Quick Reference — To create a digital signature privacy form in PDF

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You must use the interactive form capabilities of Adobe Acrobat Pro to create a privacy form PDF file that is enabled for digital signature using a Topaz device.

Note: This feature is available for the Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers only.

 

To learn more about how to create an interactive form or to add certain types of fields, please visit http://www.adobe.com/support/.

Note: Instructions may vary depending on your version of Adobe Acrobat Pro. If you need assistance creating a .pdf file, please contact the CSC by selecting Support > Create Case or Call in the Main Menu.

1. Open the PDF file in Acrobat Pro and click Tools.
2. In the Forms menu, click Edit.
3. Under Other Options click Prepare a form.

4. In choose an option to create a form > Auto detect form field ON > click Change.

5. Uncheck the Automatically detect Form fields box and > click OK.

6. Click Create Form.

7. Under Add Form Components > click Text Field.

8. Add new text fields throughout the document. You can use magic words in the file by naming the text fields with the name of the magic words, such as PATIENTFIRSTNAME, PATIENTLASTNAME, or TIMESTAMP.
   Note: Magic words retrieve data from athenaOne that may already be available, such as last name. Enter magic words in the PDF file in all capital letters, with no brackets or braces, for example, PATIENTLASTNAME.
9. In the PDF file, create a text field named ESIGNATUREFORM. You can place this field anywhere in the form. This magic word allows the signed form to be saved in the correct location. After you name the field:
   1. Click Properties.
      
   2. On the General tab, under Common Properties, change the Form Field value to Hidden but printable. Click Close.

   3. Under Add Content > click E-signature field. Place this field where you want patients to sign the form. Use more than one digital signature field, if necessary.

10. Close the form editing menu and save the PDF file.