How to create a digital signature in Adobe Acrobat Pro

One of the most important features of Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ability to create a digital signature. Also called a digital ID, it offers the highest level of security and compliance through signer identity authentication and signature encryption. 

Digital signatures are often required in highly regulated industries with legal documents that must guarantee the signer’s identity. This differs from an electronic signature, which requires less authentication but is still acceptable for most types of documents. You can create and use both types of signatures in Adobe Acrobat Pro.

How do I create a digital signature in Adobe Acrobat?

While a digital signature needs extra authentication via password protection, Adobe Acrobat Pro makes the process easy. We’ve boiled it down to these five quick steps:

Adobe Acrobat Pro makes digital signatures easy

Adobe Acrobat Pro is used to convert images, PDFs, and other scanned files into more manageable documents that can be edited and signed without a pen or paper. While Acrobat is generally user-friendly, the process for creating digital signatures may be confusing if you’re new to the program. By taking just a few simple steps within the program, you can create a new digital signature for all your most important documents.

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