How to Sign and Add text to a PDF Document

This article provides some basic instructions of how to add text and signatures to an existing PDF formatted document, using the Free version Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

Fill & Sign Feature

Fill & Sign Feature

1. Open the document in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

2. Then select Fill & Sign from the pane on the right

Ribbon Selection

Ribbon Selection

3. Then select Add Text from the selection ribbon towards the center of the above Header.

4. Then place your cursor where you want to add text. Click your mouse and a text box will be created on top of the document. Add your text.*

5. When you are done entering text in that section, click outside of the text box and it will close. You are now ready to add text to another area of the document.

* Other Ribbon Features

* Other Ribbon Features

* You can add as many times as you want to the document. (From the selection ribbon, you can add text, an x, a checkmark, a circle, a dot, or sign.)

Save Edits and Back out to Read Only

Save Edits and Back out to Read Only

6. When you are done SAVE your document by selecting the Disc icon on the top left of the screen.

Alternatively you can select to go Back to Document which will take you out of any editing features.

(you will still need to Save the document to retain all changes/marks you made)