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.Tara Westover's brother Tyler has a blog calling into question much of what was written in Educated. This 5-step guide will teach you how to notarize a document that requires an acknowledgement (the most common notarial act). The formatting instructions say: "Must be brief and must not include thanks to Editors or referees, effusive comments or dedications. " It is given as optional. Acknowledgments and jurats are different notarizations with different purposes, each requires its own certificate wording. Travis County's award winning jury impaneling system just got better! We've added features to keep you up to date on your jury assignment. Adding your name in the acknowledgement does not give you any added value and is actually a step down.