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there are many techniques you can use to electronically sign a PDF file but each method varies in terms of reliability long term validity and application in this video tutorial we'll discuss the various ways you can electronically sign a document in Acrobat 10 and what is changed from Acrobat 9 if you have used previous versions of Acrobat the first thing you'll notice in Acrobat 10 is that the user interface has been completely reorganized to help with efficiency in your daily tasks access to the digital signature tool can be found underneath the Tools sign-in certify panel you can also customize your toolbar to easily add commonly used functions like the signed document command without having to use a sidebar panel simply select the customize quick tools icon in the top menu select sign and certify and select the signed document icon this command will now be placed in the top menu and will appear every time you launch Acrobat let's start by discussing the most basic method for electronically signing a document that was introduced in Acrobat 9 the apply ink signature tool this is a very simple tool that allows you to quickly add a signature to the document much like a fax signature however this type of signature will not lock out changes or provide notification if something has been changed in the document so it is not suitable for many applications to apply an egg signature simply click apply ink signature tool and use your mouse to add a freehand signature anywhere within the document I'm going to go ahead and delete this ink signature and briefly touch on a new feature in Acrobat 10 the time stamp document tool in previous versions of Acrobat a user could apply a digital signature and then apply a time stamp to that identity-based signature in Acrobat 10 however a user can apply just a time stamp to a document allowing one to assert the existence and nature of a document at any given time you'll need a time stamp server configured and it will not be visible in document self but only in the side panel this time stamping feature is the first of many changes that have been made to make Acrobat and Reader 10 compatible with the PDF advanced electronic signature standard or paties the next tool we'll discuss in the Simon certify panel is a signed document tool which allows you to digitally sign your PDF file this can lock down the document and notify recipients that changes have been made after the signature is applied resulting in higher trust in the document the place signature tool located below is similar to the signed document tool and it's useful if you would like to create a pre-existing location for all document signers to use I'll go ahead and use a signed document tool to sign this particular document acrobat prompts me to click and drag to draw the area for the signature next...