How to Add a Signature in Adobe Reader

This wikiHow teaches you how to add a personal signature to a PDF document using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Acrobat Reader DC is now available for Windows and macOS. You can also use the Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app to add a signature on your phone or tablet.

Table of Contents

Use the computer

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Open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC has a red icon with a white “A” stroke inside. Click this icon in the Windows Start menu (PC) or Applications folder (Mac).

You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC at acrobat.adobe.com

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Click File . This item is in the menu bar near the upper left corner of the screen.

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Click Open near the top of the “File” drop-down menu.

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Select the PDF file and click Open . Use the file browser to find the file on your computer. Click on the PDF file to which you want to add a signature and select Open .

You can also right-click a PDF file in File Explorer or Finder on Mac, choose Open With , and select the Acrobat Reader DC app. If Adobe Acrobat Reader is the default PDF file reader on your computer, simply double-click the file to open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

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Click the Tops tab (Tools). This is the second tab at the top of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, below the top menu bar.

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Click Fill & Sign . This option is below the pencil icon with the purple signature.

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Click Sign . This option is located at the top of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, next to the fountain pen tip icon. A menu will drop down.

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Click Add Signature . This is the first option in the drop-down menu.

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Click Type , Draw , or Image . There are three methods of adding signatures that appear at the top of the program: input, draw with the mouse or touch screen and upload a signature image. Click the option you want to use.

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Add signature. Depending on the method you choose, proceed with adding a signature by following these steps:

Type: Just use the keyboard and enter the full name.
Draw: Click and drag the mouse over the signature.
Image: Click Select Image . Then, select the image file containing the signature and click Open .

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Click the blue Apply button at the bottom of the window.

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Click where you want to place the signature. The signature will be added to the PDF file.

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Click and drag the signature to move it around. To enlarge the size, click the blue dot in the lower right corner of the signature and drag to the size you want.

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Click File in the top menu bar.

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Click Save . The PDF file will be saved with your signature.

Using a phone or tablet

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Open Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC has a red icon with a white “A” stroke inside. Click the icon to open Adobe Acrobat Reader.

You can download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader for free from the Google Play Store (Android) or App Store (iPhone and iPad) apps.
If the app asks for an Adobe account login, enter the email address and password associated with your Adobe account, or tap the Facebook/Google logo to sign in with your Facebook/Google account.

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Click Files . This is the second tab at the bottom of the screen.

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Click the folder containing the file. To browse for files on your device, tap On this device . If the file is on the Document Cloud cloud library, you need to select Document Cloud . You can also tap Dropbox if you have an account.

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Click on the PDF file to which you want to add a signature. Use the file browser to browse through the device and tap to open the PDF file you want to add a signature to.

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Tap the blue pencil icon in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Click Fill & Sign in the menu that appears when you click on the green pencil icon.

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Click the fountain pen tip icon. On Android devices, this is the last option at the bottom of the screen. On iPhone and iPad, this option is last at the top of the screen.

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Click Create Signature . This is the first option in the menu that appears when you tap the fountain pen tip icon.

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Tap Draw , Image or Camera . There are three ways to add a signature on Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please choose the way you want.

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Create signature. Use one of the following to create a signature:

Draw: Just use your finger or stylus to sign the line.
Image: Click on the signature image. If necessary, you can drag the blue corners inward so that the blue frame is centered around the signature.
Camera: Sign your name on a blank sheet of paper and use the camera to capture the signature. If necessary, you can click Crop Signature and drag the blue corners inward so that the blue frame is right in the middle of the signature.

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Tap Done in the upper-right corner of the screen. You have now created a signature.

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Click where to place the signature. You can tap anywhere in the document.

To move the signature, click and drag the signature to the position you want.
To zoom in, click and drag the two blue arrows to the right of the signature.

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Click the picture button

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or Done . On Android, the tick icon will be in the upper left corner. On iPhone and iPad, tap Done in the upper-left corner. So the signature has been added to the PDF document.

Steps

Use the computer

Using a phone or tablet

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