Open the PDF form in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader, and then choose Tools > Request E-signatures.
You can get documents signed by others using the Fill and Sign tool, which relies on cloud services provided by Adobe Acrobat Sign. It lets signers quickly sign agreements from anywhere using a web browser or mobile device. Signers are not required to purchase any Adobe product to sign the agreements.
Sign your PDF documents and share them with others now. Click Get Started to launch Acrobat: Get Started
Complete your edits before you sign. The signed agreement is certified by Adobe Acrobat Sign. Edits to the signed agreement will lose the certification.
An email is sent to the signers asking them to sign the agreements. Once signed, both you and your signers receive the signed PDF by email. You can track the entire signing process in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader from Home > For Signature.
Besides PDF, you can send Microsoft Office files, various image files, HTML files, and text files for signing. Supported file types are: DOC, DOCX, RTF, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, CSV, HTML, HTM, TIFF, TIF, BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, and PNG.
Steps:
Open the PDF form in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader, and then choose Tools > Request E-signatures.
The Request Signatures window is displayed. Do the following:
If you don't want to use the Advanced Options, skip the next optional step.
d. (Optional) Click More Options, if you want to specify advanced options, such as signer authentication, reminders, and more.
Click Specify Where to Sign or Next.
The document is now ready for adding fields that you want the signers to fill in or sign.
If you have added multiple documents, the documents are converted into PDFs and combined into a single file. The combined file is opened for you to add appropriate fields.
The Specify Where to Fill & Sign window is displayed showing options based on whether you have added one signer or multiple signers.
You can switch the assignee of any field using the floating toolbar. The assigned colors to the signers make it easy to distinguish the fields for respective signers.
You can switch between simplified mode and advanced mode for multiple signers. To switch mode, turn off the Advanced Editing switch in the right-pane.
When you've placed all desired fields in the document, click Send. The document is sent for signature to the recipients and a confirmation notice is displayed.
You receive an email from Adobe Acrobat Sign stating that the agreements have been sent to the first signer for signature. The first signer also receives an email with a link to sign the agreement. When the signer adds his or her signature in the signature field and then clicks the Click to sign button, the agreement is sent to the next signer with a link to sign, and so on. Once the agreement is signed by all the signers, everyone gets a copy of the signed agreement.
All your signed documents are kept at one place and you can access them from anywhere. For more information, see the Track documents sent for signature.
A signer receives an email with a link to sign the agreement. Also, if the signer uses Acrobat or Acrobat Reader desktop application, the signer sees a notification that an agreement has been shared for signing. For more information, see Sign an agreement.
Signers are not required to sign up or purchase any Adobe product to sign agreements. They can sign agreements using a web browser, mobile device, or Acrobat / Acrobat Reader desktop application.
You can track which agreements are out for signature, signed, or waiting for your signature.
Go to Home > Sign > All Agreements. All the documents shared for signature are listed.
In the Home > Sign > All Agreements, click Open Acrobat Sign.
The Acrobat Sign Manage page is displayed in a new browser window.