Click in the box and you will be prompted to insert your signature.

At this point, your document is ready to insert your signature as if the signature box was already there. Click and drag down to the right to draw the box. Place the pointer as crosshairs where you want the upper left corner of the box to be.

Select OK and the dialog box closes and your mouse pointer becomes crosshairs.

A box will open prompting you to use your mouse and draw a box in the area you want the signature box. This will close the Tools Menu and open the Certificates Toolbar.

From the Tools Menu, select CERTIFICATES.

Select TOOLS (you'll find it in the upper left corner) to open the Tools Menu.

Open the PDF in Reader and scroll to where you want to insert a signature block.If the document does not contain a signature block, follow these steps to create a signature block and add your signature to the document. If the document is a preset PDF form with an existing signature block, simply click in the signature block and it will select your designated signature you've previously setup. Use Acrobat Reader to sign PDF documents. OSP will submit the Other Support documents as a flattened PDF, after all signatures are obtained. Recipients must make the documentation available upon request in accordance with 45 CFR Part 75.364. Applicants and recipients (department/PI) must maintain supporting documentation to reasonably authenticate that the appropriate individual signed the form. UTMB OSP will only accept electronic signatures with a digital certificate and recommends using Adobe to capture these electronic signatures (please see link below).

All principal investigators and other senior/key personnel must electronically sign the Other Support form, prior to its submission to NIH, certifying that the information is accurate and complete. NIH requires an electronic signature on all Other Support submissions beginning on January 25, 2022.

Once a document is signed with your digital certificate, it cannot be changed without invalidating the signature. In the age of digital communication, Adobe Acrobat provides us the opportunity to sign documents electronically and have it be as secure and final as signing paper with ink.

How to insert signature in pdf