Signing PDF Documents if you use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge

Since June 15, 2022,  the Internet Explorer browser is no longer be supported by Microsoft. We would like to reassure you that Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome will continue to be compatible with the Assyst Real Estate platform.

  IE compatibility mode in Microsoft Edge browser - You can continue to use Internet Explorer or use IE compatibility mode in the Microsoft Edge browser (which allows backward compatibility). For more details on using IE compatibility mode, please see the following link: How to Use Internet Explorer Mode in the Microsoft Edge Browser

If you access the application using the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser (without IE compatibility mode), the preliminary and final reports cannot be signed directly from the PDF document opened within the browser. In order to sign your document using your digital signature, the document must be initially saved to your workstation so that you may apply your digital signature and then reimport the signed document into the application.

When a PDF document is opened from within Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, you will be prompted to save to save the file on your workstation. Once the file has been saved, you can then open the document using Adobe Acrobat, apply your digital signature, and import it back into the Document section of the application.

To electronically sign a PDF document

1.Click the Download link button in the top right corner of the page.

2.A Save As dialog will be displayed allowing you to enter the file name and location of the document to be saved on your workstation.

3.Once the document has been saved, open the document using Adobe Acrobat on your workstation.

4.Click in the signature box in the top right corner to display the Sign Document window.

5.Insert the password for your digital signature in the Password field and click Sign.

6.The assigned signature appears in the signature box.

To reimport the document into the application

At this stage, you must reimport the signed document into the Document section of the application.

1.Click the Upload button at the top of the Document section.

2.The window Upload document is displayed.

3.In the dropdown menu Type, select Signed RFF or Signed Report on Title.

4.Drag the document into the Upload document window or browse to the document location.

5.Click the Upload button to confirm the import of the document.

The system saves the document and adds it to the list of signed documents. The signature is then displayed in the PDF document.

When the transmission is completed and approved, the details of the transmission are displayed in the Transmission Information section: the name of the recipient, its e-mail address, the name of the sender and the sending date.