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Sign in Preview Document mode
For best results, use the Preview Document feature when you sign documents. This feature analyzes the document
for content that may alter the document's appearance, and then suppresses that content, allowing you to view and
sign the document in a static and secure state.
When you view a PDF in Preview Document mode, a document message bar lets you know if the PDF complies with
the PDF/SigQ Level A and Level B specification. Level A indicates that the document contains no dynamic content
that can alter its appearance. Level B indicates that the document contains dynamic content that can be suppressed
during signing. If the document doesn't comply with Level A or B, you may want to refrain from signing the
document and contact the document author about the problem.
You can also use Preview Document mode outside of a signing workflow to check the integrity of a document.
Sign a PDF in Preview Document mode
Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Reader > Preferences (Mac OS), and select Security on the left.
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Select View Documents In Preview Document Mode When Signing, and click OK.
In the PDF, click the signature field, or click the Sign button in the Tasks toolbar and choose Sign Document or
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Place Signature.
The document message bar appears with the compliance status and options.
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(Optional) Click View Report in the document message bar (if available) and select each item in the list to show
details. When you're done, close the PDF/SigQ Conformance dialog box.
If you're satisfied with the compliancy status of the document, click Sign Document in the document message bar,
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and add your digital signature.
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Save the PDF using a different name than the original, and close the document without making any further
changes. If you save the document a second time, your signature must be verified by using the View Signed Version
option in the Signatures panel. (See "View previous versions of a signed document" on page 95.)
View a PDF in Preview Document mode
Choose Document > Sign > Preview Document.
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In the document message bar, click View Report (if available) and select each item in the list to show details. When
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you're done, click Close, and then click Exit.
Clear or remove a digital signature
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Do one of the following:
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To remove a signature, right-click/Control-click the signature field and choose Clear Signature Field.
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To remove all signatures in a PDF, choose Clear All Signature Fields from the Options menu in the Signatures
panel.
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