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hi guys today we are going to see how to sign a PDF document with a certificate-based digital signature in Adobe Acrobat DC first of all download and Adobe Acrobat DC from its original website for free to sign a document with a certificate-based digital signature you must obtain a digital ID a digital ID contains information like your name email address name of the organization that issued it a serial number and an expiration date in Adobe Acrobat digital IDs are used to certify documents or add digital signature to documents so follow the steps to add or create a digital ID click the edit menu choose the preferences signatures on the right click more for identities and trusted certificates select digital IDs on the left and then click the add ID button if you already have a digital ID from your organization you can select this option to add the digital ID file to show you I am going to create a new cell sign digital ID type your name Department organization name and email address for your digital ID create a password for the protection of your digital ID file in the future you will need this password to sign PDF documents using this digital ID the digital ID is created you will use this certificate from this digital ID to certify or sign a PDF Step 2 customize the appearance of your digital signature before you begin this process you'll need a digital image of your signature follow the steps to create an image file of your signature open a PDF document in Adobe Acrobat click sign icon click add signature now draw your signature with the mouse pointer place the signature in the blank space and take a screenshot of it save the signature as a JPEG or PNG file then convert the image file into PDF as Adobe Acrobat only supports the PDF format now let's customize the look of your digital signature click creation and appearance create a new appearance first give a title of your signature to identify it later import the image file you previously created for your signature then choose which information you want to include in your signature it will help others verify your signature you can include your name date location the reason for sign in distinguished name which includes your email address organization name Department Etc once you have successfully completed the first and second steps you are ready to digitally sign any PDF you want so open the PDF document on which you want to place your signature then follow the steps click the tools menu then click on the certificate options click the digitally signed option using your mouse pointer draw the area in the PDF where you would like your signature to appear choose your digital ID select the appearance you created earlier when you sign a PDF using your digital ID it's recommended to lock the document to prevent any further changes next enter the password of your digital ID finally click the sign button remember once a PDF is signed using a digital ID the PDF becomes read-only for everyone including the signer so before you digitally sign a PDF it's recommended to always save the original unsigned copy of the document make sure to click the Subscribe button to see more videos from us so thanks for watching I'll see you in the next video take care bye bye