Grants and Funded Research Instructions for Submitting Signed Time and Effort Reports – FY 21

Using Adobe Sign

The following information is a basic example of adding recipients and adding signatures via Adobe Acrobat DC* for submitting Time & Effort Reports with signatures. The resulting file is then emailed in a workflow, ultimately returning to the sender.

*Adobe is available for faculty and staff for free via their Office365 account. Click Here for more information.(URL: https://www2.ccsu.edu/itservicecatalog/?id=81&backTo=adobe)

Please be sure to log into Adobe Acrobat DC to begin. Each semester will require its own Time & Effort PDF with signatures. Please do not combine multiple semesters in an Adobe binder or single document. Also, please do not password protect.

Open the blank Time and Effort Activity Report (pdf) in Adobe Acrobat DC. It is a fillable form. Type in all applicable information (except for your signature). Only one checkbox should be checked off for the period.

To sign your document before sending it along to others for signature, click Sign. If you do not already have a signature, click + to add a signature. Drag your signature to the signature field.

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Grants and Funded Research Instructions for Submitting Signed Time and Effort Reports – FY 21

Once your signature has been placed, click Save to save your document. If the only signature required on the document is yours, then click Close, save the PDF and email the PDF to heathergray@ccsu.edu.

To forward the document to others for signature, click Next.

Click Request Signatures.

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Click Get Started.

Enter recipient emails in the Signers field. Please be sure to Click add CC and use the email address heathergray@ccsu.edu. This will ensure the Grants and Funded Research office receives a copy of your form.

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Click More Options.

Make sure Complete in Order is turned on.

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Verify that the Password Protect box is NOT checked.

Select the first recipient on the upper right. Under the Signature Fields section, click and drag Signature to the field on the document where they should sign.

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Grants and Funded Research Instructions for Submitting Signed Time and Effort Reports – FY 21

The original sender, each recipient, and Heather Gray will receive a final signed/filed document in their email.

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. Save and Sendlibrary, you’ll need to provide a name. Enter a name and click . When saving to the document Send” box and click Save to document libraryClick the “

where they should sign. If there are additional recipients that need to sign, click and drag the next signature to the field