Adobe - Sign a document digitally
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This document explains how to sign a document digitally in Adobe Acrobat Reader in MacOS.
How to
1 choice: Adobe Acrobat Reader
1, First make sure the Adobe Acrobat Reader is downloaded. Click the ‘command’ button and the ‘space’ button at the same time and search for it. If not, then go to ‘Managed Software Center’ and install it.
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2, Open Adobe Reader and ‘Drag and drop’ the PDF file in.
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3, Open the file by double clicking it, and look for the ‘Fill & Sign’. Click it.
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4, Choose the option 'Add Signature'.
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5, Now you will get a few choices, and it is up to you how you want this to be done. Remeber to click the ‘Save signature’ button.
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You can create one here and now, by clicking ‘Draw’.
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You can write your signature on a piece of paper and scan it in with the printer, and upload it here with the ‘Image’ button.
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6, Click where on the page you want your signature to end up.
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Save the file, and you are done 
2 choice: Preview
1, If you dont have Adobe Acrobat Reader and still want to sign a document digitally, then go to the PDF you want to sign. Right click it and choose the option ‘Preview’.
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2, When the file is open, go to the ‘Pencil’ icon. Click it.
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3, Click the icon that looks like a signature. Then click ‘Trackpad’ and click the button named ‘Click here to begin’.
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4, Use the trackpad (Where you control the mouse on your mac without a physical data mouse) to sign your name. Click the ‘Clear’ button when you need to try again. When satisfied, click ‘Done’.
NOTE: This is difficult, but possible!
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And you are done
How to
Adobe Acrobat Reader
1, First make sure the Adobe Acrobat Reader is downloaded. There is a possibility that it is not. The screenshot underneath is what it looks like when you don't have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.
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2, The next few steps will be how to install it. Click the ‘Microsoft Store’. Search for the Adobe Acrobat Reader and click it. Then click ‘Install’.
You will be asked to sign in with admin. Come ask the IT department for help in person please?
Wait for the ‘Installed’ button to look like the last picture.
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2, Open Adobe Reader and ‘Drag and drop’ the PDF file in.
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3, Open the file by double clicking it, and look for the ‘Fill & Sign’. Click it.
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4, Choose the option 'Add Signature'.
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5, Now you will get a few choices, and it is up to you how you want this to be done. Remeber to click the ‘Save signature’ button.
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You can create one here and now, by clicking ‘Draw’.
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You can write your signature on a piece of paper and scan it in with the printer, and upload it here with the ‘Image’ button.
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6, Click where on the page you want your signature to end up.
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Save the file, and you are done