Digital Signatures in Reader

I'm trying to update the security settings to a PDF I've converted from a Word document so that my users with Reader version 9 can not only fill in the data fields, digitally sign the document and save it. On the menu, I select, Advanced, Extend Forms Fill-In & Save in Adobe Reader... This allows my users to fill in the form field and save the document but it does not allow them to digitally sign the document. When I go File, Properties, Security, my document shows the following below. Where in Acrobat 9 can I change restriction Signing to Allowed while still allowing my users the ability of Filling of form fields and Saving the document?
Regards,
Ian

First, some clarification - Using either "Enable" (Acrobat 8) or "Extend" (Acrobat 9) Adobe Reader 8.x or better can "place" a digital signature - so, a signature field does not have to be provided.
Looking at the screen shot you provided one document restriction shown is:
"Signing: Not Allowed *" - with this present, a user of Adobe Reader will not be able to "Sign".
Playing with Acrobat 8 & 9 to "enable"/"extend" I cannot duplicate a Document Restrictions Summary similar to the screen shot.
From "Extend" I get Changing the Document, Document Assembly, and Creation of Template Pages shown as Not Allowed. Signing is allowed.
As long as the PDF you send out has Sign: Not Allowed * there'll be no signing possible by users of Adobe Reader. Some how you are getting a restrictions set similar to one obtained via setting of Password security.
In a sort of Brownium Motion manner, some thoughts -
--| Compare the details of each step to what is discussed in Acrobat Help - anything different?
--| Check Help > About -- is the installed Acrobat fully updated to the latest dot release?
--| Try a "repair" (Help > Repair)
Be well...

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