Scanning and Signing With Adobe Acrobat Mobile

Need to scan and sign a document with your Adobe Acrobat app on your mobile device? Open up the app and follow the steps below!

Scanning

To create a new scan, tap on the blue “+” button on your Home screen or Files tab, then select Scan.

Existing scans from Adobe Scan can be found by going into Files, then selecting Locations > Document Cloud.

Signing

Capture your signature on mobile

You can capture a signature from your mobile camera using the Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app, and save it to sync it across desktop, web, and other mobile devices.

Note: Before you capture your signature, ensure that you are signed in to your Adobe Document Cloud account. (Tap the tools icon in the upper left of any view, or swipe right from the left side of your device, and then tap My Account / Sign In.)

On your iOS or Android device

  1. Open a PDF in the Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app, and tap anywhere in the PDF to open the menus if they are hidden.
  2. Tap and .
  3. If no signature has been previously stored on the device, tap Create Signature; to replace an existing signature, tap Clear Saved Signature and re-tap > Create Signature.
  4. Tap to use your camera to capture an image of your signature. (You can also hand-draw a signature or tap to choose an image on your device.)
  5. Tap Save Signature and then tap Done.
    Capture and Save Signature
    Capture and Save Signature

The signature is stored on your device and also synced across your desktop, web, and other mobile devices.

How to sign, from Adobe’s mobile app FAQ.