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Field signing allows you to create a blank signature field in a form.This method is useful
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when the signature field must be filled in as part of filling out a form.The blank
signature field is filled in, and a printable copy is placed in the field.
Note: You use the form tool to create a blank signature field inside a form. The other types
of digital signatures are created using the digital signature tool on the toolbar. For more
information, see "Digitally Signing PDF Files" on page
Blind signing allows the document to be signed with no visible appearance on the
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page.This method is useful for signing documents where a printable signature is not
important.
Manual signing allows you to drag a rectangle to create the signature field and sign on
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the page.This signing method is useful for document approval when the document
was not originally designed with a signature field. In this case, a generated appearance
of the signature is placed on the PDF page that is printable.
To create a blank signature field:
1 Create a form field, as described in
Signature from the Type menu of the Field Properties dialog box.
2 Click the Signed tab, and select an action for when the signature field is signed:
Nothing Happens When The Signature Field Is Signed.This is the default action.
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Mark as read only and a selected value: All Fields, Just These Fields, or All Fields Except
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These. If you choose Just These Fields or All Fields Except These, click Pick. In the Select
a Field dialog box, select a field, and then click Add. Select Done to complete the step.
This executes a script when the signature is signed. Click Edit to edit an existing Java-
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Script or create a new JavaScript in the dialog box.
You can duplicate a signature field (using the Duplicate command in the context
menu) and copy it to the same location on more than one page.This is convenient for
instances when the user signs the document once, but the signature appears on all pages.
Duplicating the field on each page in this manner automatically adds the signature on
each page when the first page is signed.
Setting form field options
Depending on the field type, you can set a variety of options.These options allow you to
specify the appearance of the form field, the associated actions, the format and type of
data that it allows, as well as the types of calculations that can be performed within the
field.
The interactive capabilities of these options can be enhanced with the use of custom
JavaScripts. For more information, see
choose Help > Acrobat JavaScript Guide to display the Acrobat JavaScript Object Specifi-
cation.
Setting appearance options
You can set appearance properties for each field type by clicking the Appearance tab in
the Field Properties dialog box and in the General Properties dialog box.
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