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  • Get Started

    • Sign Up for E-signature Service
      To use the E-Signature Service as an admin or a sender, your unit must be enrolled in the service. A unit can enroll by having the unit head or the unit's ITSG director contact the IT Service Desk...
    • Log In to the E-signature Service
      Once you have your license, you can log in to Cornell's E-Signature service.  You will be prompted to log in with your Cornell NetID and password (via the CUWebLogin page), and...
    • Training for E-Signature Service
      These resources are offered to help administrators and individuals use Cornell's E-Signature service (Adobe Sign) effectively. Electronic Signature Service User Introduction Adobe...

    Roles and Responsiblities

    • E-signature Roles
      Three groups of people are involved in the e-signature process. Senders: send forms in order to collect signatures and other information. Many senders also create forms and/or manage the...
    • Info for E-signature Admins
      Each unit who wants to use the Electronic Signature service needs to designate an "admin" person to assign licenses, maintain groups within their unit, and provide primary technical...
    • Permitted Data Uses for E-Signature
      Cornell's E-Signature service (Adobe Sign) is not approved for PCI (collecting credit card numbers), for health data (HIPPA), human subjects data, or export-controlled data. Adobe...

    Use E-sign

    • E-signature Process
      Several steps are involved in effective use of the Electronic Signature service. Create the Form In this step, a form is created by converting existing forms to digital format...
    • Adobe Documentation for E-signature Service
      Adobe provides many resources to learn how to use the E-signature service. Adobe Sign tutorials for getting started and new admins Adobe Sign User Guide Adobe...
    • Create E-signature Forms
      Method 1: Use Compose Window During Send or Create Template The most straightforward way to add form fields to a document is by using the Compose window when you send a document for...
    • Create Forms with Acrobat DC
      For information on how to take static PDF documents and turn them into interactive forms with Acrobat DC, please review the LinkedIn Learning course Acrobat DC: Creating Forms...
    • How Forwarded Mail Affects the E-signature Service
      Forwarding causes problems because of the security constraints that Adobe places on their email. If a Cornell user forwards email to services such as Gmail, AOL, or Yahoo, these messages...
    • Log In to the E-signature Service
      Once you have your license, you can log in to Cornell's E-Signature service.  You will be prompted to log in with your Cornell NetID and password (via the CUWebLogin page), and...
    • Verify If an E-signature Request Is Legitimate
      Cornell users can check the message they received against the sample posted on the IT Security Office's Verified Cornell Communications site. All users can check that the message comes...