse to the file that contains your handwritten signature. Click Accept. • Scroll to the desired location, and click to place the signature. 5. To sign your file more than once, click Place Signature again. Scroll to the desired location, and click to place the signature. 6. To permanently merge the signature into the PDF, save the file. Click Confirm to finalize the changes. Type a name for your file. Click Save. 7. You are presented with an option to send the signed document to others with Adobe EchoSign. To continue, click Upload and see step 6 of Get others to sign a PDF file with Acrobat XI. If do not want to use the Adobe EchoSign service, click Not Now. Tip: Acrobat sets the first signature method chosen as the default method of signing. To change methods, click the down arrow next to Place Signature, and select Change Saved Signature to return to the full list of...