Create a Fillable PDF to Collect a Signature

As a student at USU, you have access to Adobe Create Cloud that you can use to create a form to collect a signature from your teacher.

If you haven't already done so, apply for an Adobe Creative Cloud account . One day after you have requested the account you should get an email with a link to download and install the software. You will need Adobe Acrobat DC. (See system requirements prior to download.)

Create Fillable PDF

1

Open Acrobat

Make sure that you are signed into your Adobe account by looking at the top right of the window. If it looks similar to the image below, then you are successfully signed in.

sign in icon

 
2

Click on the Tools tab

screenshot of Adobe Acrobat showing the tools tab open

 
3

Find Prepare Form and click Add

(This will cause the Prepare Form tool to appear in your tools navigation on the right side of Adobe Acrobat)

Prepare Form; Add

 

 
4

Select a file or scan a document

 
5

Add new form fields by clicking on the Add a signature field button then clicking on the document where the field should appear

add signature field icon

 
6

Save the Document

 
7

Send the document as an attachment to an email to collect signatures

 
8

Upload to Canvas or email to your instructor once you receive the document back with the required signatures

Instructions modified from https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/how-to/create-fillable-pdf-forms-creator.html