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Hi! I'm Jenivieve. In my day job, I am a form developer and I have frequently wished for a guide to Adobe Acrobat Sign tagging for InDesign.

InDesign compatibility is not reported in Adobe's own documentation, and there aren't any other comprehensive guides out there, so I've taken the liberty of writing a complete guide to Adobe Sign tagging (plus a generator!) based on my knowledge and experience with this e-signature solution in Adobe InDesign.

If you're here, I'm hoping you benefit from the generator and guide. If you do, please let me know your success story! <3

Adobe Acrobat Sign tagging refers to the process of marking up a PDF form with special field labels (called tags) so it works with Adobe Acrobat Sign e-signature workflows.

Adobe Acrobat Sign tags are a string of directives that tell Acrobat Sign the interactivity to display for each tagged field, as well as the signing workflow's assignments (who should fill out what, in which order).

Other signing solutions recognize only a portion of a PDF's built-in interactivity (and none of the workflow!), so you often have to build your form twice in those solutions (once as an interactive PDF, and again as a webform). Acrobat Sign's tags are a powerful, robust solution in which you only have to build one powerful form with a built-in workflow.

Learn more about tagging here and start generating your own tags! I provide complete guides PLUS tag generators for most of the main tagging functions! :)

My site provides two unique guides and tag generators for Adobe Acrobat Sign; one for InDesign/Adobe Acrobat Pro and one for Word.

Yep! I do intend to place ads on my site in the future, but my tools will always be free with no login required. <3

I am updating the Adobe Acrobat Sign tag generator and guide to InDesign compatibility on a weekly basis, as I'm able to test additional features in my personal time. This is a passion project, and I'm having a really good time :)

I am not doing contracted work at this time, but I may offer it in the future. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to drop me a line. :)

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