The advantage of using PDF forms is the ability to receive, fill-out, and submit the form without having to deal with physical papers, and without having to send the document by post. With QuickSign you can also validate a form by adding a digital copy of your very own signature.
TIP: The QuickSign tool automatically creates a transparency from the white background of your scanned signature, making it appear realistic by showing any text or lines underneath the signature.
To create a QuickSign signature stamp:
Using your webcam
- On the Home tab, in the Tools panel, click the arrow under the QuickSign button. Select Create New Signature. The Create New Signature dialog appears.
- Click the Webcam option that appears only if your computer has a webcam installed.
- To prevent unauthorized use of your signature, click Password Protect. Enter a password of your choice and click Ok to confirm.
- Hold up the signature you prepared earlier in front of your webcam. Good lighting will produce a better quality signature stamp.
- Click Capture to freeze the image, and then click Ok to create your QuickSign signature stamp.
- Click to place your signature onto the page.
Using your keyboard:
- On the Home tab, in the Tools panel, click the arrow under the QuickSign button. Select Create New Signature. The Create New Signature dialog appears.
- Click Handwritten, and then type your name into the Name field.
- To prevent unauthorized use of your signature, click Password Protect. Enter a password of your choice and click Ok to confirm.
- Click Ok to create your QuickSign signature stamp.
- Click to place your signature onto the page.
Using a photo or scanned image:
- Using a black or dark blue pen, sign your signature on a clean white sheet of paper without lines or grids.
- Repeat the process until you obtain a signature that is dark and solid, and without fades or smudges.
- Use a flatbed scanner, multifunction printer, or camera to transfer an image of your signature to your computer.
- Use an image editing application to crop around your signature.
- Save this image as a JPEG, PNG, PDF, BMP, TIFF, or GIF file.
- On the Home tab, in the Tools panel, click the arrow under the QuickSign button. Select Create New Signature. The Signature Properties dialog appears.
- Click From File, select the image file you scanned earlier and click Open.
- To prevent unauthorized use of your signature, click Password Protect. Enter a password of your choice and click Ok to confirm.
- Click Ok to create your QuickSign signature stamp.
- Click to place your signature onto the page.
Using your mouse:
- On the Home tab, in the Tools panel, click the arrow under the QuickSign button. Select Create New Signature. The Create New Signature dialog appears.
- Click Draw, and then use the mouse to create your signature.
- To prevent unauthorized use of your signature, click Password Protect. Enter a password of your choice and click Ok to confirm.
- Click Ok to create your QuickSign signature stamp.
- Click to place your signature onto the page.
NOTE: QuickSign is compatible with Topaz signature pads. If you have a Topaz device connected to your computer you can use the stylus to sign your signature straight into QuickSign.
Using a Topaz signature pad:
- On the Home tab, in the Tools panel, click the arrow under the QuickSign button. Select Create New Signature. The Create New Signature dialog appears.
- Click the Topaz option that appears only if your computer has a Topaz device installed.
- Use your Topaz stylus to sign your signature into QuickSign. Click Restart to sign again.
- To prevent unauthorized use of your signature, click Password Protect. Enter a password of your choice and click Ok to confirm.
- Click Ok to create your QuickSign signature stamp.
- Click to place your signature onto the page.
To manage your signatures:
- On the Home tab, in the Tools panel, click the arrow under the QuickSign button. In the menu, select Manage Signatures. The Manage Signatures dialog appears.
- The Signature section on the left lists your signatures. Select a signature to show a preview of it.
- Do one of the following:
- To create a new signature, click Create.
- To modify the name, password or image for a selected signature, click Edit.
- To remove the selected signature stamp from the Signature list and gallery, click Delete.
- When you have finished updating your signatures, click Close.
NOTE: Any modifications you make to existing signature stamps are not reflected in signatures already stamped onto a PDF page.