Open the PDF document or form in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
Adobe is testing a new Fill & Sign experience in Acrobat. After updating to the latest release, if the steps and the user interface mentioned in this document don’t match with your version of Acrobat, see Fill and sign PDF forms | New experience.
Use the Fill & Sign tool to easily fill, sign, and send your forms or documents electronically. This document explains how to fill, sign, and send your forms from your desktop using Acrobat or Reader.
Open the PDF document or form in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
Click Fill & Sign in the right pane, or click the Sign icon in the toolbar.
Click Fill and Sign. The specific tools and options are displayed in the toolbar. Use them to fill out your form.
A. Annotations to fill the form B. Choose color C. Sign form D. Request signatures
Hover the mouse over a form field and if you see a blue box, continue with this step (otherwise skip to the next step):
Hover the mouse over a form field and if you see no blue box, that means it's a flat form. You can manually fill or add text.
Resize the first annotation you place to fit the check box or radio button in the document, and the next annotations you add will be of the same size and will fit the rest of the box/circle fields.
To sign a PDF form, you can type, draw, or insert an image of your handwritten signature or initials.
Open the PDF document or form in Acrobat or Reader, and click Fill & Sign in the right pane.
Click the Sign icon in the Fill & Sign toolbar, and then choose whether you want to add your signature or just initials.
If you have already added signatures or initials, they are displayed as options to choose from.
If you've already added your signature or initials, just select it from the Sign options, and then click at the place in the PDF where you want to add your signature. Skip to the next step.
If you are signing for the first time, you see the Signature or Initials panel. Below is an example of the Signature panel.
Click Apply, and then click at the place in the PDF where you want to place the signature or initial.
To move the placed signature or initial, click the field to highlight it and then use the arrow keys. To resize or delete the field, use the options in field toolbar.
If you want to use an image as your signature:
After you complete your form, you can share it with others.
Open the PDF document or form in Acrobat or Reader, and click Fill & Sign in the right pane.
In the Fill and Sign toolbar, click Request Signatures.
Send your form using any of the following methods:
Send a link of the non-editable copy of the filled and signed form. The copy is certified with Adobe Acrobat Sign. Recipients won’t be able to modify the copy easily; any modification makes the certification invalid.
Click Get A Link, and then click Create Link.
Anyone with access to the link can view, but cannot make any changes to the document. Share the link in one of the following ways:
Send a read-only copy of your completed document by email. Recipients can view the file but cannot make any changes to the document.
Click Send a Copy.
Enter the email address of whoever you’d like to send the document. You can also use the Address Book link to choose email addresses.
The Subject and Message fields are just like the ones you use for sending an email and appear to your recipients in the same way. Enter the desired information. Click Send.
Click Request Signatures, and then click Get Started.
The Acrobat Sign window is displayed. The Name and Message fields are just like the ones you use for sending an email and appear to your recipients in the same way. Enter the desired information and do one of the following:
Enter the information as prompted. For more information, see Send documents for signature.
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