Deleting Digital Signatures

I want to delete digital signatures as I've added several trying to get this right. I've followed the help instructions by going to tools, protection, ,more protection, security settings and there are no digital signatures on the left as the instructions indicate. How do I delete these extra signatures?

If the signatures panel says there are no digital signatures, there are none. Perhaps you have stamps/scribbles on the pages rather than digital signatures.
In any case it is VITAL to archive the file before signing, because you often can't go back.

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Can Not Delete digital signature

Acrobat 6.0 Windows. Have a digital signature field (mine) in a document. The digital signature tab and the field both show a red X. The signature tab says the field is invalid. It says it contains potentially malicious content - Java actions. It also says that changes were made to the document that invalidate the signature.
I need to add some more text fields and fill in their values and can NOT do that now.
I have checked the Knowledgebase and the Help file and can NOT delete the signature the way they say - it says the signature is read-only.
Please HELP !

Hi,
It sounds like the document author set the file up so the creation of the signature locked all of the fields in the document (to prevent tampering). If that was the case, then the signature field was locked as well which prevents the signature from being cleared. Sorry, but there is no work around.
Steve

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Haven't used the function in a very long time and I can't remember the password for my digital signature, is there a way to retreive the p/w or just delete it all together to create a new one?

You can remove digital IDs and create a new one any time. For help removing it, see: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7d8e. w.html

Delete Digital Signatures

I created various digital signatures as ultimately I'd like to have 1 for work, 1 for personal and 1 for some volunteer organization I'm involved with.
In my attempt to do so, I ended up creating about 5 different signatures and I need to edit 1 or 2 and then delete 1 or 2. How do I edit some and how do I delete some so they no longer appear on the pull-down menu?

What kind of signatures you're creating? I guess this is a stamp signature, right?

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I have set up a tiered exceptions for an Adobe PDF document. The first person signs and certain fields become read only. The next person to sign in the tier signs the document and if he/she Clears Signature then the document reverts back to all fields becoming EDIT-ABLE again--even after the first person in the tier signed and their signature is still present. I need this NOT TO BE THE CASE. The document is set so that the employee can fill the form out and upon signing all fields--except those I set with EXCEPTIONS--should become UN-EDIT-ABLE. If the Supervisor gets the document, signs and then decides to CLEAR HIS SIGNATURE--the employee's sections become EDIT-ABLE again. This defeats the purpose of the employees' signature. I need the document to revert back to only the fields the Supervisor had access to if he/she CLEARS there signature.
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http://www.me.berkeley.edu/StudentAffairs/CurrentStudents/Graduate/GradHandbook/Chapter13F orms/ConfirmationofClassSchedu…
I was just trying to fill in the form and electronically sign it, that's all.

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A digital signature was created in adobe acrobat 8 professional but has been spelt incorrectly - how can I delete or edit it?

What if you do this:
To delete photos from your device
In iTunes, select the device icon in the Devices list on the left. Click the Photos tab in the resulting window.
Choose "Sync photos from."
On a Mac, choose iPhoto or Aperture from the pop-up menu.
On a Windows PC, choose Photoshop Album or Photoshop Elements from the pop-up menu.
Choose "Selected albums" and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
Click Apply.
But I do not think it will work since you can only sync/unsync with one iTunes library and the iPod sees the rebuilt computer as a new iTunes library.
- Do the following to restore the iPod and not lose anything:
- iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
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Copy music
- If you have synced photos then you need a program like TouchCopy or PhoneView which are paid. They also do music.
- Connect the iPod to the conmputer and make a backup by right clicking on the iPod under Devices iniTunes and slect Back Up
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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.
HOW CAN I DELETE the digital signature field? Help!

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).
Steve

How do I delete all existing digital signatures in Adobe Acrobat?

There must be a way to do it. Can anyone assist? Thank you.

Thanks so much for the detailed explanation!
Let me give a little more detail and better explanation of what I have done.
1.      I digitally signed (with a digital id” I had created) a document to be filed with an agency.
2.      This “signature” ( digital id) had information that included my name, time, date and an acrobat watermark in red.
Essentially typed information that proved the document came from my computer (me?).
3.      I was informed that I would have to sign in ink, scan to PDF, and upload it to them, or
4.      Create a “digital signature” that had my name, address, phone, fax, email, etc., and upload that to them.
5.      I tried to create such a digital signature (after reading your email perhaps I was off base a bit) without success- the place I was attempting this using “PKCS#12 digital ID File” but it allowed only limited information to be input and required a password.
6.      I then deleted my old digital id in “security settings” in order to again try to create a new digital “signature” using the “PKCS#12 digital ID File” format.
7.      I now am still attempting to create a new digital “signature” and when I get to the last set up page for the “PKCS#12 digital ID File” (where it asks for a file location and password “for your new digital ID file”), by selecting “add digital id” and hit the bullet for “a new digital id I want to create now.” In the last page of these creation pages there is a “file name” box and a “password” box.
I think this is asking for my forgotten password which I cannot remember. If it was asking for a new password, I recall two password boxes to insure the password it typed correctly.
So I am stuck, I cannot create a new “digital id” which I thought was a digital “signature” and have deleted my old digital id.
In the past I have use a scanned “signature” as in read below but became afraid it could be manipulated in some fashion in important documents and that is why I started using the digital id in Acrobat X, which I thought was a digital “signature”.
So, how far off base am I? What do I do now that I have deleted my digital id in security settings?
Thanks so much for your help.
Roger

Delete or modify multiple digital signature options

We use Acrobat 9 Pro (9.4.5) on an XP PC. We use the Windows certificate to self-certify our digital signatures. We use different signatures depending on what we're signing for - some signatures indicate authorship and some signatures indicate review & approval, but we don't use forms that indicate one or the other, so we indicate it in the signature appearance we choose. So when we sign a document, a pop-up "Sign Document" window appears. Our created ID is the default. In the middle of the window is a drop-down menu titled "Appearance." I want to delete options from this drop down list, and re-name other options. I tried creating a new appearance with the same name as a previous, hoping it would over-write the first one, and now I have 2 with the exact same name, which is even more confusing. Please help, how can I clean up this drop-down list?

Can you remove it by selecting: Edit > Preferences > Security > Digitial Signatures > Appearance > [select an appearance] > Delete

How is a digital signature deleted?

I'd like to know where a digital signature is saved on a PC when one is created to sign a PDF file. I remember created one but I have no idea where it is and want to delete it. Any suggestions?

I assume you mean the digital ID file. In Reader, select "Document > Security Settings > Digital ID Files" and it should show the path in the Folder column

Digital Signatures and Table Row Add/Delete

I have a table that I want to add or delete rows but one of the cells in the row is a signature field; that column, always has a signature field. In the past, I have noticed that Adobe Livecycle Designer prevents the typical add or delete function (.addinstance(0)) when a digital signature field is present. I was wondering if there is a work around. One thought I had was having say 15 rows but hiding 10 of them. The add button would unhide the hidden rows up to the 15 total rows. The delete button would hide rows down to a min of 5 shown.
I was wondering if anyone know whether or not this would work and what the syntax would be. Also, is anyone aware of other work arounds?
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Mallard27

Signatures can only be placed on the form statically, so having a repeating (1 to many) dynamic subform with a signature is invalid and is not allowed by designer. I think mostly since a signature field cant be created dynamically, it must exist in the pdf prior to loading.
However, You still can have multiple signatures in a static table as you suggested, making the rows visible/hidden depending on content and cant see why it wont work. But you will need to careful with it. I would presume you will need to make sure you are displaying all rows and then hiding those not in use. Doing the opposite will invalidate signatures. Invisible signatures are not the same as visible signatures and will be invalidated and removed. You should probably only create a new line when needed on a button action, since any hiding will invalidate the previous signatures (since its a form change). You cant lock all fields with multiple signatures and will get errors, so you will have to use form object collections and assign each one to an individual signature ( if fields are involved).
Also, If you are using any LiveCycle server components at all, I'm not sure about the level of support there is for processing multiple signatures. I probably think it would have to be done by a custom component to read the multiple signatures on the submitted xfa data.
There is further background about xfa signatures (a bit older reference) here http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/digisig_ in_XFA.pdf
Sorry, meant to reply to original post. Message was edited by: dohanlon

How to Delete the Digital signature in Acrobat 8.1.0 ?

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Now I need to delete the signature which I made last year
But the software tell me that it can only be deleted when the signature found by adobe reader or higher edition acorbat
So what should do ?
My OS is Windwos Professional SP3
Need your help very much ！
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First of all,really gald to see your reply
Oh, I need to delete the signature certificate
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I am trying to draw a signature, my old one deleted how to do this? I am getting a weird digital signature.

I am trying to add my signature to a couple of forms. It is not allowing me to do it anymore, it is putting in a weird digital signature. How can I draw a new signature?

I still do not understand what you're trying to do. Which group on the "Sign"panel you are using: "I need to Sign", "Get Others to Sign"or "Work with Certificates"? Which selection you click on? Is it "Place Signature" in "I need to Sign"?
If it is and you get a dialog to draw a rectangle, it means that you previously selected in "Place Signature" the "Use a certificate" choice. This is a digital signature of the same type as in "Work with Certificates". If this is not what you want, click on the down arrow next to the "Place Signature" (looks like a triangle) and choose "Change Saved Signature". You will get a dialog that allows you to change the signature type. Select the one that you want to use and it will be used in the future every time when you click "Place Signature" until you choose "Change Saved Signature" again.

How do I modify a digital signature

I received a document in PDF format that needed a digital signature. I went through the process of creating a simple signature in text only while still within the document, but had a typo in my name. Now I can't seem to be able to edit or delete this signature file. I then launched Adobe 8 on my computer and created a signature file using Edit > Preferences > Identity with the correct infomation. However, the incorrect version is still being used without any ability to choose a different file.

You should clear the signature and then re-sign. You should be able to clear it by right-clicking and selecting "Clear Signature". When you re-sign, select the newly created signature appearance.

How do I remove a digital signature from Adobe Acrobat Pro. I have set it up wrongly.

I created a digital signature but I wanted to change the signature and it also was not password protected. So I deleted the signature but cannot delete the certificate to set it up again.
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So I am unable to delete the digital signature in Acrobat Xi pro.
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It's not clear to me what you're trying to accomplish. If you get rid of your digital ID you will still be prompted to create/add one when you need to sign a form, which you say you still need to do? Do you really just want to e-sign (hand-drawn signature, or stamp) instead of digitally sign? Do the forms you're using have digital signature fields?

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