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.

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   Open Finder.

   

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   Click the document in the Finder window.

   

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   Then, right-click the document name.

   

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   Move the cursor to "Open with".

   

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   In the expanded menu that appears, click "Preview".

   

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   Once the document has been opened, scroll through it to find the place where you want to sign.

   

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   Then, click "Tools" in the menu at the top of the screen.

   

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   Move the cursor to "Annotate".

   

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   Then, move the cursor to "Signature" in the expanded menu.

   

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    Finally, click "Manage Signatures...". A new popup box will appear that gives you two options. You can use either the trackpad or camera to obtain your signature.

    

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    Check the correct button at the top to choose one of these options. Both will be demonstrated in this tutorial.

    

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    For the trackpad, click "Click Here to Begin" inside the gray box.

    

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    On the trackpad, draw the signature. In this video, initials are written using the trackpad.

    

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    Then, press a key when you've finished.

    

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    If you are satisfied with how your signature looks, click "Done".

    

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    Now, click and drag the signature onto the document.

    

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    Resize the signature by clicking and dragging its anchor points.

    

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    For the second signature, let's click "Tools".

    

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    Move the cursor to "Annotate".

    

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    Move the cursor to "Signature".

    

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    Click "Manage Signatures..." under the tools menu. A small pop-up box will appear.

    

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    Click "Create Signature" to create a new signature using the web camera.

    

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    To use the web camera function, click the "Camera" tab at the top of the next window. A message below the camera screen reads "Sign your name on a white sheet of paper. Then hold it to be visible to the camera".

    

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    Now, leave your signature on a blank sheet of paper.

    

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    Hold your signature up so that it rests on the bottom blue line.

    

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    If you made a mistake in taking a picture of the signature, you can click "Clear".

    

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    When the signature is on the screen, click "Done".

    

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    To delete your signature from the document, click it and press "delete".

    

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    To place your signature in the document, make sure to find and click the page on which the signature should appear.

    

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    Then, click the signature in the small pop-up box at the top of the screen.

    

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    Alternatively, click "Tools". Move the cursor to "Annotate" and then to "Signature" and click your signature.

    

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    After the signature is pasted into the document, click and drag the signature to place it where needed.

    

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    Click and drag the anchor points in the corners to resize the signature. It should be above the line.

    

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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!

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