How to Digitally Sign PDF Documents

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download PDF utility from Messiah's "codes for us" blogspot.

   (No installation is necessary.) ,,, Then brows for the document to be signed. ,,,,,,, Take the cursor and create a rectangle as the place-holder for your digital signature. , button.
   
   Your signed file comes with a new name in the directory to keep your original file untouched.
   
   You can rename it to whatever name you like.
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   Step 2: Save the "jar" file somewhere in your computer.

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   Step 3: Double click the "jar" file to open the software.

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   Step 4: In the right hand panel

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   Step 5: there is a button for signature manager.

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   Step 6: Click on it to bring the signature interface.

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   Step 7: There are fields to give the "Reason" for signing (e.g.

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   Step 8: being the author) and your own "Location" and the page number that should be signed.

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   Step 9: You should choose for the appearance of the signature (e.g.

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    Step 10: self signed or Windows Certificate Security).

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    Step 11: You should decide for visibility of the signature and if it is a new signature on the document or an added signature by checking the radio-buttons available.

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    Step 12: One should have "PKCS#12

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    Step 13: " that is

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    Step 14: a PFX key-pair certification available in the directory or somewhere on his desktop; its "password" should be entered into the required field.

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    Step 15: At the same place there are resources that makes you enable to create this PFX file for self-signing.

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    Step 16: Having PFX

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    Step 17: after entering password

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    Step 18: click on the "Get PFX" button to go to its directory and grab it.

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    Step 19: You can decide where on the document put your digital signature

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    Step 20: by entering its coordinates manually in the coordinates field or by clicking on the "Get Mouse" button to open a scaled replica of the page of your document.

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    Step 21: At the end click on the "Sign It!"

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