Cant edit or remove signature field

I accidentally added a digital signature field to a form I was making. Now I cant select it, or delete it from the form. Is there any way to get rid of it without starting over?
I looked in the hierarchy, and structure views and its not listed there. When I preview or use the form its there plain as day right smack dab in the middle of my form.
Im using live cycle 8.0
Thanks

From the sounds of it it is in the master page section of the hierarchy, instead of the subforms. That's the only way I've come accross being able to see something and not select it when editing.
Have a check there first, because I can't think of anything else right now! :)
Tom

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How do I create a certificate to remove signature field issues?

I would like to start using digital signatures for some internal documents. We are a small site with about 20 PC users (3 of them Apple).
We can create PDFs with signature fields but every time we sign the document, when somebody needs to sign again (for approval of the first sign), then a constant message "file has been modified since it was signed" and also "at least one signature has problems......"
The way I created the forms is by adding form fields and then "Extend features in Adobe Reader" as only the 3 Apple devices have Professional version of Acrobat.
What is the correct way to do this? I think I need to create a Trusted certificate, of course for the size of our site I don't want to have external solutions, especially because it is for internal purposes only.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

How the signing certificates that you use for all signatures were procured? Were they created by a reputable Certificate Authority (CA) or are they self-signed certificates that you can create in Acrobat and other apps?
If they are self-signed certificates then you need to explicitly trust each of them on each Acrobat/Reader installation. You can use (Acrobat XI/Reader XI) to do that:
1. Right-click on the signature, select "Show Signature Properties...->Show Signer's certificate".
2. In the left pane shows the signer's certificate. Select it.
3. Select "Trust" tab on top and in this tab "Add to Trusted Certificates". Again for self-signed certificates you need to do that on each Acrobat/Reader installation.
If you got your signing certificates from a Certificate Authority #2 above shows the certificate chain. Select that top-most certificate in the chain and add trust for it as in #3. Chances are that all your certificates were issued by the same CA. In this case you need to add trust to only this one certificate on each Acrobat/Reader installation.
You can use Export/Import Security Settings feature in Acrobat to make this process easier. This feature was discussed at length in several discussions on this forum <Re: Small Business Digital Signature Set-up>. Search for "Export/Import Security Settings" for more info.

Removing signatures in a digital signature field

Hi all, I have a question relating to the topic above that i hope
you guys can help me with;
1) Is it possible to remove digital signatures from form? For instance
if you have a form going thru several approval steps that requires
signatures, and then one step happened to reject, it would be nice to
remove the previous signatures so that they could be re-signed.
2) And finally is there a simpler way to combine digital signatures
and rights management then what was listed in the pdf provided by
Duane (second post from the bottom of the thread)? When creating a policy there is
a checkbox for "Filling in form fields and signing". Is this forsomething else?
Thanks!
Billy

Hi all, came accross a few other problems and hopefully someone can
help me out,
I've managed to place digital signatures on a form and I used a custom renderer to apply a policy for rights management. I used a Document
Form type variable in the process and specified that the form should only be rendered once. Now at some point in my process I wanted to
remove a signature so I tried to use the Clear signature field service. When i run it however i get a stall and an error in my logs
saying "The input PDF is encrypted using APS and could not be opened, hence the operation clearSignatureField can not be performed on Signature Field ConsultantSig. (in the operation : clearSignatureField)"
So figure, ah well, thats cool, i'll just remove the policy as I figured thats what was encrypting it. So i threw in a Remove Policy service and then i get another error in my logs saying that
Cannot coerce object:
<document state="passive" senderVersion="3" persistent="true"
senderPersistent="false" passivated="true" senderPassivated="true"
deserialized="true" senderHostId="127.0.0.1/10.37.129.2/192.168.0.143"
callbackId="0" senderCallbackId="54" callbackRef="IOR:
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
isLocalizable="true" isTransactionBound="false"
defaultDisposalTimeout="600" disposalTimeout="600"
maxInlineSize="65536" defaultMaxInlineSize="65536" inlineSize="0"
contentType="null" length="85284"><cacheId/><localBackendId/
><globalBackendId><DocumentFileID fileName="C:\Adobe\LiveCycle8.2\jboss
\server\all\svcnative\DocumentStorage
\docm1247766543265\66d5bdad216c55badc57fc5b86f44086"/><globalBackendId/
><senderLocalBackendId/><senderGlobalBackendId/><inline/
><senderPullServantJndiName>adobe/idp/DocumentPullServant/
adobejb_server1</senderPullServantJndiName><attributes/></document> of
type: com.adobe.idp.Document to type: class
com.adobe.idp.taskmanager.form.impl.binarycontent.BinaryContentFormInstance
ALC-DSC-119-000: com.adobe.idp.dsc.util.InvalidCoercionException:
Cannot coerce object: <document state="passive" senderVersion="3"
persistent="true" senderPersistent="false" passivated="true"
senderPassivated="true" deserialized="true"
senderHostId="127.0.0.1/10.37.129.2/192.168.0.143" callbackId="0"
senderCallbackId="54" callbackRef="IOR:
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
isLocalizable="true" isTransactionBound="false"
defaultDisposalTimeout="600" disposalTimeout="600"
maxInlineSize="65536" defaultMaxInlineSize="65536" inlineSize="0"
contentType="null" length="85284"><cacheId/><localBackendId/
><globalBackendId><DocumentFileID fileName="C:\Adobe\LiveCycle8.2\jboss
\server\all\svcnative\DocumentStorage
\docm1247766543265\66d5bdad216c55badc57fc5b86f44086"/><globalBackendId/
><senderLocalBackendId/><senderGlobalBackendId/><inline/
><senderPullServantJndiName>adobe/idp/DocumentPullServant/
adobejb_server1</senderPullServantJndiName><attributes/></document>
of type: com.adobe.idp.Document to type: class com.adobe.idp.taskmanager.form.impl.binarycontent.BinaryContentFormInstance
Oh great, a conversion problem when i try to remove the policy! Incidently i get this same conversion problem when i try to remove a signature using the Clear Signature on a form that has NOT had any policy placed on it at all.
So basically, to sum up these are the main issues
1) Can digital signatures be removed from a form that has a policy placed on it, or do i have to remove the policy first?
2) Why am i getting these coercion errors? As i understood it using a Document Form variable is the correct way to go. What should i do to resolve this?
So can anyone shed a little light on this?
Thanks
Billy

How to edit signature fields in Adobe EchoSign

In this tutorial, learn how to use digital signatures, including how to edit electronic signature fields and other input fields in Adobe EchoSign.

It will depend on the image. If it was one that was saved as a psd file and has layers (window>layers) {Look in the layers panel and see if you see a layer with a thumbnail that looks like a large T} In this instance, you can double click on that thumbnail to highlight the text then type in its replacement.
If the image is a jpg which does not support layers, transparency or live text, then that would mean that you need to use the selection tools to select that text and fill it with the same color as the background. You can then use the text tool to type in the text you want.
Remember to save a copy as a psd file so you can edit the text at a later date.

How do I delete a digital signature field?

I have Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 on Snow Leopard. I created a digital signature for a PDF file but it didn't look good, so I decided to delete it. I figured out how to delete the signature, but the signature field with the little red arrow did not delete with my signature. I want my PDF form to revert to the way it was before I created the signature. I cannot simply close the PDF without saving because I'd lose all the information I've already entered. Stupid me forgot to save before attempting the digital signature.
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Hi SM,
The place to look for permission settings is on the Security tab of the Document Properties dialog. You can get there by selecting the File > Properties menu item and then select the Security tab.
One thing to note is if the file is Reader Enabled you will need to use the File > Save a Copy menu item to create a non-Reader enabled version of the file. You cannot edit a Reader Enabled file. As an aside, the Save a Copy menu item won't be there if the file is not Reader Enabled.
If the file was created using Designer (which is only on Windows and I know you are using a Mac) then it has to be edited in Designer.
If the file was certified, then you need to remove (clear) the certifying signature before you can edit the file, and to do that you must have access to the private key that was used as part of that signature operation.
Finally, if the file is encrypted (e.g. Password Security or Certificate Security), you can edit the file, but you have to get Acrobat to realize you are the document owner which means you need the Permissions password or or logged in using a document owners digital ID (the former is only for Password Security and the latter is only for Certificate Security).
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Remove signature in preview

How do I remove a signature from a pdf in Preview? I can edit all the other fields that I filled in on the form but the signatures won't select. What am I missing?

I am having the same problem.
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Can I modify a pdf file containing a signature field prior to download?

I have a pdf file I use as a template and in my .net application I fill in a few fields using pdfstamper, iTextsharp, etc. I'm new to this.
That all works.
I also have a signature field in my document.
After I modify the fields, with the person's name, etc., I download it to the client machine, open it in Adobe Reader X, and ask the user to sign the document.
I get an error saying "This document enabled extended features in Adobe Reader. The doc hsa been changed since it was created and the extended features are no longer available......"
Is there a way for me to do what I'm trying to do? I hope this is somewhat clear. It appears that modifying the fields with itextsharp is what's causing the error to occur.

Thank you for the replies.
More specifically, here's what I'm doing. There's a desk where people come to pick up a gift card. When someone picks one up, a clerk runs this .net program, selects the persons name form a dropdown list, I modify a pdf file (using iTextSharp), by adding the person's name, the serial number of the giftcard, etc, download this file to the client desktop, where the person signs using an ePad. Then the clerk saves that pdf file.
The clerk will not be able to go into the menus and remove and/or save Reader Usage Rights. Is there a way through code that I can add Reader Usage Rights after I modify the file. It sounds from your replies that that's what I need to do.
Also, I don't really care about the official "signature", security, certificates, etc. I just want someone to be able to scribble onto the document using a signature pad.
I do have Acrobat Pro X and LiveCycle. (I assume that means I have LCR Extensions.)
Dave

Adding a signature field takes a lot of time

Case: I have a Microsoft excel sheet that I save as PDF directly from excel. I use Adobe Acrobat X PRO to create 3 signature fields on this PDF to allow document signing in Adobe Reader.
Problem: Adding a signature field in form editing mode are extremly slow. After placing the signature field, Adobe Acrobat stops responding for about 1-3 minutes. I need to do this for a lot of documents, so it's time-consuming to say the least..
Is it possible to speed up this process?

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How do I resolve: Field Selection dialog [Pick... button] in "Mark as read-only" section of Signed tab for Digital Signature field is not working

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And that is why many responders use only the custom JavaScript calculation option.
The UI for the select fields and simplified field nations are only a way to pass field names to a JavaScript function that performs the actual calculation. Sometimes these functions call other functions and pass the parameters can lead to errors in the attempted code.
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We have Sharepoint 2013 Foundation in production. It work with forms created with InfoPath. In these forms, digital signatures are used to approve. The problem is that once you have signed the forms, the user can remove the signature. That's what we want to
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you want to delete hyperlink (Remove signature) in a form created with InfoPath.
As far as I know, there is no OOTB way to achieve this. You need to use custom code to prevent removal of digital signatures.
Please add the OnBeforeChange handler code to the "signatureN" group where the signature is stored, not to the section you are signing.
In other words (my excample) browse to :
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Signature field disappears in Acrobat X?

I used InDesign CS6 to create a form with two signature fields, among others. When I open the form in Acrobat X, the fields are all there. When I sign the first part of the form and then save it and then reopen the form, all the checked radio buttons are blank and the signature disappears. I was able to get the radio buttons to stay when I sent the PDF to the second signatory, but my signature was not there. They were able to sign on the second signature field and return the PDF to me. The second signature was there, but not the first one. The recipients are using Acrobat Pro for Windows (not sure which version but probably the latest) and I am using a Mac with Acrobat X and InDesign CS6.

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When I opened the document in Adobe Reader XI (Dutch version again), the two signature fields are clearly visable, but do nothing when I click on them.
I've Googled extensively and also read the other topics on this FAQ which deal with similar problems, but to no avail... Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?
Regards,
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Upgraded to Acrobat X and IntegriSign signature field stop working. When I open the pdf and click on the signature field I get a "This plug-in is intended for validating signatures signed using earlier versions of Acrobat. To sign using this version of Acrobat, use "IntegriSign for Acrobat 9.0 and later" handler.
Under Perferences in Acrobat, 9.0 and later is checked.
In LiveCycle Designer - IntegriSign is indicated for Signature handler.
Can't figure out how to solve this. I have uninstalled, reset IntegriSign and Adobe settings a trillion times!
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I tried these steps several times. Kinda long:
Here are the steps to setup ePad signatures with Adobe Acrobat 9 and later:
>
> You will need to create a self signed certificate (id) and have IntegriSign select this to be used with Acrobat. Here are the instructions:
>
> 1. In Adobe Acrobat choose Advanced > Security Settings.
>
> 2. Select Digital IDs on the left, and then click the Add ID button.
>
> 3. Select Create a Self-Signed Digital ID for Use with Acrobat, and click Next.
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> 4. Specify Windows Certificate Store, to store the digital ID, and click next.
>
> 5. Type your name, email address, and other personal information for your digital ID. When you certify or sign a document, the name appears in the Signatures panel and in the signature field.
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> If the computer is for public signing, you can replace your name with the name of the PC. It is not practical to have a digital id for every person that signs. IntegriSign will still ask for the signers name and signature.
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> 6. Go to Windows start => all programs => IntegriSignDesktop => Desktop => Desktop Configuration => Select button (under certificate selection in the lower right of the window). At this time, you should see the digital id you just created.
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> 7. Choose the certificate you just created, and click the OK button.
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> 8. Go to Adobe Acrobat ->Edit -> Preferences -> Security, click on the Advanced button and make sure IntegriSign for acrobat 9 and later is selected as the default in the Creation. Also make sure the Verification is set to default method and the method is IntegriSign for Acrobat 9 and later.
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> If IntegriSign is not an option then go under Edit/Preferences-->General (not Security) find the "Application Startup" checkbox 'Use only certified plug-in' CHECKED. Uncheck the box and repeat the first procedure.
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> 9. Now, open a PDF file, and perform the signature using ePad, and should be able to sign.

When filling a Digital Signature field from a mobile app, signature does not show Reader or Acrobat

Scenario :
1. Receiving a pdf form with digital siganture field.
2. Signing form using various pdf apps. " PDF EXPERT for iPad/iPhone"
3. After signing and emailing the document, opening in reader or Acrobat, the signature does not display but the field is gone, as if it was signed.
* Is reader /acrobat requiring a validation that it is not receiving to show the signature?
Did verify that the signature shows in Chrome, using chromes default pdf viewer.

New Feature came in the last update.
Here is the reference material to disable it:
Signing with EchoSign
These preferences allow IT to remove signing options from the product's user interface.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/PrefRef/Windows/FeatureLockdown.html?zoo m_highlight=echosign#idkeyname_1_6294
Summary table
bEnableEchoSignDetection
Displays the Document Message Bar when a blank signature field is detected.
bEnableFillSig
Specifies whether to remove the Sign Now panel from the Sign Pane.
bEnableSignPane
Specifies whether to remove the Sign task pane button from the toolbar.
bEnableEchoSignDetection
Top>FeatureLockdown>Signing with EchoSign>bEnableEchoSignDetection
Data type
boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD
Default
1
Version #
11.0.03
Lock Path
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices
Summary
Displays the Document Message Bar when a blank signature field is detected.
Details
When enabled, the product tries to detect if a document may need to be signed. If the words "Sign" or "Signature" are detected next to any line, a document message bar appears with an "Open Sign Pane" button. Possible values include:
0: Don't detect signature fields.
1: Do detect signature fields.

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