Printing a form just to sign it and scan it again wastes time. You can sign a PDF directly in your browser in under a minute.
Three ways to create your signature
- Draw it with your finger or mouse. This looks the most personal.
- Type it and pick a handwriting style, useful when you are on a desktop with no touchscreen.
- Upload an image of your real signature: sign on white paper with a dark pen, photograph it in good light and add the picture.
Steps
- Open the sign PDF tool.
- Add your PDF and create your signature.
- Click the spot on the page where the signature should go. Drag or resize it until it sits on the line.
- Choose whether to sign one page or every page.
- Press Sign PDF and download the result.
Tips for a clean signature
- On a phone, turn the screen to landscape to get more room to draw.
- When uploading an image, crop away the extra paper so the signature is not tiny.
- Use a dark pen and good light so the background removes cleanly.
Is it legally valid?
The tool places an image of your signature on the page, the same as signing a printed copy. That is accepted for many everyday forms. Some contracts require a certified digital signature issued by a trusted provider, and this is not one. Check what the receiver needs.
Before and after signing
- Fill in the document first. Typing text on a scanned form is easier in a word processor, then convert with Word to PDF.
- After signing, shrink the file with compress PDF if there is a size limit.
- To stop others from editing, add a password with protect PDF.
Your PDF and signature stay on your device the whole time.