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March 23, 2023
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Electronic Signatures Types and How to Create Each

  • March 23, 2023
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In our office we use Adobe products to create forms which need to be signed.  Some of us have Adobe Acrobat Pro DC while others us the free Adobe Reader.
Most of the time you can type your name and a signature appears and you can choose a font style.  Adobe Basic Signature with no date or time stamp 

How is the signature with the blue printed name date and time stamp created and added to the document? 

Is this only available in Reader Download, Reader Online/Webversion? Only people who signature was requested can have this signature?
Can this signature be created in Pro and Reader and used as the original signer and have each signer use the same signature format?   Thank you for your help.  

    Correct answer Kevin27336754m7h0

    You are welcome ls_rbls!

    Let us know if we can be of any help.

     

     

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    I called Adobe to get help. I was told the account administrator had to go into me as a user and check boxes under my profile for Signature Preferences
    *Use well-formated signatures and initials
    *Dynamically adjust the line below the signature and initials
     Once the preferences under my user name was checked, this solved the problem.  

     

    Thank you all for your help and solutions.

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    Meenakshi_Negi
    Meenakshi_Negi
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    March 24, 2023

    Hi Kevin27336754m7h0,

     

    Thank you for reaching out.

     

    The signature with the blue printed name is from Acrobat Sign. These signatures cannot be created in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader applications.

    You may refer to the information in the following help document: https://helpx.adobe.com/sign/kb/to-enable-disable-name-date-below-the-signature.html. 

     

    Let us know if you have any questions.

     

    Thanks,

    Meenakshi

     

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      ls_rbls
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      ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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      March 24, 2023

      @Meenakshi Negi ,

       

      Thank you for clarifying!

      Meenakshi_Negi
      Meenakshi_Negi
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      April 7, 2023

      You are welcome ls_rbls!

      Let us know if we can be of any help.

       

       

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      ls_rbls
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      ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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      March 23, 2023

      Hi @Kevin27336754m7h0 ,

       

      The screenshot provided seems to illustrate that a customized dynamic stamp with date and time was used to sign a document.

       

      It is a combination of two different steps.

       

      The first step requires that the user saves an ink signature as an image file.

       

      This part may be done using these steps as a reference:

       

       

      Or simply taking a picture of your signature on paper and saving it as .png image file.

       

      Once the users have an readily available image file with their signature style, they can proceed and create a customized dynamic image stamp with automatic date and time using the steps shown in the link below :

       

       

      Be aware that the guidance in that link corresponds to editing a PDF with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (not with Adobe Reader).

       

       

      ++EDITED REPLY,

       

      Also see this additional Adobe Help Center guidance:

       

       

      Specifically see the link in that topic "Dynamic Stamps Secrets".

       

      It is an excellent, yet more advanced, tutorial by @Thom Parker .

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      Kevin27336754m7h0Author
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      March 24, 2023

      https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/create-custom-dynamicstamp.html
      I followed all the steps for the link above.
      Step 12 has information of where to find the stamp
      "The dynamic stamp is ready. To use the dynamic stamp on multiple computers, copy the file to the following program directory."
      for those using windows 11, where can this be found?
      How can I use this Dynamic Stamp?  Can I stamp a document that I sign and send to someone or can I only use the Dynamic Stamp when someone sends me a document to sign and requests a Dynamic Stamp?
      Thank you for your help. 

      ls_rbls
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      ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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      March 27, 2023

      Hi,

       

       

      Yes you may use the dynamic stamp method or Acrobat Sign as indicated by  @Meenakshi Negi .

       

      The user can choose the method at signing time, provided that they know how to do it. But usually the signing actions are pretty much standardized accross different PDF platforms.

       

      On Microsoft  Windows 11, 64 bit programs are installed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat folder. See here:

       

       

      However, you should consider these additional discussions:

       

       

      It is my understanding that some Microsoft Windows 11 users are reporting that they are not able to see a plug-ins folder in the 64-bit installation directory of Acrobat.

       

      In which case, according to some additional readings in the Microsoft Support forums, you may be able to install the 32-bit version apps on a Microsoft Windows 11 machine as long the computer hardware supports a 64-bit processor  requirement.

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