Adobe Sign

Go to https://secure.echosign.com/public/login to sign in to Adobe Sign. View the Adobe Sign Log In guide for step by step instructions about logging in. You can also log in to the myNorthridge Portal and select the Sign My Documents link from the Technology pagelet.

Note: If you are a sender who is simultaneously accessing a demo and production Adobe Sign account, you must use a separate browsers to log in. You can also use a private browser for logging in. If you experience issues signing in to Adobe Sign, clear the browser cache and try again.

Adobe Sign uses a specific echosign@echosign.com domain for their emails This cannot be changed.

CSUN is going as paper-free as possible, but there is the ability to print the documents in Adobe Sign.

All CSUN faculty and staff are signers and senders in Adobe Sign. 

An access request form is only needed if you need to be a Group Administrator or need to be added to a specific group. Be sure to provide your name, employee ID, email address, extension, effective date and department name to your business owner. Also indicate that you are requesting to become a Group Administrator (which gives you workflow access) or need to be put in a specific Adobe Sign group.

For business owners, view the instructions to initiate the Adobe Access Request form to learn how to initiate the request form.

Group accounts can be requested from IT for special projects or unique scenarios that require documents to be sent out on behalf of a group account rather than a personal account.

A group account allows the account (or group) admin to set certain settings or time zones for each group. The settings affect users in these groups, creating a unique experience for different departments or teams. In a group account, users within the same group can share templates and if needed, workflows can be created by the group administrator.

To request a group account, please read and follow the instructions on the Requesting a Group Account Quick Guide.

A supervisor can use the Adobe Sign Removal Request form to request the removal of an employee from their Adobe Sign group. Access the form through the Use a Workflow dropdown menu.

IT Help Center
helpcenter@csun.edu
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Department, college or division forms that are typically printed and signed should go through Adobe Sign. Paper-based forms that are typically sent by mail, email or campus mail that require a wet signature should transition to Adobe Sign.
*Note: Forms or documents containing Confidential Level 1 data should not be sent through Adobe Sign. 

Yes! Adobe Sign works from all major mobile devices and tablets.

Yes. Digital signatures are a subset of the larger category called “electronic signatures.” Where typical electronic signatures can use a variety of methods for authenticating signers, digital signatures uses certificates. Adobe Sign is an electronic signature tool. that uses CSUN authentication to verify identity.

A web form is a reusable form that you can share or embed on your webpage for visitors to initiate the signing of the form.

Users who have the sender role can sign and send a document(s) for one or more signatures.

Workflows can tailor the signing process to fit your specific needs. Administrators can design, manage and share workflows with senders. Using workflows, an admin can set up specific signers that always remain on an agreement and also those signers that may change from time to time. Workflows can be shared from group to group.

Yes, an Adobe Sign group account can designate a Box folder where all agreements sent from the group account will be uploaded the the Box folder. 

The steps to set up the Box folder are as follows:

1. Log in to your myCSUNbox account.

2. Create and name a Box folder.

3. Select ..., followed by the Settings option. 

4. In the Uploading section, select the checkbox for Allow uploads to this folder. A unique email address displays for the Box folder.

5. The IT Adobe Sign Administrator needs the Box email address to set up the Box upload. Email onbase@csun.edu and include your Adobe Sign group name and the Box email address.

When to Use Adobe Sign

• Any campus paperwork that can be signed electronically, by any number of recipients. [sustainable]
  
  
• Any campus to vendor paperwork that can be signed electronically.
  
  
• Any form that is used over and over (Create an Adobe Sign template)
  
  
• Forms that must be reviewed by someone before determining who is the appropriate recipient based upon what is entered on the form. (Any method of sending, with a Delegator Recipient Role)
• Forms that need to be available to the campus community via a link and just need to be completed and returned to the form owner, with no additional workflow. (Web Forms)
  
  
• Forms that need to be available to the campus community ad-hoc, and have a standard workflow that depends upon the employee or department initiating the form. (Workflow)
  
  
• Forms that need to be sent to many recipients and would benefit from having data autofilled from an Excel spreadsheet, but have a simple workflow of to the recipient and back to the form owner. (Mega Sign)