Can I add a 'non-digital' signature field in a fillable form that will be available on a website

[lyneroul72@gmail.com]

Hello,

I would like to add a 'non-digital' signature field on my fillable form. This form is to request a permit for the city and we want to post the form on our website. I do not want users to enter a digital signature when they fill in the form, I just want them to sign (as with Adobe Sign) but I will not send the file for signature.

In short, my question is how can I get the signature field from the 'Fill and sign' tool into my fillable form prepared with the 'Prepare form tool'

Thanks

[AkanchhaS · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Hope you are doing well. 

When you create a form using Prepare form tool in Adobe Acrobat, you get to add different types of field. For signature, there's only option is to add Digital Signature filed. So that the signature would be validated. (for security concern)

Since you have requested, not to assign a form filed to the signer and keep it for simple signing. There's one thing you can try-

• Simply add a Text Filed and name it to Signature [or whatever you wish to add]
• When user will open the fillable form, with the help of "Fill & Sign" tool can add the signature. 

Thanks,

Akanchha 

[lyneroul72@gmail.com]

Thank you for your quick reply.

I just realized that Adobe Sign can also be used to create fillable forms from Word documents. That may be what I need to do.

Is Adobe Sign included in my package?

I believe the feature for requesting signature using the Fill and Sign tool in Acrobat is a feature from Adobe Sign.

But can I use Adobe Sign entirely to convert Word to PDF or PDF to forms the same way I do with DC Pro?

[#4]

For me, if I Create a PDF form from a Word.docx and I typed the word Signature in front of the box or line, Adobe makes it a Digital signature that must be routed (emailed and tracked).  However, if in Word the name was Sign, the Adobe treats it as another normal field.  I also change that field font to "Segoe Script" wish is the sugested curseve font.

[Adobpee]

Why haven't you added a signature field where you can draw in a signature like Docusign has? Seems a bit outdated that Adobe doesn't provide this simple form field function options, especially for the price you charge preople to use your program.

[S. S]

Hi @Adobpee,

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

The feature to configure the type of signature is available on the enterprise level for Acrobat Sign. 

More info here: https://adobe.ly/3GAE4JC.

Please feel free to add your feedback here: https://adobe.ly/3GzQ9yL to ensure that your feedback reaches the developer team for review and future implementation.

Regards,
Souvik.

[Kelly28571322u1ul]

Using a text field does not provide an option for the user to actually sign the form, it only allows a text version. We use forms where more than one person is required to sign the same form and should actually sign it, why is this no longer an option please?

A digital signature does not work as the person delegated to obtain signatures would be the person signed in and we do not want their digital signature 10 times alongside other peoples names? We also cannot use the fill and sign option to upload a signature as the PDF is used as an editable PDF on other software and that one delegated person would not have 10 or more signatures pre saved as images.

Please advise as this is disapointing to go to all the effort of preparing a form when it really does not provide the facility needed?

Kind regards

[Tariq Ahmad]

Thanks for reaching out. 
It's unclear how these PDF documents will be accessible to users on the website. You can use a Signature field as a simple digital signature, but how files are collected and which PDF viewer is used to open the file on the website makes a big difference. 

In the meantime, you may check this option: https://adobe.ly/46UPJg1.

Feel free to let us know if you have any more questions.

Best regards,
Tariq | Adobe Community Team