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Rick Preiss
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May 2, 2016 2:54 PM UTC
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In trying to sign and date a w-9 I get the following message. "This form cannot be edited in Adobe Acrobat DC. Please use Adobe Lifecycle Designer." How do I get this document dated and signed without buying Lifecycle Designer?

Please provide any insights to the following question. In trying to sign and date a w-9 I get the following message.  "This form cannot be edited in Adobe Acrobat DC.  Please use Adobe Lifecycle Designer."  How do I get this document dated and signed without buying Lifecycle Designer?

Thanks,

Rick

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George_JohnsonCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 2, 2016 5:14 PM UTC

Assuming you're dealing with a fillable PDF provided by the IRS, you won't be able to e-sign. but you can fill-in the fields using Adobe Reader or Acrobat. The version of the W-9 form I have does not include a date field, but you can use the Add Text commenting tool to add a date. You can also either digitally sign or use the Pencil commenting tool to draw a signature.

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Legend
Aug 2, 2019 7:52 AM UTC

Complain to the creator of the form. They set it up specifically to work this way. They had choices.

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Bonus Studio
Participant
Aug 2, 2019 1:45 AM UTC

but what if you don't have a printer and scanner to produce an email-able W-9?  Ridiculous and infuriating.

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ekreidler
Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2018 9:58 PM UTC

No, you can't add text without LifeCycle Designer (I pay enough for two copies of CC, thanks much.) This is so infuriating.

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janemig
Participating Frequently
Jul 10, 2019 9:43 PM UTC

No, you can't, I tried, too. I agree, it's ridiculous.

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Legend
Jul 10, 2019 10:32 PM UTC

Print the form. Sign it in ink. Done.

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ronaldb16510982
Participant
Jun 13, 2018 10:27 PM UTC

add text did not work for me, I cut and pasted text from a text document for the date, and cut and pasted my signature from a open document

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George_JohnsonCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 2, 2016 5:14 PM UTC

Assuming you're dealing with a fillable PDF provided by the IRS, you won't be able to e-sign. but you can fill-in the fields using Adobe Reader or Acrobat. The version of the W-9 form I have does not include a date field, but you can use the Add Text commenting tool to add a date. You can also either digitally sign or use the Pencil commenting tool to draw a signature.

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