Insert an Adobe Digital ID signature on your documents

1. Save the document you want to sign electronically as an Adobe PDF file.
2. Right‑click the PDF you saved in Step 1, then click Open at the top of the menu.
   NOTE: If the Open option does not appear at the top of the menu choices, click Open with, and then click Adobe Acrobat. You may also click Choose another app and then click Adobe Acrobat.

   

3. Once the document opens, on the menu bar, click Tools, scroll down to the Forms & Signatures group, and then select Certificates.
   
4. On the Certificates toolbar, click the Digitally sign tool.
   
5. Read the instructions on the Adobe Acrobat window and click OK.
   
6. Click and drag your mouse to draw the area where you want your signature to appear, ensuring the box is big enough for your signature to be readable.
   
7. On the Sign with a Digital ID window, choose from the following options:
   • If you have previously created a Digital ID, select your existing Digital ID, click Continue, and then proceed to Step 12.
   • To create a new Digital ID, click Configure New Digital ID, and then proceed to Step 8.

   

8. On the Configure a Digital ID for signing window, select Create a new Digital ID, then click Continue.
   
9. On the Select, the destination of the new Digital ID window, select Save to Windows Certificate Store, and then click Continue.
   
10. On the Create a self‑signed Digital ID window, complete the fields as follows, and then click Save:
    • Name: User Name
    • Organizational Unit: Your organizational unit at the College
    • Organization Name: Red River College Polytechnic
    • Email Address: Your College email address
    • Country/Region: Canada
    • Key Algorithm: 2048-bit RSA
    • Use Digital ID for Digital Signatures

    

11. On the Sign with a Digital ID window, select your Digital ID, and then click Continue.
    
12. On the Sign as “User Name” window, click Sign.
    
    IMPORTANT: If you apply a Digital ID to an RRC Polytech Financial Services document, do NOT select the Lock document after signing the check box. Financial Services requires the ability to modify your digitally signed documents.
    
    
13. On the Save As PDF window, click Save, and your document will now include your Digital ID.

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