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Adobe Reader DC - Windows

Adobe Reader DC software is free for viewing, printing, signing, and annotating PDFs. Adobe Reader DC is available here: https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/?promoid=TTGWL47M .

1. To sign a document using Adobe Reader, first, open the PDF document in the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC application. Click the Fill & Sign button in the right pane.

2. Click the Sign button on the toolbar and select Add Signature to add your signature to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

3. There are three ways to sign your name in Adobe Reader:

   1. By default, Adobe Reader selects Type so you can type your name and have it converted to a signature.

   2. Select Draw and then draw your signature using your mouse or a touch screen.

   3. Select Image if you’d like to sign a piece of paper, scan it with a scanner or take a photo, and then add your written signature to Adobe Reader.

4. After creating a signature, click Apply to apply it to the document. Leave Save Signature checked and you can quickly add this signature in the future.

5. Position your signature where you want it with your mouse and click to apply it.

6. To save your signed PDF document, click File > Save and select a location for the file.

*If you don’t like Preview, you can also use Adobe Reader DC on a Mac.

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The Preview application included with macOS has integrated document-signing features. (*Another option would be to use Adobe Reader DC on a Mac.)

1. To sign a document, open a PDF document in Preview.

2. Click the toolbox-shaped Show Markup Toolbar button

3. Click the signature-shaped Sign button on the toolbar that appears

4. Create a signature by dragging your finger over the trackpad, or by signing a piece of paper and scanning it with your webcam.

5. Select the signature you just created in the menu that appears after you click the signature-shaped Sign button.

   1. Mac Preview will remember this signature for you to use in the future.

6. Your signature is applied as an image that can be dragged around and resized to fit the document.

7. To save your signed PDF document, click File > Save and select a location for the file.

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