Re: How To Add A Signature To Adobe Fill And Sign
Brie Hoffler
Note: You may also add an image as your signature or initials. To add an existing image, tap the image icon from the top menu. To take a new picture to be added as your signature, tap the camera icon and follow through with the workflow.
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The Acrobat online PDF filler tool lets you go paperless by completing fillable fields and signing documents online. After uploading a PDF, use the form filler toolbar to fill PDF form fields, including checkboxes. The online PDF editor tools also let you add text boxes, crossmarks, checkmarks, circles, lines, and dots. Then use the e-signing tools to create e-signatures, placing your signature or initials anywhere in the file. Sign in to save your file to Adobe cloud storage and download your completed form.
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Download the Global Corp Supplier Agreement.pdf practice file and open it in Adobe Acrobat Sign, or open your own fillable form. You can also add other documents, but in this tutorial, you will work with just one document. You can open a file in two ways:
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Only 2 signature / initial images can be stored currently. Every time I want another signature I have to swap out an existing image for one from my files. It would be hugely beneficial to be able to maintain a much larger selection of stored signatures / initials for completing documents for multiple members of the household.
Hey Adobe - When I asked a chat agent about this today, they told me to download & use the 32-bit version of Acrobat because it allowed more than 2 signatures. Is this really the only solution that Adobe can provide?
Come on Adobe - how hard is it to allow people to have multiple signatures for different purposes? A limit of two is way TOO restrictive! Maybe NitroSign is the only solution as it offers unlimited signatures!
A really good workaround, until Adobe addresses this issue, was posted by Alexander Brusilovsky on September 6, 2022. It takes some editing of the signature images, they must be png files, but it works! Thanks, Alexander!
Here is his comment: Use the "Stamps" from the "Comments" tool. Add a custom stamp to create a 2nd or 3d, +, signature if you need and follow the instructions. You need to size your signature when inserting or size it in prior to importing it to Stamps. The file must be in png, with no background (transparent) format. (basically the same as the "add sign" with a bit more effort)
This is still an issue for me regularly. I use the initials space as a second signature in Acrobat, which is somewhat helpful, but that messes up My initials when someone sends me something in Adobe Sign. A solution for this would be very welcome!
Use the "Stamps" from the "Comments" tool. Add a custom stamp to create a 2nd or 3d, +, signature if you need and follow the instructions. You need to size your signature when inserting or size it in prior to importing it to Stamps. The file must be in png, with no background (transparent) format. (basically the same as the "add sign" with a bit more effort)
I lost a lot of time trying to research how to do it and am appalled that there is no way to save more than one signature and one set of initials in a so called professional software. I guess I have to start searching for an alternative.
There are only 2 options for fill and sign: signature and initials. I manage the affairs of several of my older relatives, my spouse, businesses etc. I need to have more than 2 such options. I was hoping the paid version would, but it does not! Which is most unfortunate!
It's "UNDER REVIEW", which means Adobe did the most they are willing to: they marked it as being reviewed and forgot about it. That's how they operate, judging by all the other topic in this farce they call "UserVoice".
Hi, may I know the "outcome" of the review to my request initiated on the 5th of January 2018? It's been "a while"... I think the request has warranted a decent address with the number of votes and comments!
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Hi, im trying to sign a formulary i just created. Im trying to use a different signature from the ones i regulary use however i dont see the option anywhere. Neither in acrobat nor in Adobe fill and sign or Adobe Sign
I tried repair installing, clean installing, installing a previous version, and no dice. It's bad enough that we can't save multiple signatures, but it is literally broken now that we can't even swap out signatures. Or, for that matter, if I make a typo for my signature, now I am stuck with it until the end of time
Great news Ben! I found the files associated with the signatures & initials. It seems like there are 3 files in total; if any one of them are deleted, it will erase both the signature and initials that you have saved.
I think it will just automatically overwrite all 3 even if you delete one, as they will all have the same datemodified after recreating them. I created a quick script for my users that deletes all of them, just in case.
It appears that this signature / initials thing is a bit of an issue in Acrobat. Users can add two signatures or initials from scanned images but there is no way to delete them, other than the way you have outlined.
I had exactly this same problem, still, even after updating to the latest version, 23.003.20244. Unfortunately, deleting the file as suggested by peeters31644761 did not work. I'm on MacOS, so I just used the signing feature on Preview, which was good enough for my purposes. It's crazy that this probelm hasn't been fixed after four years.
I found another post that saved me, because as of Nov 2023 this still isn't fixed in the actual application. Luckily though, you can change it on the web here: Afterwards, you have to close the app and open it again and wait for it to refresh.
Thank you so much, I have a headache trying so many times to chance the signatures, I solved it with your instructions, I'm very grateful. (your publication is from 2019, now, in 2022 we continue with the same problem)
I have this problem as well, clicking on the "-" sign next to my already installed signature does nothing. I cannot find a way in Adobe Acrobat DC to get rid of it or replace it. I was able to use the method described here by Peeters31644761 (Thank you!) to delete the signature files in AppData...
A possible solution to not being able to enter different signatures is, once you have successfully deleted the signature files as mentioned above by peeters31644761 and JohnnyD987, when you re-add your signature, simply uncheck the "Save signature" check box.
While this doesn't allow you to save multiple signatures and it may be a little annoying having to type in your own signature every time you need to sign something, by not saving the signature, it will allow you to enter any signature you want whenever you need to sign something
The directive Yatharth provided here did NOT work for me more precisely, the "-" button does Nothing. no error message, nor any changes. Suspect this is full of bugs. same observation as benjamina87813352.
Also tried what peeters31644761 suggested. I can't even find the 3 files anywhere. My acrobat dc is installed at C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC. Search produced no security folders or signature files
In October 2018, we released an all-new Acrobat DC. This latest release includes new tools and functionality to better work with PDFs across mobile devices, the web and desktop, plus all-new collaboration tools. As an Acrobat DC subscriber, you should already have these great features available. Another major update we released was to our electronic signature solution Adobe Sign.
While having this option has provided a great way to capture e-signatures, we are deprovisioning Adobe Sign Individual because it does not provide the Enterprise grade functionality that is available through Adobe Sign Enterprise, such as:
Please reach out to your Adobe contact to discuss how you can continue providing your organization e-signature capabilities through our broader digital document platform that includes Acrobat DC and Adobe Sign Enterprise.
Users will still be able to access any agreements sent out prior to this action via Adobe Document Cloud by signing in with their Adobe ID at If this user is scheduled for migration to Sign Enterprise, they will need to follow these instructions.
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