Signing entire portfolios

The portfolio of Acrobat Pro / ext can handle multiple file formats.
I try to sign a whole portfolio with diffrent file types but the the Advanced>sign & certify is greyed-out.
However it is possible to encrypt the portfolio which is on the same subject.
Please comment. It would be very nice to sign a bounch of diffrent files in a portfolio at once.
anders k

Hopefully this answer will help somebody.
To be able to apply a signature for the entire portfolio you must put it into
cover sheet mode.
Using
Show>Portfolio>Cover sheet on the drop down menu. (translated from my national windows menu).
regards

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