Sunday, July 15, 2012

Adding a Signature to a PDF File with Preview Software

It is interesting, having used a Mac for a few years now, that I still am overlooking some of the apps and features.  I discovered the app, Preview, this morning.  Preview allows you to add a signature to a PDF file in less than a minute. Note, Preview is software for the Apple iOS and works on a MacBook or iMac, not a Window PC.
  • First sign your name with a black pen on a piece of white paper
  • Use Spotlight or open the Applications folder if Preview is not on the desktop menu.
  • Open Preview > Preferences > Signatures
  • Click Add Signature
  • Hold the piece of paper with the signature up in front of the camera
  • With the signature on the blue signature line, click Accept
  • Open a PDF file (signature only works with PDF files)
  • Open Annotations menu in Preview
  • Click on the signatures icon
  • Click on the place in the PDF file where you want to add the signature
That is all there is to it.  If you had not already created a signature with Preferences, you could create one using the Signature icon in Preview.  The video below from the website at http://revision3.com/tzdaily/sign-pdf-with-preview  reviews the process.

1 comment :

  1. Thanks for posting the complete steps to add a digital signature to a PDF file. I followed them and successfully added signatures to a document. I recommend all to take help from this article.
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