Certify PDF Document

Get your free copy of the complete tutorial at WOWT to calm calm for it slash free you can certify a PDF using Acrobat 11 a PDF document is commonly certified when the creator of the PDF wants users to be able to make approved modifications to the document when a user makes approved changes to a certified PDF the certification remains intact you can apply a certifying signature only if there are no other signatures within the PDF also note that certifying signatures can be either visible or invisible a blue ribbon icon within the signatures panel in the navigation pane is used to denote a visible valid certifying signature if a user makes unapproved changes to the certified PDF document the certification becomes invalid as the creator of the PDF you can decide which changes a user can make PDF certification is most helpful for managing PDF forms to certify a PDF open a PDF form in Acrobat that does not contain a signature and then expand the work with certificates panel that appears in the sign pane within the task pane select the certify visible tool within the panel to launch an informational dialog box click the drag new signature rectangle button in this dialog box to launch the save as certified document dialog box read the information within this dialog box and then click the ok button the mouse pointer turns into a crosshair tool when you hold it over the PDF form click and drag a rectangle within the PDF form where you would like the certifying signature field to appear and when you release the mouse button the certified document dialog box will appear by default Acrobat fills in the information for the last digital ID that has been used you can select a...