![]() Reader or Acrobat will present some options: What is Flattening? Flattening pushes the appearance of the signature annotation into the page content, effectively deleting interactive elements, but retaining the visual appearance of those elements.Īfter you apply the signature, click the Signed. Once you have added your signature using any of the methods above, Reader or Acrobat can Send or Save a flattened copy. If, for example, the other party needs to change the PDF to add a signature, that will not be possible. This options creates a digital signature which encrypts the document and prevents changes to it. I don’t recommend that most legal professionals use the Certificate option. Reader or Acrobat support the following file types to create signatures: You may need to experiment with different pens or markers. Make sure you use a new, crisp piece of white paper. If you have a scanner, you can write your signature on a piece of paper and scan it in to create a signature. It creates the best, crispest and most realistic looking signature stamp. It can be very challenging to use a mouse to create a signature, so you may not get great results. I used the Stylus on my Lenovo Win8 tablet (below) to capture a signature: If you are dexterous with the mouse or have a digitizer tablet or stylus, you can write your signature. I found that webcam captures were often a bit chunky looking and sometimes the signature were angled (not straight). ![]() When prompted, allow access to your webcam and line up the signature card on the blue line in the Capture window. Most late model laptops have a webcam, so this method can produce acceptable signature images.Įven better, in my testing, this method produced a signature stamp without a background!įor best results, write your signature on a white index card and ensure that the card is well lit. However, if you have a messy signature like I do, this option can be attractive. Of course, these aren’t your actual signature, so you may not want to use this option. There are four choices and here are some samples, below. One method you can use to sign your name is to use one of the included Script fonts. You can click the menu and choose the “Clear Saved Signature” option.Ī Place Signature window will appear offering multiple ways to place a signature. Note: If you have previously placed your signature, the last signature appearance will be used. To use the new Signing features of Reader XI and Acrobat XI: Interestingly, the Sign panel can also be used to stamp a signature or add text onto just about any PDF, too. See Create a Transparent Signature Stamp and Flatten the stamp with a free Action.Īlthough the process isn’t’ difficult, Reader XI and Acrobat XI have made the process much simpler using the new Sign panel: ![]() In the past, I’ve discussed a two-step process to stamp and flatten a PDF. It would be very efficient if I could somehow sign these electronically and send back to the agency and copy finance (Debbie) rather than the current process of printing, signing, faxing, and giving to Debbie. Currently most come to me as a PDF, but some are excel. I get a lot of estimates to be signed for production jobs. I recently received this inquiry from a customer:
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