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5.2. Digital Signatures

With remote work now being commonplace, digitally signing documents is a huge workflow gain.  Here's how to set this up so that you can sign any PDF file digitally.

• Open any PDF file, particularly one that you want to sign.
• Click Tools



• Click Fill & Sign



• Click the Fill and sign button.

• Click Sign and choose Add Signature



• I recommend clicking Draw up top so that your signature is more true to you.  Then, like when you first used Paint, draw your signature.  Those few with a touchscreen can leverage that.  You can hit clear on the right if you want to start over.

• Once you're satisfied, click Apply



• You're now ready to sign any document.  The first time you set this up, it may already have the signature ready to drop on the document.  Otherwise, assuming you can see the signature line of the document you want to sign, hit Sign once again.

• Click on the signature you created and drag it to the signature line on the document.

• You can also use the toolbar to type (such as a date) or otherwise mark up the document (like ticking check boxes).

• Once finished, save the file and use it however you wish.

Moving forward, when you click Sign, your previously created signature will already be there, ready to drop on documents.

NOTE:  This is not the same as a certificate-based digital signature.  But it's essentially as fraud-proof as a pen-on-paper signature.

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