Create an invoice with tax value with Adobe Acrobat DC
You can use Adobe Acrobat DC (the free version of the software) to create electronic invoices.
Note: An electronic invoice (The 'tax value' notion relates to French standards) must be signed and time stamped with eIDAS qualified / RGS** certificates. See:Invoice signature.
Who's concerned?
The signature is handled manually therefore this procedure cannot apply to a large amount of invoices.
The procedure
Time stamping configuration
The fist thing to do is configure the time stamping server in the software.
To do so, follow the procedure here: How to configure a time stamping server in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC?
The signature
- Connect your token to your computer
- Open the document you need to sign
- Select "Tools" > "Certificates":
- The "Certificates" tool bar is now displayed:
- Click on "Digitally sign" and draw the area you want your signature to appear in
- Select the certificate to use and click on "continue":
- Configure your signature appearance (optional)
- Click on "Sign"
- A dialog box opens and ask you to define a name for the new file (in order not to overwrite your document). Enter the name.
- Give your token PIN code and click on "OK" to launch the signature
- You can check your signature by clicking on "Validate all signatures"
The time stamping
- In the "Certificates" tool bar click on "Time stamp"
- A dialog box opens and ask you to define a name for the new file (in order not to overwrite your document). Enter the name.
- You can check your signature by clicking on "Validate all signatures"
Your invoice is now signed and time stamped. It has a tax value.