Windows

Using Adobe Reader

1. First open the PDF document in the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC application.
2. Click the “Fill & Sign” button in the right pane.  
3. Click the “Sign” button on the toolbar
4. Select “Add Signature” to add your signature to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

Acrobat will now offer you three ways of adding your signature:

• Option 1
  By default, Adobe Reader selects “Type” so you can type your name and have it converted to a signature. This won’t look like your real signature, so option 2 or 3 may be ideal.
   
• Option 2
  Select “Draw” and then draw your signature using your mouse or a touch screen.
   
• Option 3 (Recommended)
  You can also select “Image” if you’d like to sign a piece of paper, scan it with a scanner or take a picture, and then add your written signature to Adobe Reader.

(This requires scanning or taking a picture of the signature, but you only have to do this once, after which you can use that signature on any documents you electronically sign in the future.)

After creating a signature:

1. Position your signature where you want it with your mouse and click to apply it.
2. Leave “Save Signature” checked and you can quickly add this signature in the future
   (you’ll find it easily accessible in the “Sign” menu)
3. Click “Apply” to apply it to the document.
4. Click File > Save and select a location to save the signed PDF

Mac

Using Preview

1. Open a PDF document in Preview (this should be the default app that opens when you double-click on a PDF file, unless you’ve changed it).
2. Click the toolbox-shaped “Show Markup Toolbar” button
3. Click the “Sign” button on the toolbar that appears.

You’ll be prompted to either create a signature by dragging your finger over the trackpad, or by signing a piece of paper and scanning it with your webcam or taking a picture with your phone. Capture your signature once and Preview will remember it for the future.

Once you’ve captured a signature, you can select it in the menu that appears after you click the “Sign” button. Your signature is applied as an image that can be dragged around and resized to fit the document.

When you’re done:

1. Click File > Save to save the PDF,
   You can also click File > Duplicate instead to create a copy of the PDF and save your changes into a new copy of the file without modifying the original.

Using Acrobat Reader DC

You can also use Adobe Reader DC on a Mac. It’ll work just like signing a document on Windows, so see the instructions in the Windows section for information on that.

Adding other information

If you need to add other information to the document, you can use the other buttons on the toolbar to do so. For example, you can type text or add checkmarks to fill in forms using buttons on the Fill & Sign toolbar.