Certificate Appearance

Report · Oct 22, 2016

How can I create a signature that can be superimposed on the document without blocking the text behind it?

I've tried stamping - it still has a field around the image that blocks whatever is there; there was a signature that 'floated,' but then it was removed from my system during an upgrade by Adobe.

Report · Nov 07, 2016

Hi Wschlesinger,

Please try the steps below :

Go to Tools> Certificates and open the PDF
In the Certficates panel above, click on "Digitally Sign" and click Ok
It will then ask you to drag your mouse and draw the area where you would like the signature to appear
After selecting the desired area, you will get a dialog box with an option "Appearances" and you can click on "Create" to choose the desired settings for your signature appearance.
Once done, save all the changes.

Let me know if you still need help.

Thanks,

Supriya

Report · Nov 16, 2016

The solution didn't change the situation. In Acrobat Pro XI, the 'appearances' is simply a list of boxes to be checked or unchecked, and none of those allow for a transparent signature. Problem is still unsolved.

The solution used to be in Acrobat - a 'floating' signature graphic that could be placed in the document without obscuring the document elements behind it. Can't that be brought back?