Creating an Adobe Digital Signature

Overview

Some PDF forms require an Adobe digital signature to approve or sign the document.  This article provides instructions for creating a digital signature.

Instructions

1. Adobe Reader DC is installed on all AACC Mac and Windows computers. 

2. If you don’t have Adobe Reader DC installed on your computer, go to https://get.adobe.com/reader/ and select Download Acrobat Reader.

3. Launch Adobe Reader DC on your computer

4. Select Edit.

5. Select Preferences.

6. Navigate to the Signatures.

7. Look for Identities & Trusted Certificates and select More.

8. Make sure you have Digital IDs highlighted and select the + over the name column.

9. Select A new digital ID I want to create now and select Next.

10. Select New PKCS#12 digital ID file and select Next.

11. Enter your identity information, select Digital Signatures from the drop down, and select Next.

12. Choose a location where to save your Digital Signature or leave as default location. Create your password. If you forget your password (this can’t be reset from MyAACC Password Management), you’ll have to create a new Digital Signature. Select Finish.

Troubleshooting

Still have questions?  Contact the Technical Service Desk or complete a service offering request on the Computer Software Services Page.