Securing & Signing electronic documents...

Utilizing Acrobat.com meeting for a power point presentation and closing tool. How do I then have client then sign and initial an electronic document, where my client, my equiptment lease company and myself all recieve and maintain copies of the signed document?

Hi Rebecca,.. Thanks for responding.
I have the free 30 day trial and I have uploaded a leasing document that I
wish to modify so that I can fill in all pertinent information and then
email it to a client, so they can sign and initial each page.
   - Can I have the document populate certain redundant aspects of the
   information typed such as names, addresses and such?
   - How do I secure this document so that it cant be modified?
   - I want to have the client sign and initial many of the pages so they
   are visible signatures and initials.
   - Can the client download a copy for their records?
   - How does the client then send the electronically signed lease agreement
   back to me?

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I'm wondering if it's possible to "digitally sign" or "electronically sign" a document in Preview? This feature exists in Adobe Acrobat. If not, does anyone know a workaround or plugin to accomplish this? Thanks!

I believe the free Acrobat reader (9) will do that.
Otherwise you'll need the Pro version.
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What I'd like to do is add a signature and text field (for date) to a PDF so that my clients can send them back signed electronically. I do not want to use EchoSign.
I have Acrobat Pro v9.5.2. I added a signature field and text field per http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/products/acrobat/pdf/A9-creating-accessible-pdf-forms.p df. I read on an Adobe forum that I was supposed to go to Save as > Reader Extended to allow the user to sign the document and send back to me signed. However, all I have as save options are Save or Save As. There's no Save As > Reader Extended option and when I choose Save As the "Save as type" does not include Reader Extended either.
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Here are full instructions for version 9.5.2 in case they're helpful to anyone:
How to add digital signature field to PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.5.2:
1. Open PDF in Acrobat (Right click > Open with > Acrobat)
2. Go to Forms > Add or Edit Fields
3. Pop up box > select NO
4. Click "Add New Field" button on top left > select Digital Signature
5. Guideline-type things will appear > drag to where you want field.
6. Click on the signature field and change name if you'd like.
7. Click "Close From Editing" button on top left.
8. Go to Advanced > Extend Features in Adobe Reader > Save Now
9. Save it where you'd like
How to Digitally Sign a Document with Adobe Reader
1. Double click the signature field on the bottom right of the contract. A pop up box will appear.
2. If it's the first time you'll be signing anything in Adobe Reader, select bottom option, "A new digital ID I want to create now" > click Next
3. Fill in your name and email (required) > click Next
4. Enter a password and then again in "Confirm password" and write down your password somewhere so you'll remember
5. Click Finish. You're now ready to sign doc
6. Enter the password you just created into "Password" field
(To import graphic of your signature, from "appearance" field, select "Create New Appearance" > Enter title like "signature" > click "Imported graphic" option > click "File" (not sure but file might need to be a PDF) > click Okay and click okay again.
7. Click "Sign"
8. Save document - give it a name > Save.
9. You should see signature in the signature field
At any point in future you can come back to signature and right click (or ctrl click if mac):
You can clear, validate, etc.
If doc has been modified, you can "view signed version" or "show signed properties".
Edit > Protection > Security Settings
You can see any digital IDs you've set up, remove, add new ones, look at usage options,
For more help, you can watch this video on "How to Digitally Sign a Document with Adobe Reader"
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/acrobat-x/how-to-digitally-sign-a-document-with-adobe-reader/

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with a stylus or their finger. Is there an app that does this?

Adobe Reader Touch for Windows 8 does not support it yet.
Adobe Reader for iOS/Android supports Freehand drawing and Signatures as part of the Commenting tools.
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Once you subscribe to the service, you can use Adobe EchoSign for iOS on an iPad and have your clients sign PDF documents. Sorry, no Adobe Reader products on Windows support signatures using a stylus or finger.
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I am not sure exactly what you did and what did not work.
But you can ask question on the Acrobat's Security & Electronic Signatures forum to get help from the Acrobat experts.
http://forums.adobe.com/community/acrobat/security_%26_digital_signatures
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You can create your own destination .
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I am getting this error message when I sign my documents. Especially when I try and create a second or third signature on a document.
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Any ideas?

you can mail me directly to [email protected], and I'll try to help.
no guarenty :-)
Tal
[email protected]

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> (1) When I download the SDK, it only has a setup file which I launch - I don't see any documentation in there and no menu item is created.
Where did you download the SDK?
> (2) When I go to the livedocs.abobe.com link and look how to use Javascript to digitally sign documents, the link is blank and is waiting for someone to post a comment.
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intbuz,
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Hello. I'm using API functions to add a digital signature to a PDF document. While signing this document, I receive an error which looks like:
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I'm new in LiveCycle and digital signatures, so it might be some obvious reason that I just can't detect now.
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you can mail me directly to [email protected], and I'll try to help.
no guarenty :-)
Tal
[email protected]

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