Acrobat Pro DC "Add Digital Signature" tool missing in "Prepare Form" toolbar

[Kerstin10]

In Acrobat Pro DC, the "Add Digital Signature" tool missing in "Prepare Form" toolbar.

I had to use the "Create Custom Tool"  -> open the "Prepare Form" dropdown -> select  the "Add Digital Signature" tool and add it as a new custom tool.

Anyone else have this problem?

Is there something I missed?

[Bernd Alheit]

Where do you see "Create Custom Tool" ?

[Guest]

This should not be the answer ...

[Kerstin10]

When you open Acrobat DC click on the Tools menu option at the top left

Scroll down until you see Customize

Open the "Create Custom Tool"

Expand "Prepare Forms" in the list displayed

Select "Digital Signature" (second from the bottom)

Add it to a custom list, or add it to show in the Toolbar

I strongly recommend reviewing the entire list which displays when you open the "Create Custom Tool"

Click save and name your custom tool

You can now access the "Digital Signature" tool

It baffles me that "Digital Signature" isn't part of the default "Prepare Forms" toolbar

Kerstin

[Bernd Alheit]

The "Digital Signature" is part of the default "Prepare Form" toolbar.  But not for a Adobe Sign Form.

[Unger]

Actually no, it's not there when preparing a form from a new PDF. I thought it was my install somehow but I see others can't find it either!

[Unger]

Good post! Helped me out. It surely was easy before this new iteration 'improved' usability!

[kathryns6210074]

Thank you very much! I just shared my screen with support and he couldn't solve my problem - yet here I find your answer clear as day and my problem is fixed. Thank you for the help!

[MikeFD]

Many thanks for this. The online help doesn't even mention "digital signature". 

[MollieM4089]

Thank you for sharing this!  The lack of digital signature on my Prepare Form was driving me nuts.  I don't prefer work arounds but thank you for providing us with one! 🙂

[Flyboy76]

4 years later and this is still a good and relivent answer. Thank you OP.

[Farydah24402870rcpu]

Jesus! Hours trying to figure this out. Videos and blogs online didn't mention this issue. Thank you! It's 1:30 am and I can finally go to sleep! 

[Jay27002509ty98]

THANK YOU! 
4.5 years later and this was still the only resolution I could find online! 
It's criminal how hidden the "Digital Signature" option is.. 

[Heather272033182dd7]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KERSTIN!!! I was so confused as to why I didn't have digital signature as an option in prepare forms on the Adobe version I have and you helped!!!

[michelleinCS]

Thank you so much Kerstin!! I spent hours trying to figure out where the digital signature tool was. Your post is the only mention I've found of it online. ADOBE, YOU NEED TO FIX THIS!!! It should be on the Prepare Forms toolbar. I know you want people to use your Request Signatures, but many of us still need to be able to create a form and email it to a client!

[s_48]

I have the exact same issue.  My "Prepare Form" has Signature, Signature Block, but not Digitial Signature.

[michelangelobGM]

Two PDF docs are open in my Acrobat Pro DC. when opening

Prepare Form Tool I can see 'Add a digital signature' for the first one, while the second one  has Signature, Signature Block, but not 'Add a digital signature'. I can copy the signature field from the first document and paste it to the second one, though. So, the tools ready to use in Prepare From do depend on something in the PDF being opened?

[DrawingTurtuga]

Yes, So there is an initial option screen that displays when you "Prepare Form" for the first time. If you checked the "This document requires signatures" it changes your Prepare From options bar.

Leave the Box UNCHECKED and a digital signture option appears. 

You might need to close and reopen the document to get this option as i have not found how to undo the check box selection after the fact. 

With box checked:

With box unchecked:

[Bernd Alheit]

In form edit mode you can use at the right side More > Revert to Acrobat Form

[michelangelobGM]

Confirmed, thank you so much for your help!

[michelangelobGM]

@Bernd_Alheit,

that also works and it is quicker (though the exact menu entry is 'Revert to ...'

Thank you for your help!

[michaell15046386]

Thank you very much.  That solved it!

[Stephanie22270642pmee]

This answer should be at the top! Thank you!

[corellian]

This is definitely the correct answer!  

[hrmanager@liberty]

For crying OUT LOUD! Thank you! I have to get a little more proactive; I saw this "Create Custom Tool" option in my frantic search for adding a digital signature but did not explore it!