Electronically Sign a Document Using Preview on Mac
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You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we're going to explain how to use the "Preview" feature to sign a document on the Mac.
Steps
- 1Open Finder.
- 2Click the document in the Finder window.
- 3Then, right-click the document name.
- 4Move the cursor to "Open with".
- 5In the expanded menu that appears, click "Preview".
- 6Once the document has been opened, scroll through it to find the place where you want to sign.
- 7Then, click "Tools" in the menu at the top of the screen.
- 8Move the cursor to "Annotate".
- 9Then, move the cursor to "Signature" in the expanded menu.
- 10A new popup box will appear that gives you two options. You can use either the trackpad or camera to obtain your signature.Finally, click "Manage Signatures...".
- 11Both will be demonstrated in this tutorial.Check the correct button at the top to choose one of these options.
- 12For the trackpad, click "Click Here to Begin" inside the gray box.
- 13In this video, initials are written using the trackpad.On the trackpad, draw the signature.
- 14Then, press a key when you've finished.
- 15If you are satisfied with how your signature looks, click "Done".
- 16Now, click and drag the signature onto the document.
- 17Resize the signature by clicking and dragging its anchor points.
- 18For the second signature, let's click "Tools".
- 19Move the cursor to "Annotate".
- 20Move the cursor to "Signature".
- 21A small pop-up box will appear.Click "Manage Signatures..." under the tools menu.
- 22Click "Create Signature" to create a new signature using the web camera.
- 23A message below the camera screen reads "Sign your name on a white sheet of paper. Then hold it to be visible to the camera".To use the web camera function, click the "Camera" tab at the top of the next window.
- 24Now, leave your signature on a blank sheet of paper.
- 25Hold your signature up so that it rests on the bottom blue line.
- 26If you made a mistake in taking a picture of the signature, you can click "Clear".
- 27When the signature is on the screen, click "Done".
- 28To delete your signature from the document, click it and press "delete".
- 29To place your signature in the document, make sure to find and click the page on which the signature should appear.
- 30Then, click the signature in the small pop-up box at the top of the screen.
- 31Move the cursor to "Annotate" and then to "Signature" and click your signature.Alternatively, click "Tools".
- 32After the signature is pasted into the document, click and drag the signature to place it where needed.
- 33It should be above the line.Click and drag the anchor points in the corners to resize the signature.
This was a tutorial on two methods to sign a document using "Preview" on the Mac. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thank you for watching VisiHow!
Video: Electronically Sign a Document Using Preview on Mac
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