Click “OK” again to exit the Adobe Acrobat Preferences window. An image of your signature appears in the Appearance block.ĭisable all of the options in the Configure Text section, then click the “OK” button to save the digital signature. Highlight the PDF file, then click the “OK” button to import the signature PDF and return to the Configure Signature Appearance window.

Click the “File” button underneath the “Import Graphic from” label.īrowse to the My Signature PDF file you created earlier. Enter a descriptive name for the new signature in the Signature Name field, then click the radio button next to the “Imported Graphic” option. Click “File” and “Save As.” Save the My Signature image file as a standard PDF file on the Windows desktop or in another easy-to-access folder.Ĭlick “File” and “Preferences.” Click the “Security” tab in the Preferences window, then click the “New” button next to the Appearance block to open a new Configure Signature Appearance dialog window. Click “Open” to open the image in the Acrobat window. Click “File” and “Open,” then browse to the My Signature JPEG image you created with the Snippet Tool. Close the Snipping Tool window and exit the Windows Photo Viewer window. Click the “Save as Type” drop-down list and select “JPEG file.' Click the “Save” button to save the new My Signature image in the Pictures library. In the “Save As” window, type “My Signature” or something similar in the “File name” field. Release the mouse button to select your signature and create a snippet.Ĭlick the floppy disk-shaped icon on the Snipping Tool toolbar. Select as little white space around the signature as possible.

Press and hold the left mouse button to select a rectangular area around your written signature. This displays the image file in its full size.Ĭlick “Start | All Programs | Accessories | Snipping Tool.” Click “New” in the Snipping Tool window the cursor changes to a large “+” symbol. Click the “Actual Size” icon to the left of the left arrow button on the bottom of the Windows Photo Viewer window. Double-click the image file to open it in Windows Photo Viewer. Open Windows Explorer and browse to the folder where you saved the scanned JPEG image of your signature.

How to make the digital signature