![]() Looks good, actually! I’ll click “ Done” and save this scanned signature, which now shows up on the Signature menu: Then it’s a bit tricky to hold it up in the right spot, but if you peek around the side, you can get it in just the right place (the blue line is from Preview for alignment):įortunately when I held it still, I got a good scan, though it’s still showing the live Webcam view at this point too, so the signature is superimposed, which is a bit weird: I suggest a black felt marker if you have one to create a high contrast sample. You will need to grab a piece of blank paper and write your signature big and bold. Instead, a click on “Camera” and we can try using the built-in Webcam on the Mac to create a signature! Now you might be great using your finger on the trackpad to create a signature, but even after a couple of tries, mine is, uhhh, not great: Once you get there, you’ll see the two options, Trackpad and Camera: A perfect use for the signature capability of Preview!Įasiest way to get to the signature management area is off the “Tools” menu:Īs you can see, it’s Tools > Annotate > Signature > Manage Signatures… ![]() To start, here’s a typical digital document, an IRS Form W-9, as viewed in Preview:Īs you can see, it has a space where you’re supposed to sign. There are basically two ways you can enter the signature too: either use your finger to sign on your trackpad, or sign on a blank piece of white paper and use the webcam to scan it in. ![]() Scanning in and saving a really good example of your signature can be more than a bit tricky, however, as I’ll demonstrate. There are a lot of review and annotation tools and, yes, there’s the ability to have a digital version of your signature, which makes it much easier to “sign” documents sent by other parties in digital format without having to print, sign, scan. If you use iCloud Drive, your signatures are available on your other Mac computers that have iCloud Drive turned on.The PDF Preview program included with Mac OS X does indeed have quite a variety of different capabilities and features that make it a lot more useful than just to view PDF documents. (If you used VoiceOver to add descriptions of your signatures, VoiceOver reads the descriptions as you navigate the list of signatures.)Ĭhoose the signature you want to use, drag it to where you want it, then use the handles to adjust the size. Before you click or tap Done, click the Description pop-up menu, then choose a description, such as Initials, or choose Custom to create your own description.Ĭlick the Sign button, then click the signature to add it to your PDF. ![]() This is especially useful if you create multiple signatures and need to distinguish between them to ensure you use the intended signature. If you use VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader on Mac, you can add a description of a signature when you create one. If you don’t like the results, click Clear, then try again. On your device, use your finger or Apple Pencil (on iPad) to sign your name, then click Done. If you don’t like the results, click Clear, then try again.Ĭreate a signature using your iPhone or iPad: Click Select Device to choose a device (if more than one is available). When your signature appears in the window, click Done. Hold your signature (on white paper) facing the camera so that your signature is level with the blue line in the window. If your Mac has a Force Touch trackpad, you can press your finger more firmly on the trackpad to sign with a heavier, darker line.Ĭreate a signature using your computer’s built-in camera: Click Camera. įollow the onscreen instructions to create and save your signature.Ĭreate a signature using your trackpad: Click Trackpad, click the text as prompted, sign your name on the trackpad using your finger, press any key, then click Done. In the Preview app on your Mac, click the Show Markup Toolbar button (if the Markup toolbar isn’t showing), then click the Sign button. To sign PDFs, you can capture your signature using your trackpad, the built-in camera on your Mac, or your iPhone or iPad. If “Go to Page” shows the wrong page of a PDF.If images or PDFs aren’t the correct size.If you can’t select or copy text in a PDF.See what an image looks like on another device.Extract an image or remove a background.Highlight, underline, and strike out text.
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