Learn to Digitally Sign a PDF with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Many Indian Government Departments require to submit digitally signed PDF on their websites (e.g. EPFO, e-Tendering etc.).
This short tutorial will show how to digitally sign a document with USB Token Based Digital Signatures (primarily Indian USB Tokens like e-pass, proxkey, gemalto, safenet etc.).
Follow this process to digitally sign a PDF Document:
- Plug your DSC (Digital Signature) Token to available USB Port. Make sure you already installed its drivers. DOWNLOAD USB TOKEN DRIVERS
- Open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC ===> DOWNLOAD ADOBE ACROBAT READER
- Open PDF Document you want to sign.
- Click on TOOLS, then click on Certificates.
- Now screen will show your document. Now click on Digitally Sign on Top bar.
- Your cursor will now become plus shape.
- Scroll on page where ever you wish to sign and make a box, by dragging mouse while holding left button of mouse or touchpad.
- New pop will open you to select SIGN AS. Click this field, and find & select your name. Now Press SIGN button in the bottom.
- Save file with a new name.
- Now Acrobat will ask you for password of your Digital Signature (DSC).
That’s it! You just signed a PDF File Digitally.