{"id":128922,"date":"2020-12-21T15:10:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=128922"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:33:12","slug":"adobe-sign","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/distribution\/adobe-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Sign for Signature Collection and Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"tw icon-mapmarker\"><\/span> Quick Start<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Available to:<\/strong> Faculty, Staff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>No charge for typical use. Charges may apply for extensive use. See <a href=\"#cost\">Cost<\/a>, below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See <a href=\"#GettingStarted\">Getting Started<\/a>, below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/distribution\/adobe-sign\/request\/' class='btn btn-blue btn-more'>Request License<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/bostonu.na2.documents.adobe.com\/public\/login' class='btn btn-green btn-more'><span class=\"icon icon-lock\"><\/span>Login<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Looking for Adobe Acrobat or Creative Cloud? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/digital-multimedia-production\/adobe-creative-cloud\/\">Click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adobe Sign provides secure, comprehensive e-signature collection and automation from anywhere, including Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>Adobe Sign makes it easy for individuals or departments to build, send, and track forms for digital signatures. Efficiently and securely send documents for signature without requiring recipients to print and scan. And because Adobe Sign is integrated with your existing BU login, you won&#8217;t need to create and track external accounts.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Invite signers to complete documents via through email, even if they don&#8217;t have an Adobe ID<\/li>\n<li>Request signatures from multiple recipients, in any order, a specific order, or a combination of both<\/li>\n<li>Designate recipients as signers or approvers<\/li>\n<li>Create and share document templates with your team<\/li>\n<li>Record a transaction audit trail for each document<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to Expect<\/h2>\n<p>Adobe Sign is a cloud hosted solution, for which Adobe promises 99.9% uptime. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/status.adobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Status<\/a> portal for current service status and past incidents.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adobe Sign requires a web browser for signature collection and management. Supported browsers can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/sign\/system-requirements.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe&#8217;s System Requirements page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Integration with Adobe Acrobat requires Acrobat DC to be installed on your computer or mobile device. Requirements for Acrobat DC can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/system-requirements.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe&#8217;s Acrobat System Requirements page<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>A separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/purchase\/departmental\/adobe\/#acobatpro\">Acrobat Pro DC<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/digital-multimedia-production\/adobe-creative-cloud\/\">Creative Cloud<\/a> license is required to install Acrobat on your device.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"cost\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Cost<\/h2>\n<p>Adobe Sign usage is measured by the number of transactions made per year, per unit.<\/p>\n<p>In most cases, there is no charge for using Adobe Sign. However, units exceeding 500 annual transactions may be assessed a fee at the end of the fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"GettingStarted\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Getting Started<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/distribution\/adobe-sign\/request\/\">Submit a request<\/a> for your Adobe Sign license<\/li>\n<li>Review Adobe&#8217;s collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/sign\/tutorials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Sign tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> for assistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for Adobe Acrobat or Creative Cloud? Click here! Adobe Sign provides secure, comprehensive e-signature collection and automation from anywhere, including Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office. Benefits Adobe Sign makes it easy for individuals or departments to build, send, and track forms for digital signatures. 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