Setting Signing Preferences; Requiring Preview Mode - Adobe 22002486 User Manual

Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Security Feature User Guide
Table 5 Signing environment preferences
Importance Description
Recommended A number of preferences affect the signing workflow and resulting
signature. All users should review these settings.
Optional Create default user information ahead of time to save time later.
Optional Use the default signature appearance or create your own.
Optional To sign with a timestamp, configure a timestamp server.

4.2.1 Setting Signing Preferences

Preferences options vary by platform and application as follows:
1. Choose one of the following:
Acrobat (Windows): Edit > Preferences > Security
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Acrobat (Macintosh): Acrobat > Preferences > Security
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Adobe Reader (Windows): Edit > Preferences > Security
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Adobe Reader (Macintosh): Adobe Reader > Preferences > Security
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2. Set your preferences as described in the following sections:
"Requiring Preview Mode" on page 47
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"Changing the Default Signing Method" on page 48
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"Embedding Signature Revocation Status" on page 49
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"Allowing Signing Reason" on page 50
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"Showing Location and Contact Details" on page 50
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"Enabling Document Warning Review" on page 50
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"Requiring Document Warning Review Prior to Signing" on page 51
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"Enabling a Warnings Comment or Legal Attestation" on page 51
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4.2.1.1 Requiring Preview Mode

In general, everyone within a signing workflow needs to know that what they are viewing is actually what
is signed or being signed. Preview mode automatically checks document integrity and generates a report
that itemizes any content that could potentially prevent the signer from knowing what they are signing.
Preview mode provides several benefits:
It checks the document for elements that may prevent a signer from seeing what they are signing.
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It suppresses document elements that may prevent a signer from knowing what they are signing.
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It generates a report about those elements. For details, see
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Preview
Tip: Participants in signing workflows (both document authors and signers) should review
their application settings and configure their environment. Some preferences control
authoring, some only have to do with signing, and some impact both.
Mode".
Authoring Signable Documents
Setting Signing Preferences
Section
Setting Signing Preferences
Setting Identity Information
Customizing Signature Appearances
Using Timestamps During Signing
Chapter 8, "Document Integrity and
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