How to sign in a PDF document

Important documents that need your signature are often sent as PDF files. The traditional way is to print them out, sign them, scan the signed document and send it back. We'll show you how to sign a PDF digitally.

Thanks to Acrobat Reader, you can digitally sign important PDF documents without printing them out.

Sign PDF with Adobe Acrobat Reader: It's that easy

To sign a PDF, it's a good idea to use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If this is not yet available on your computer, install the software and then proceed as follows to insert your digital signature.

1. Open the PDF with Acrobat Reader.
2. Click on the "Tools" tab in the top menu bar and select "Fill out and sign".
3. You then have various options available. Select "Fill and sign" again.
4. Then go with the mouse pointer to the place in the document where you want to put your signature.
5. Make a left click so that the field for text input opens.
6. In the top navigation you will now see the option "Sign" or "Sign". Click on it and then on "Add signature".
7. In the following window you have the choice whether you want to enter your initials as a normal font, as a signature or as a previously created image.
8. For a signature true to the original, select the second option "Draw". Now you can draw your signature with the mouse pointer and save it by clicking the "Apply" button.

You can now paste your digital signature anywhere you want in the PDF. If you want to put more signatures in other documents, you can always access the saved signature.

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