Remove Digital Certificates so I can add bates numbering

[aamerj1216272]

I am trying to add bates numbering to a document (Document was signed in Docusign). But, Acrobat does not allow me to add the numbering because it is digitally signed. 

How can I:

Add bates numbering to a digitally signed document?

OR

Remove the Docusign digital certificates so that I can add the bates numbering?

[try67 · Accepted solution]

- You can't. The entire point of a digital signature is to prevent the file from being edited.

- You might be able to invalidate the signature and then edit the file, but I'm not sure if that will even work on files signed using DocuSign. At least not using Adobe software.

[MOEsch]

YES! I am paralegal and this works!

[megpayslee]

I am currently in the middle of trying to do this exact thing.  I am a Paralegal and I can not get my Adobe to print to "Adobe PDF" or print to "Microsoft Print to PDF" without it creating a text file and ultimately not working.  Has Adobe become wise to the "Microsoft Print to PDF" workaround or does it depend on what version of Adobe Pro one has?

[Thom Parker]

The "print to PDF is not a workaround".  The whole point of a digital signature is to ensure a document has not been changed since it was signed. Printing to PDF removes the signature in order to change it. At this point the signature has been rendered meaningless.