{"id":1115,"date":"2023-03-18T15:02:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T09:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2023-03-18T15:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T09:32:35","slug":"add-signature-to-secured-pdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/add-signature-to-secured-pdf\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete Guide to Add Signature to Secured PDF Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology has brought an extensive amount of change in the way people work. It gradually shifted people to using electronic documents rather than using physical documents. We begin to sign on physical papers and reached that level where we can now sign a document digitally and share it over the internet. Thanks to Adobe PDF format, users can now save PDF files digitally and sign them. But at the same time, users should also know that Digital signatures are required to make sure that a document hasn&#8217;t been altered by anyone other than its creator and to confirm that the author is who we expect them to be and not someone else. However, sometimes it requires users to add signature to secured PDF. Hence through this blog we will explain some of the best solutions to make this possible.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Sign a Locked PDF File With Adobe Acrobat Reader DC?<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the steps to insert a signature to PDF file having restrictions by using the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC<\/p>\n<p>1. Open the Adobe Acrobat Reader and press the <strong>Tool-&gt; choose to Fill &amp; Sign<\/strong> option or from the menu ribbon <strong>select Sign&gt; Fill &amp; Sign.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Select the restricted PDF file for adding a sign. In the <strong>Security Method<\/strong>&gt; <strong>No Security<\/strong>. Type the <strong>Document Open<\/strong>or <strong>Permission<\/strong>\u00a0password to access the file.<\/p>\n<p>3. Now, press the <strong>Sign &gt; Add Signature <\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>Add Initial<\/strong>\u00a0then insert the signature and Save the file.<\/p>\n<h2>Use Online Free Tool to Add Signature to Secured PDF<\/h2>\n<p>Users also have the option to attach or add a sign(text\/image) to a PDF file using a free online Adobe tool.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the online Adobe tool and Log in\/Sign in to your account.<\/li>\n<li>Add the PDF files and change the file <strong>Security Method <\/strong>to <strong>No Security<\/strong>. Enter the\u00a0<strong>Document Open<\/strong>\u00a0password or\u00a0<strong>Permission<\/strong>\u00a0password to open the PDF. Click the\u00a0<strong>Fill &amp; Sign<\/strong>\u00a0tool for adding signature<\/li>\n<li>Select Sign at the top then <strong>Add Signature<\/strong>\/<strong>Initial<\/strong>. A sub-menu will be displayed to enter your text or image signature. And save the file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Note \u2013<\/strong> Using the online tool to sign a locked PDF is not considered as the ideal method. In any case, a user would not like to lose their data privacy. Hence it is suggested to look for trusted software.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Quick Method to Add Signature to Secured PDF \u2013 Automated Tool<\/h3>\n<p>It could be seen that at times several users when trying to sign or fill a PDF file, they stuck in an issue where the file has restrictions, and the user cannot perform any sort of action.<\/p>\n<p>Hence,<strong> PDF Document Unlocker<\/strong> Software helpful solution which user needs in order to sign multiple restricted PDF documents. The tool is capable of unlocking the securities from multiple files at the same time. It simply removes the sign and other types of restrictions from all the loaded PDF files and lets users add or perform certain actions like copying, printing, and extracting. Moreover, using the same tool one can easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/remove-edit-protection-from-pdf-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remove edit protection from PDF<\/a> files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For Windows Users<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #279874; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/download\/SYS0P9D5F\/14\" rel=\"nofollow\">Free Download<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/buy\/SYS0P9D5F\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For Mac Users<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #279874; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/download\/SYS2P9U0M\/14\" rel=\"nofollow\">Free Download<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/buy\/SYS2P9U0M\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Sign a Locked PDF Using the Best Software \u2013 Step-By-Step Process<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <strong>Add File(s) \/ Add Folder<\/strong> after downloading and installing the tool (s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/pdf-unlocker\/v5\/systools-pdf-unlocker-v5.webp\" alt=\"add signature to secured PDF\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose a location to save the generated PDF by clicking the<strong> Change button <\/strong>and mark the option to either <strong>Save or Print<\/strong> the PDF<strong>, <\/strong>then select<strong> Next.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/pdf-unlocker\/v5\/save-print-1.webp\" alt=\"set the folder path to save the file\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now hit the <strong>Unlock button<\/strong> to add signature to secured PDF files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/pdf-unlocker\/v5\/unlock-restricted-pdf.webp\" alt=\"add signature to secured PDF\" width=\"800\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can see that the permissions have been set to &#8220;Enable&#8221; now. Choose OK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/pdf-unlocker\/v5\/pdf-files-unlocked.webp\" alt=\"add signature to secured PDF\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/unable-to-open-pdf-files-in-adobe-reader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unable to Open PDF Files in Adobe Reader<\/a> &#8211; Try Out Some Best Ways<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a user need to make sure that no such modification is done on a PDF file. They use to insert their signatures which act as a security to a file. However, we have seen that several users do struggle to apply that on their files. So, we have come up with some solutions to add signature to secured PDF file making it easy to execute it. We have discussed some manual and automated solution to quickly add signs to multiple PDF files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology has brought an extensive amount of change in the way people work. It gradually shifted people to using electronic documents rather than using physical documents. 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