Adobe READER 8 User Manual page 87

You can convert an image file to PDF using Adobe Online Services. For details, choose File > Create Adobe PDF
Online.
2 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Reader (Mac OS) > Preferences, select Security on the left, and then click
New to create a new signature appearance.
In the Configure Signature Appearance dialog box, type a title for the signature appearance. When you sign a
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document, you select the signature appearance by its title, so use a short, descriptive title.
4 For Configure Graphic, choose an option:
Displays only the default digital signature icon and other information specified in the Configure Text
No Graphic
section.
Displays an image with your digital signature. Select this option to include an image of your
Imported Graphic
handwritten signature. To import the image file, click File, click Browse, select the image file, click Select, and then
click OK (Windows) or Select (Mac OS).
Displays only the default digital signature icon and your name as it appears in your digital ID file.
Name
For Configure Text, select the options that you want to appear in the signature. Distinguished Name shows the
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user attributes defined in your digital ID, including your name, organization, and country.
Important: To include a reason and a location in your signature, you must select those options both in this dialog box
and in the Advanced Preferences.
For Text Properties, specify the writing direction and type of digits (Western or Arabic-Indic) used, and then click OK.
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7 Click Advanced Preferences, click the Creation tab, select any of the following, click OK, and click OK again:
Include Signature's Revocation Status When Signing
has been revoked (required for signature validation). Selecting this option speeds the validation process by not
having to go online to determine whether the certificate has been revoked.
Show Reasons When Signing
appears in the Sign Document dialog box from which you can select the option that best describes your reason for
signing the PDF.
Show Location And Contact Information When Signing
Contact information appears on the Signer tab of the Signature Properties dialog box. When you sign a PDF, text
boxes appear in the Sign Document dialog box where you can type this information.
Enable Reviewing Of Document Warnings
the document appearance and then provides an option in the Sign Document dialog box to review this content.
Specify Always, Never, or When Certifying A Document. Available options depend on the Prevent Signing Until
Document Warning Are Reviewed setting.
Prevent Signing Until Document Warnings Are Reviewed
document warnings before signing or certifying a document. Specify Always, Never, or When Certifying A
Document.
To edit or delete a signature appearance, select it in the Appearance box, and then click Edit or Delete.
See also
"Enable right-to-left languages" on page 15
Embeds information about whether your certificate is valid or
Adds your reason for signing to the signature field. When you sign a PDF, a menu
Adds your location information to the signature field.
Analyzes documents in a signing workflow for content that might change
Enable this option to require the signer to review
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