Apply Ink Signature On A Secured PDF Issue

I have created a simply form with Adobe Acrobat 9.
It has a single signature box.
I then set the security permissions to allow only viewing and set my password. I ensure that Commenting and Signing and printing are permited.
I then reader extend the file in Acrobat 9.
When I open the PDF in Reader 9.2 I can click the signature box and sign the document. I can also use the commenting tool as normal.
The problem is when I click on Document->Sign->Apply Ink Signature, which is lit up and clickable, nothing happens.
Have I missed a step, or have I found a bug?

Hi,
It looks like a bug to me, thanks for pointing it out. Don't expect a fix though until the next major release of Acrobat (and no, I can't provide you with a date).
Steve

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Hi Guys,
Requirement: We need to provide "Apply Ink Signature" (AIS)
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This feature is available with Adobe Pro 9.1 version.
Problem: When I open the pdf document in IE browser "AIS"
Feature is not visible in the tool bar, same is working fine with
Adobe Reader 9.1.
System Config:
Browser: IE 7
Plug-in/ActiveXObject: AcroPDF.PDF.1 returns true
WebApp: ASP.Net 2.0
Web Server: IIS 6.0
Please let me know how to make it visible "AIS" in IE
browser.
Thanks
Indra

Hello,
I'm sorry I'm not able to address your question. These forums
are specific to the
Acrobat.com website and its set of hosted services, and do
not cover the Acrobat family of desktop products.
Any questions related to the Acrobat family of desktop
products would be best suited in the Acrobat User Forums:
Link to
Acrobat Forums
Thanks!
Michelle

Apply Ink Signature Option Grayed-Out

Why would other computers except mine within my company who have the most recent Reader installed not be able to access the "apply ink signature" option under "extended?" I have enabled extended features.

Hi Aimaob,
Are you using an English version of Acrobat? The reason I ask is because there is no "Extended" menu item in version 11 and I'm wondering if there is a translation issue here. Also. the Place Signature tool on the I Need to Sign tool panel doesn't ask you to drag out a rectangle (that's a differnt tool), rather it initially brings up the Place Signature dialog where you can create a signature annotation in several different formats, one of which is Draw my signature. Once you've create a signature image the next time you click on the Place Signature tool the signature appearance is displayed as a stamp that can be resized after you apply it.
The drag out a signature rectangle dialog pops up when you open the Work with Certificates tool panel and then select the Sign with Certificate tool.
Steve

Apply Ink Signature

I am using Windows 7 & Acrobat XI. When I opened the form, clicked "Extended" -> "Apply Ink Signature", the cross-hair cursor showed up, but nothing was displayed when I drew on the form. Strangely, sometimes, after a few minutes or so, I tried drawing on the form again, and this time, it worked. But when I tried to drag or resize the signature, nothing happened.
I also tried clicking "Place Signature". The message "Using your mouse, click and drag to draw the area where you would like the signatue to appear.. ..." is displayed. When I clicked the mouse on the form, the message "A signature was not created. To sign the document hold down the mouse button and drag out the area of the document in which you would like the signature to appear." popped up. Every time I clicked the mouse, this message appeared over and over again.
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Hi Aimaob,
Are you using an English version of Acrobat? The reason I ask is because there is no "Extended" menu item in version 11 and I'm wondering if there is a translation issue here. Also. the Place Signature tool on the I Need to Sign tool panel doesn't ask you to drag out a rectangle (that's a differnt tool), rather it initially brings up the Place Signature dialog where you can create a signature annotation in several different formats, one of which is Draw my signature. Once you've create a signature image the next time you click on the Place Signature tool the signature appearance is displayed as a stamp that can be resized after you apply it.
The drag out a signature rectangle dialog pops up when you open the Work with Certificates tool panel and then select the Sign with Certificate tool.
Steve

Javascript for "apply ink signature"?

Is there a way to use javascript to direct a signature field to only allow an ink signature for that field? The PDFs I'm trying to create for my work only need to have the ink signature that we'll be obtaining from clients who will sign on a tablet pc, so I was wondering how to make it the only option since using an ID seems to be the default. I don't have a lot of experience working with PDFs so if anyone can give me any advice or point me in the direction of a good tutorial it would be appreciated as my searches don't seem to be yeilding good results for me today.

Hi,
Prepare to dive into the deep end of the geek pool...
I guess it all depends what you mean by an "ink signature". If you mean a biometric digital signature then you can force the use of the biometric signature handler by assigning a seed value to the signature field. If you are talking about applying a stamp that was created from a scanned image of a signature, then no. As a bit of background, when in the Forms Create or Edit mode, and you are adding a Signature field, it really means a digital signature. Applying digital signature is a cryptographic operation and requires the use of Public-Key Certificate or a biometric capture device (e.g. a signature capture device like you see when using a credit card in a store) and not just a stamp.
However, if you are using a public key certificate you can force the use of a named signature appearance (again via the use of a seed value), and as long as you get Acrobat/Reader set up with the correctly named custom signature appearance you can force the user to use that appearance. If the appearance is composed of a signature image (not unlike how you create a custom stamp) then you can get the digital signature to look like it was signed with an ink signature.
And if you are interested in how to apply a seed value it's done using JavaScript and the built-in JavaScript console in Acrobat Professional.
Yeah, I know it all sounds like a foreign language.
Steve

How to Create a PDF Document and apply Digital Signature in C# using the Adobe SDK?

Hi Everybody!
I have to do two distinct tasks here:
1) How can I create a PDF document using the Adobe SDK in my .NET Applications(C# - 2.0)?
I just need a basic sample to create a document with a simple text, for example. I did not find any useful information in the adobe documentation. I have the Acrobat Professional 8.0 in my computer, but it's very dificult to work whith de Acrobat.dll and .NET with a poor documentaion.
2)How can I apply digital signature in a existent pdf document?
I need to sign documents using the SDK, just a basic sample in c# would be helpful to start!
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Leonard Rosenthol or anybody that can help, sorry to insist.
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I used InDesign CS6 to design a fillable PDF form to be distributed via Adobe Acrobat Pro X. When testing, I have no issues with the form fields or digital signatures. However, for this form, we would like the recipient to be able to use the "apply ink signature" feature. Whether the file is reader enabled with extended features or not, I experience two problems.
One is receiving this message: "The security settings on this document prevent adding text and/or placing a signature on it from Adobe Reader. To fill and sign this document you need to print it out." However, one can simply close the message and apply the signature.
However, the signature is not visible at the sender's end once the form is submitted.
Working for a nonprofit, we are not in a position to purchase a second EchoSign license. (The "parent organization" supplies the first license.) I have found another solution, but I would like to know what I am doing wrong because I assume my problems are a result of user error.
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Ink Signature

Is it possible to import a signature from a file (like a .tif file) and place it in a .pdf document using Acrobat X?
I also use Nitro version 7 and this feature is easily provided and seccurely provided.
I understand Digital IDs and do have one but an ink (wet) signature is often the only valid form allowed when including a .pdf document in an email.
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Hi George. The process of flattening is part of the answer. It does resolve the security issue of 'permanence' to having the signature part of the document integrated into the paper and not being able to be 'lifted' or edited. However, the question of how to 'paste' the signature into the document in the first place remains. I understand that this can be done with the 'pencil' or as part of the integrated 'Apply Ink Signature' but signing using a mouse is a challenge in dexterity. Admittedly an input device like a stylus or actual inking pen with the right driver can accomplish this. I do like the Nitro approach that allows a file to be inserted and securely at that. Since it is graphic in nature (either .tif or .gif) it can be sized. It is easy to create a signature on a piece of paper and then scan it as a file to be used and is a much more realistic representation of your real signature than one done with a mouse or even a stylus on a vertical screen.
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I'm not sure if this is a feature, a bug or just an annoyance, but we are unable to apply ink signatures to a PDF displayed within a browser window. The same PDF displayed in a standalone Adobe Reader 9 window will allow for ink signatures to be applied to it. Why can documents in browser windows not be ink signed?
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I currently have our product datasheets on secured PDF's (approximately 40,000 of them). We post these datasheets directly onto our website.
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When they cannot be opened I forget what it says. That's not much help I know. File not found or something like that. I can open an attachment from an e-mail see it, then save it to my computer and e-mail it to someone and they won't be able to read it. I will go back and check on it and sure enough I can't open it again. Frustrating.
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I am unable to open the link in the secure pdf file after entering the password. It says to double click the link to view the content in it but nothing happens when I double click it . Please help.

Hold the Control key and click it. It should open in a browser window... or pop up a warning about Reader trying to connect to the internet. Click OK and it should connect.
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