I’ve been asked to draft a plan for single sign‑on and digital signature for our small office; I don’t know what legal…
Open your PDF document in Adobe Acrobat.
Click All Tools in the left pane.
Select Request e-signatures from the tools list.
In the Request signatures window, add the email addresses of the people who need to sign.
Click Specify where to sign (or similar) to place signature fields as needed.
Click Send to send the document for signature.
Monitor the status of your document in the Home or Manage tab.
Best practiceRecipients do not need an Adobe account to sign; they can sign via the email link in any browser.
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| Signing Order Type | When to Use | How it Works |
|---|---|---|
| SEQUENTIAL | For approvals where one person must sign before the next. | Signers receive the document one by one in a specific order (A then B then C). |
| PARALLEL | When the order of signatures does not matter. | All signers receive the document at the same time and can sign independently. |
Adding authentication, like an SMS code or email code, makes the e-signature more secure. It helps confirm the signer's identity for important or high-value agreements. This extra step provides stronger proof that the correct person signed the document.
The Acrobat Sign API is a way for computer programs to talk to Adobe Sign. It lets you automate tasks like sending agreements for signature directly from your own systems. You can define all the details of an agreement and the signers, then use the API to send it without manually going through the Acrobat application. This is useful for businesses that send many documents for signature.