Fillable PDF with Electronic writing

Hey all:
I created a fillable form in Acrobat Pro 9. Works very well with the check boxes and text fields. The problem I am having is that I can't figure out how to make a field that allows you to write in it electronically. There is a form we are creating that requires a signature and we have Tablet PC's so it would be create to create a form people can sign with the stylus pen right on the screen. The users will be opening this in Adobe Reader (9 or 10). Does anyone know how to do this? Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!
Zach Skidmore

Thanks! that provides a suitable work around that I need.
Cheers
Zach

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