How to e-sign with Adobe Reader Digital Cloud Release:
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If you do not already have Adobe Reader, download here.
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Open the PDF document in the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC application. Click the “Fill & Sign” button in the right pane.
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Use the text editor button to fill in the text areas on page one.
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Use the "Sign" button, then "Add Initials" for page(s) before signature page.
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Choose to either type initials, draw initials, or upload a scanned / photographed image of your initials (be sure the background is bright and the ink dark).
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Press the arrow button at the bottom center to navigate to next page(s).
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Use the "Sign" and "Add Signature" to sign the document. As with initials, you have the option, draw, or add an image of your signature.
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Important: If you don't already have an image of your signature, please scan or photograph then save it, so you can upload.
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Save your signed document / use "Send and Track" button to get a link to the document.
Watch the E-sign Tutorial here.
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Sharing A Document in Google Drive
A drive account can be linked to any email address.We recommend creating a new / separate gmail address specifically for your project with a corresponding Drive to "own" the files. You may share access to your project's Drive with your personal gmail address / drive (files will be accessible under "Shared with me" and in any folder you assign them to).
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Go to Drive.google.com. In the top right profile icon, make sure you have selected and / or added and logged into your project's account.
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At the top left select the "New" button and choose "File upload."
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Select file from browser.
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After the file uploads, click on it to open.
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From the top right menu, select "Share"
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In the pop-up window, enter the emails as specified in instructions.
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Select "Can edit" in the dropdown if it is not a view-only document ("Can view").
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Selected the "Advanced" link in the bottom right of pop-up window.
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If this is a private document (such as a contract), in the new window, under "Who has access," make sure it says "Private - Only you can access." If not, click "change" and select "Off - Specific people" and save.
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In the previous menu, make sure "notify people" is selected.
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Optionally, add a message / select "Send a copy to myself" (recommended).
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Copy the link in the "Link to share (only accessible by collaborators)" box, if needed to email or share a link to the document.
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