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pierret18811376
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October 3, 2025
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question about signatures

  • October 3, 2025
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Hello,

In Acrobat Pro I have created a signature, that is displayed in the signature tab.

I don't succeed to display several signatures in the signature tab. How to do it (ie : how to create another signature and display it in the signature tab) ?

Actually, inside acrobat pro or on the site acrobat.adobe.com, I see that I can have only one signature. How to have more than one signature ?

Because, according to the document I have to sign, I have a different signature to apply.

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pierret18811376Author
Inspiring
October 13, 2025

Hi @Tariq Ahmad ,

what do you advise me to do ?

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Tariq Dar
Legend
October 21, 2025

Hi @pierret18811376, 

 

 

Creating Multiple Digital Signatures (Digital IDs) in Adobe Acrobat (Desktop App)

You can have more than one Digital ID (signature identity) in Acrobat — for example, one for personal use and another for business — and switch between them when signing.

 

Step-by-Step Process

1. Open Acrobat and Access Preferences

  • Launch Adobe Acrobat Pro (or Standard).

  • Go to the menu:

    Windows: Edit > Preferences > Signatures

    macOS: Acrobat > Preferences > Signatures

 

 

 

2. Manage Identities & Trusted Certificates

  • Under Identities & Trusted Certificates, click More.

 

 

3. Add a New Digital ID

You’ll see options like:

  • Add ID → Choose how to create or import it:

    • A. Create a new Digital ID (Self-signed)

       

      • Select New PKCS#12 digital ID file

      • Enter your name, email, organization, and location

      • Set a password and save the file (.pfx or .p12)

       

    • B. Use an existing Digital ID from a file

       

      • If you already have another certificate, browse to it and import.

       

    • C. Use a Digital ID from a smart card or USB token (if applicable)

     

You can repeat this process to create multiple IDs.

 

 

4. Naming & Differentiation

Each Digital ID can have:

  • A unique display name

  • Different certificate details

  • Separate passwords

 

This allows you to use different signatures (e.g., “Tariq Ahmad – Work” vs “Tariq Ahmad – Personal”).

 

 

5. Using Different Signatures

When signing a PDF:

  • Go to Tools → Certificates → Digitally Sign

  • When prompted to select an ID, choose the one you want to use from the list.

  • Enter the password for that ID, and Acrobat will apply the correct certificate.

 

6. Managing & Deleting IDs

You can return anytime to:

Preferences → Signatures → Identities & Trusted Certificates → More → Digital IDs

to:

  • View,

  • Rename,

  • Delete, or

  • Export/Import your IDs.

 

 

Note: If you want each signature to have a different visual appearance, go to: Preferences → Signatures → Creation & Appearance → More → New Appearance. You can then associate each appearance with a specific digital ID.

 

You can't create multiple "Fill and Sign" identities; a digital signature is the only option. 

 


Best regards,
Tariq | Adobe Community Team

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pierret18811376Author
Inspiring
October 21, 2025

Hi @Tariq Ahmad 

Thank you for your detailed explanation about digital certificate signature in acrobat Pro desktop.

I have tried again to use all the steps you give me, and succeeded to create a signature, but I have 3 problems :

— it is too complicated to use this way  each day.

— the signature is not immediately visual (not easy to see visually immediately at what certificate is corresponding to what signature).

— when acrobat applied the signature on the document, I cannot resize the signature area on the document.

 

But the more pronlematic for me about digital certificate sigature, is that I cannot resize the signature area on the document

 

You talked me before that the best way to use signature was to use "Acrobat sign (cloud service)". I have 2 questions :

1) as I have a subscription for acrobat pro (desktop), does acrobat sign (cloud) is free for me ?

2) how to access to acrobat sign (cloud) ?

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Tariq Dar
Legend
October 3, 2025

Hi @pierret18811376,

 

 

Thanks for your question. I think there may be a little mix-up between two different types of signatures in Acrobat:

  • Digital certificate signatures (cryptographic, appear in the Signatures panel) → These are tied to a certificate. You can have multiple certificates installed (for example, personal vs. company), but each signing action uses one certificate at a time. Acrobat doesn’t “store” multiple certificates in the signature tab — that tab only shows signatures already applied to the open document.

  • Fill & Sign signatures (drawn, typed, or image signatures) → These are quick “appearance” signatures, and you can save one main signature and one set of initials at a time. If you need a different look, you’ll need to clear and recreate the signature in Fill & Sign.

 

In Acrobat Sign (cloud service), you have more flexibility. You can:

  • Manage different saved signatures (drawn, image, typed).

  • Use them across any device when signing requests sent via Acrobat Sign.

  • Apply signatures consistently to different documents without having to reset them each time in Fill & Sign.

 

The “Signatures” panel will only ever show the signatures already applied to the document, not a list of all the signatures you’ve created.

 

Could you confirm if you’re working with certificate-based digital signatures, Cloud based or just the Fill & Sign feature? That’ll help narrow down the exact steps.



Best regards,
Tariq | Adobe Community Team

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pierret18811376Author
Inspiring
October 3, 2025

Hello,

I have tried three solutions :

1) in the acrobat pro / signature tab : I can see my main signature, but cannot add another signature (only one signature).

2) in acrobat.adobe.com site / settings/personnal preferences/my signature : same problem (only one signature).

3) I have created a certificate and saved my other signature in it, that I can use on several documents : problems : it is very difficult to use, and it does not display all my signatures visually in a list (like in signature tab).

 

My goal would be  (inside acrobat pro only, ie not on the web) :

— being able to save several signature in a list, where all signature can be seen visually in this list.

— a more easy way to do that.

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