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In the past, we could append a scanned document to a PDF document that has already been signed using a self-created Adobe digital signature. Now we have docs with a digital signature from a Certificate Authority. I can no longer append a scanned doc to the signed PDF file. Is there a way to do this? Previously, we selected Create PDF > From Scanner > selected Append > and clicked Scan. The scanned paper file would be added to the existing signed PDF document. Now, however, we get the message "File can't be appended" when we select Append and navigate to the file signed with a digital signature from a Certificate Authority. One more factor, the documents we get are now signed with PDF signing software other than Adobe Acrobat. I tried scanning the doc to a file and then combining and Adobe Acrobat would not allow that either because of the digital signature. Does anyone know how to do the append procedure now?
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