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Unable to use a certificate on a PDF in Acrobat

New Here ,
Mar 02, 2024 Mar 02, 2024

When clicking on the "use a certificate" menu option under tools, all of the options underneath are greyed out and I cannot select any of them to create a box for a digital signature. I'm fairly certain all of the correct certificates are where they're supposed to be on my laptop, not sure if its something I'm missing in the Adobe app itself? I've had no issues signing PDFs with this certificate in the past or with filling out PDFs. I'm just not able to create a signature block??

 

 

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General troubleshooting , PDF forms , Security digital signatures and esignatures , Windows
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Adobe Employee , Apr 22, 2025 Apr 22, 2025

Hi @jan_zil,

 

Hope you are doing well. Sorry for the trouble with using certificates in Acrobat Reader.

 

Even if the certificates show up on the certificate manager, there could be high chances that they need to be reimported to Reader for usage. To do so:

    1. Go to Menu > Preferences > Signatures.

    2. Under Identities & Trusted Certificates, click More….

    3. Make sure your certificate appears under Digital IDs.

    4. If not, click Add ID > Use a Digital ID from a file or Windows Certificate Store.

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New Here ,
Mar 03, 2024 Mar 03, 2024

Ended up finding a solution, you have to select print and then under the printer selections, "Microsoft print to PDF" and save it as a new PDF. Problem solved!

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New Here ,
Mar 05, 2024 Mar 05, 2024

This solution did not work for me - we still have a totally grey screen when trying to add a digital certificate, this only started after the latest Adobe update with the "AI Assistant"

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New Here ,
Dec 23, 2024 Dec 23, 2024

Did you find a solution fot this totally grey screen?

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New Here ,
Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025

Still having this issue and wondering if anyone found a solution?

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New Here ,
Apr 17, 2025 Apr 17, 2025

Same issue. Used my qualified certificae many times, now I can not. I see my certificate installed in cert manager but the certificate is not available for me in Acrobat reader any more. What is the problem with that ????

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Adobe Employee ,
Apr 22, 2025 Apr 22, 2025
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Hi @jan_zil,

 

Hope you are doing well. Sorry for the trouble with using certificates in Acrobat Reader.

 

Even if the certificates show up on the certificate manager, there could be high chances that they need to be reimported to Reader for usage. To do so:

    1. Go to Menu > Preferences > Signatures.

    2. Under Identities & Trusted Certificates, click More….

    3. Make sure your certificate appears under Digital IDs.

    4. If not, click Add ID > Use a Digital ID from a file or Windows Certificate Store.

    5. Import it again if necessary.

More info about working with digital certificates can be found here: https://adobe.ly/42M5Ev3

 

Hope this helps.


Regards,
Souvik.

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