Sign Documents

View pending documents

The Waiting for You panel on the home screen lists documents that are sent to you for signing.

  1. Tap Waiting for You.

  2. Search for a file or select one based on the document’s title, date, or sender.

  3. Tap the document to open it and initiate the Sign documents process.

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Sign documents

You can sign documents from your phone, online, or any device with access to Adobe Acrobat Sign. It is easy to sign documents if you create and save your signatures. To store a signature for future use, see Create a signature.

To sign from your mobile app:

  1. From the Waiting for You list, open a document.

  2. Tap signicon from the bottom tool bar.

  3. Tap Start to display all the required fields.

  4. Tap the text fields to enter information.

  5. Tap a signature field. It opens a Signature Preview dialog.

  6. In the Signature Preview dialog that opens, verify your signature or edit it if required and tap OK. Your signature automatically appears on the field.

  7. Once you fill all the required fields, tap Finish.

Note

If you are signing with a digital ID see Sign with Digital Signatures for information about digital ID providers and IDs.

Sign documents from an email

You may receive a request to sign documents via email, as shown below.

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To sign documents from an email:

#. Open the email and tap Review and sign. It opens the document in your web browser. 2. Follow the Sign documents steps mentioned above. 3. If you don’t want to sign the document, you may delegate it to someone else. To do so:

  1. Tap delegate.

  2. In the ‘Delegate this document’ dialog that opens, enter the email address of the new recipient and write a message.

  3. Tap Delegate.

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Sign using widget

If you have enabled the Adobe Acrobat Sign widget as described in Enable app widget, you can start signing workflows from notifications or home screen and get notifications about pending signing tasks. With Adobe Acrobat Sign widgets enabled, you can:

  • See the documents that are Waiting for You or Waiting for Others from the Adobe Acrobat Sign dialog on your device screen. Tap either to display the corresponding list of documnets.

  • Send a document for signature or get a document signed in person.

  • Tap an agreement to instantly start the signing workflow.

  • Get prompted to sign in, if you are not already signed-in.

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Sign offline

Adobe Acrobat Sign requires an internet connection for most operations, including signing. However, the app downloads the agreements (recieved within last 30 days) whenever there is an internet connection at the time of the application launch. You need to manually download the older documents.

  • If there is a down arrow next to a document in a document list, the document is online and must be downloaded prior to signing.

  • If the document is already on your device, you can work with that document and sign it without an internet connection. The document will reside in your outbox until an internet connection becomes available.

Sign with phone authentication

If the sender requires phone authentication, you need to enter a verification code sent to your phone. To sign documents that require phone authentication:

  1. Tap on the document.

  2. Choose whether to verify yourself via text message or voice call.

  3. Tap Send code.

  4. Enter the code in the document’s code verification field.

  5. Tap OK.

  6. Complete the signing workflow as usual.

Note

You must be online to authenticate.

Sign with knowledge based authentication

If your organization uses knowledge based authentication (KBA), you may be required to answer some questions to prove your identity. Contact your administrator for details. To sign a document with KBA:

  1. Tap on the document.

  2. Enter your personal details.

  3. Tap OK.

  4. Answer the KBA questions.

  5. Tap OK.

  6. Complete the signing workflow as usual.

..note:: You must be online to authenticate.

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Change your signature

To change your signature appearance:

  1. Tap on a signed signature field.

  2. In the Signature Preview dialog, tap Edit Signature.

  3. Create a new signature as described in Create a signature.

  4. Tap Apply.

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Clear your signature

To clear a signature from a signature field:

  1. Tap on a signed signature field.

  2. Tap Clear.

Note

Signatures cannot be cleared or changed once the document is saved.