An acknowledgment is one of the most common types of notarial acts, but it often confuses Notaries. Here are 5 steps to performing an acknowledgment.I'm going to take a minute here and we're going to cover how to properly do an all-purpose acknowledgement for the state of California. This 5-step guide will teach you how to notarize a document that requires an acknowledgement (the most common notarial act). On the _______day of ______ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned, personally appeared. , personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of. Students will fill out a withdrawal ticket and have it processed at the Admissions counter.