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anna08690
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February 15, 2018
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Signature Field

  • February 15, 2018
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Hi, Can someone please tell me how (step by step) to create a signature field that anyone can fill out (draw with mouse or stylus) without having to go through the digital signature process?  It seems I can only do this by clicking on "Convert to Adobe Sign Form" and when I do, the Submit button disappears.  This will be a downloadable form for tenants to download, fill out and submit to the leasing office. I've attached a screenshot of the form with a red arrow indicating where I'd like the electronic signature.

P.S. I tried inserting a signature line via "Convert to Adobe Sign Form", then back to "Revert back to Adobe Form", recreated the Submit button but then the signature box I created was only a text field (which became a problem when I made that field required).

I have searched for 2 days and cannot seem to find an answer to this question.

Thank You so much for any assistance  🙂

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Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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February 15, 2018

Signatures are very confusing. The "Signature" field on an AcroForm (a regular PDF form) uses a digital certificate, which ensures the PDF has not changed since signing.

A drawn signature is a totally different type of animal and regular Acrobat Forms don't provide any kind of built in method for entering one.

A simple method for applying your own is to make a stamp of your drawn signature. 

For allowing other users to sign you can  ask them to use the Pen Tool. Most viewers have a pen tool, but the user doesn't always have a good drawing tool. A mouse is pretty poor.

On the PDF Expert viewer for the iPad a regular digital signature field will turn in to a drawn signature input, but this only works in this narrow scenario.

There are also 3rd party add-ons, such as the Topaz tablet that provide a drawn signature service.

The Fill & Sign forms are not regular PDF forms, They are a special variation with their own special variety of form fields that only work in conjunction with the Adobe fill and sign online service.  If a form is setup as fill&sign, then it cannot be an AcroForm. This is Adobe's answer to the drawn signature issue.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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anna08690Author
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February 15, 2018

So, how would I go about adding a non-digital signature field to a fillable form?

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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February 15, 2018

Well, as I've outlined there are a number of different methodologies. Which one you used depends on how the form will be signed.

If this form generally distributed? or is it used by a well defined group? Is it accessed from a specific location or device?

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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