Can't add date in a "fill and sign" W-4 document. How do I do this?

It is ridiculous that we pay out the ass for a subscription for this and can't do something as simple as add a date like we add our signature, even YEARS after this original comment.

After reading the comments and not finding a solution I found one that worked for me. 

I have Acrobat Pro DC. 

For a fillable W9 (I'm think it'll work for a W4 as well) which allows for a signature but not the date. Click on EDIT doc. On editing mode, place your cursor right next to the arrow and type the date. It'll appear very small which can be solved by enlarging the text, and ligning it up. I hope it helps.

Thanks 💐it was pain. I spend too much time to figure out it till to read your advice! Life saver 😉

Hi. 

I had trouble doing this too. I found a workaround that did the trick, but it is fiddly.

First, click on a clear area of the form and the text box will appear along with a box to select font size etc.

Click on the text box and hold, a magnified text box will appear. Click on it and hold and move it within the magnified image to the locatio you wish to fill with the date and release.

You will now see an empty text box on the document in the place you want to fill. 

Adjust the font size by repeated clicking on the large or small "A" until it fits the space to be filled.

Click on the text fill box and this will bring up your keyboard.

Type in a single character. If it is not quite in the right place click and hold on the character. A magnified image will appear which you can move into a better position. Release and click on a clear part of the document.

You are ready to fill the next character.

It's a bit of a faff, and I'm sure there's a better way. When I find out I'll come back.

Hope it helps without driving you crazy! 😀

A lot of those things were a headache and a half. 
I found out a simple way: 
1. Have your signature
2. Input the date in the initial area

Problem solved (at least for me). Hopefully this helps someone else

I have an idea for you that worked for me. Add the signature, lots of spaces, then the date. Hover it over the spaces so that the signature is in the signature field and the date is in the date field! 

Many of these forms are produced with a program other than the Acrobat that does not allow for this and apparently on the date box they do not put in codes for this to be done.   Apparently, a glitch came when the slot for creating the date next to your final solution.,  The simple solution if you have the Acrobat is to print the document to Acrobat which produces the same document in a PDF with Acrobat Codes.  You can then just use normal text editing tool of the Acrobat to type in the date where it is required.  You do not need fill and sign there.

Hi, 

If you log into your Adobe Document Cloud, you can open the document there and do pretty much anything you need, and then download a copy. I was able to fill out, sign and date without having to hack anything. The IRS clearly set the W-4 form up incorrectly; mine was showing vertical text where the signature is, for crying out loud. I hope this helps any other frustrated souls!!! 

Ashley

Same problem adding the date.  Two solutions worked for me. 

1) Solution: Type the date into the Title or other form field that allows text entry.  Highlight that date and press ctrl-X to cut it.  Click near where date is to go and press ctrl-V to paste.  Date should appear in a red box.  Do not know how to get rid of outline on box or change color of box.  You can drag the text box with date to where you want.  For some reason this seems to get around the block of adding text.

2) Print the document without the date using the Microsoft Print to PDF.  Reopen using Adobe and now you can add date. 

Hi,

You have downloaded the W4 form from here.

You are trying to add a Date at the bottom of first page just above the label '10 Employer Identification Number (EIN)'

If you check this 'Employee's Signature & Date' both labels do show a colored box next to them. Which states that these 2 are not form fields.

Even if you would like to Sign and add date here using Acrobat Reader DC.

Then open the file in the Reader DC app. Click on 'Comment' tool from the set on the right.

This will list all the comments tool on the top of the document. From here select 'Text Comment' tool as highlight below.

After selecting this tool you can add the date.

Once that is done close the comment tool and click on Fill & Sign.

From here you can sign the document.

Let me know if this works for you.