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January 23, 2018
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How to electronically sign and forward pdf without having to save it and reattach it.

  • January 23, 2018
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I receive a document in pdf that I need to digitally sign (I have adobe pro). How to electronically sign and forward pdf without having to save it and reattach it.

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Correct answer Thom Parker

By signing you mean using a digital certificate?

When you open a PDF from an email it doesn't exists in a real file location, so when you do something like signing it needs to save it somewhere. Actually the file does exists in a temporary location, but for all practical purses its just in space.

You can't get around this issue, but you could automate it. It's possible to write an automation tool with JavaScript to sign the PDF and send it off with a single button click.

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Thom Parker
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January 23, 2018

By signing you mean using a digital certificate?

When you open a PDF from an email it doesn't exists in a real file location, so when you do something like signing it needs to save it somewhere. Actually the file does exists in a temporary location, but for all practical purses its just in space.

You can't get around this issue, but you could automate it. It's possible to write an automation tool with JavaScript to sign the PDF and send it off with a single button click.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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