Businesses today are using electronic signatures more than ever before. These are often used when signing contracts, agreements, forms, waivers, letters, etc. This blog will explain how to add an electronic signature to your PDF documents.

How to sign in Word

This is the full process of how to sign in Word . If you want to add an electronic signature to your PDF documents, you need to use Word. Open Word, click “File” and choose “Open In.” From there, you can drag and drop the document you want to sign into the “New Paperwork” section. Click “OK” and then click “Done.” If you need to start over, you can press the “Delete” button to overwrite the document.

How to sign in PDFWriter

If you want to use a different tool for signing and editing documents, PDFWriter is a great option. With this tool, you can use the cursor keys to add a signature, edit the signature, save and/or print the document.

How to add a signature to documents in Windows

Using the default text field when editing a document in Word will not allow you to add a signature.

How to add an electronic signature to a PDF

Start by opening a PDF document. Drag the insertion point from the document’s toolbar to the “Insert” section of the form element. You can do this from the toolbar at the top or bottom.

Click the sign button and sign the document by clicking the button again.

 

The next time you insert this document in cocosign, the electronic signature will be included in the signature form of the document.

 

What electronic signature can be added to a PDF?

In addition to signature, you can add fields such as “Maker” and “Editor,” but these are usually found in a separate fields. If your business uses Microsoft Office, then add “Maker,” “Editor” and “Approve.”

When should I use an electronic signature?

Electronic signature is often considered an extra step to be taken in the process of filing or transmitting a document. However, it’s not something to be feared. It’s more about completing the process in a way that minimises unnecessary mistakes. Therefore, we will see how to create an electronic signature through a template. And the last but not least, we will learn how to add this new functionality to your existing Microsoft Word file.

If you’re not a software engineer, you can simply ignore this section as it is impossible to describe the required code by writing this tutorial. We highly recommend a professional in the field of the development of documents in general to perform this operation for you.