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James31122735dy3d
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July 18, 2023
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Bulk signing of multiple PDF documents

  • July 18, 2023
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Hello,

 

Is there a way to bulk sign multiple PDF documents all saved in the same location, but where I need to sign differes on each document, the length of the docuemt could be 3 pages or 70+ pages.

I also need to sign to the right of  "Director" - so when I manually sign, I search (Ctrl+F) for  "Director" and it always finds the signing page (luckily "Director" is not repeated)

After signing can it be automatically saved, and possibly moved to a different folder location?

 

Thank you

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Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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July 18, 2023

Maybe, what do you mean by "sign"?   Are you using the Acrobat self-sign tool to apply an image of your signature?  The self-sign functionality cannot be automated, but it can be replicated using a different technique. 

 

However, this is a non-trivial solution. You'll need to hire a developer. 

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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James31122735dy3dAuthor
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July 19, 2023

Hi Thom, thanks for the message,

Sign as in electronically sign, by adding an image of my signature,

From what i have seen there is a way to automate it by adding a signature field, but im not sure if this signature field needs to be in the same location for each document?

 

Also I know basic programming within Python (but not enough to create this myself), so i will try to use the JavaScript tool within Adobe, with the help of a few online resources,

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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July 19, 2023

The signature field is for applying a digital certificate (an asymetric encryption key) to a PDF, which is different from the self-sign tool (simple wet signature image). You could write a script that adds a signature field next to the "director" text, and automatically adds your digital certificate. This is not difficult.

The digital certificate could even include an image of your written signature. 

 

But consider this.  Unless you have either paid for a certificate derived from a known root, or you've sent the user the public key portion of the digital certificate, the document will be marked as invalid when the user opens it.    

 

 

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