How to Sign a Digital Document
In the digital era, many documents that were once printed are now sent or exchanged digitally. This can make signing contracts and other legal documents difficult, but the good news is that you can sign many digital documents with the right software.
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Instructions
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Open the document that requires your signature. Read it through as you would a paper document.
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Sign a piece of physical paper. You may also want to print your name underneath the signature.
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Scan the paper with your signature. You can also take a photo with a digital camera or phone.
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Copy the image of your signature.
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Open the document that requires your signature, and paste the image into the file.
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Sign the document through a website such as Docusign.com or Echosign.com. This method only works if the party asking for the signature initiates it through one of these sites.
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Type your name into the text field marked as "Signature." This is an acceptable method when someone requests a typed signature.
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