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Create a certified document

When you create a certified document, you indicate to others that you approve of its content. You can also specify the types of changes that are permitted and that allow the document to remain certified. Detection of unwanted changes is provided when the user digitally signs the document.

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Make sure you have finished making changes to the PDF document.
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Choose File > Save As Certified Document.
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Do one of the following:
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To obtain digital ID information from the Adobe website, click Get Digital ID From Adobe Partner.
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To use an existing digital ID or to create a self-signed digital ID, click OK.
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From the Allowable Actions menu, choose a set of actions to allow for this document. To prevent others from clearing or deleting your certifying signature, select that option, and then click Next.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to certify the document.
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Click Sign And Save As to save the certified document. Close the document without making further changes.

You may also want to:

Sign a document

Set up a digital ID

Security

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