Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Security Feature User Guide
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3.4.1
Using Certificates for Certificate Security (Encryption)
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3.5
Using Directory Servers to Add Trusted Identities
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3.5.1
Manually Configuring a Directory Server
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3.5.2
Editing Directory Servers Details
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3.5.3
Deleting a Directory Server
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3.5.4
Specifying a Default Directory Server
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3.5.5
Importing and Exporting Directory Server Settings
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3.6
Managing Contacts
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3.6.1
Viewing and Editing Contact Details
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3.6.2
Emailing Certificate or Contact Data
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3.6.3
Saving Certificate or Contact Details to a File
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3.6.4
Associating a Certificate with a Contact
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3.6.5
Changing a Trusted Identity’s Certificate Association
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3.6.6
Deleting Contacts and Certificates
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Authoring Signable Documents
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4.1
Best Practices for Signed Documents that will Change
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4.2
Setting up the Signing Environment
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4.2.1
Setting Signing Preferences
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4.2.1.1
Requiring Preview Mode
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4.2.1.2
Changing the Default Signing Method
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4.2.1.3
Embedding Signature Revocation Status
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4.2.1.4
Allowing Signing Reason
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4.2.1.5
Showing Location and Contact Details
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4.2.1.6
Enabling Document Warning Review
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4.2.1.7
Requiring Document Warning Review Prior to Signing
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4.2.1.8
Enabling a Warnings Comment or Legal Attestation
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4.2.2
Customizing Signature Appearances
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4.2.2.1
Creating a Custom Signature
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4.2.2.2
Creating a Custom Watermark or Background
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4.2.2.3
Creating a Custom Signature Appearance
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4.2.2.4
Editing or Deleting a Signature Appearance
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4.2.3
Using Timestamps During Signing
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4.3
Working with Signature Fields
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4.3.1
Creating a Blank Signature Field
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4.3.2
Specifying General Field Properties
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4.3.3
Customizing Field Appearances
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4.3.4
Changing the Default Field Appearance
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4.3.5
Cut, Copy, and Paste Signature Fields
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4.3.6
Arranging Signature Fields
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4.3.7
Creating Multiple Copies of a Signature Field
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4.4
Authoring Signable Forms
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4.4.1
Authoring a Document with Multiple Fields
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4.4.2
Locking Fields Automatically After Signing
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4.4.3
Making a Field a Required Part of a Workflow
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4.4.4
Specifying a Post-Signing Action
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4.4.5
Unlocking a Field Locked by a Signature
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Controlling Signing with Seed Values
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5.1
Seed Value Basics
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5.1.1
Changes Across Releases
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