Creating a New Digital ID for Signatures in Adobe Acrobat

Creation date: 10/16/2025 4:17 PM    Updated: 10/16/2025 4:17 PM   acrobat adobe digital id signature signatures
  1. In your PDF Document, go to "Tools" and find "Use a certificate". You may need to click "view more" at the bottom of the Tools list to find it.

       

  2. Select "Digitally Sign"

  3. Drag your mouse on the area you'd like to sign



  4. Click "Configure Digital ID"


  5. Select "Create a new Digital ID"



  6. Select "Save to File"



  7. Enter the name, email, and organization you'd like to appear on the signature.



  8. Choose a place to save it on your computer and create a password to use the signature.



  9. Select the signature (there may be more than one listed if you've made one before) and select continue.




  10. Enter the password for the signature, then press "Sign".




  11. The document should now be signed.


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