Digitally Sign Documents

A tech question I often receive is "how do you digitally sign documents you receive by email?" This is much easier than it was before as we can now sign documents directly in the Mail app on your iPhone/iPad and email them back to the sender or to someone else. Here are the step-by-step instructions:

To digitally sign a PDF document you've received and then email it, follow these steps:

1. Open the MAIL app

2. Tap the specific email

3. Tap the PDF attachment to open

4. Scroll to the page requiring a signature

5. Tap Markup (top right)

*The screenshots below show the iPhone. Steps on an iPad are identical.

Add Your Signature

1. Tap the (+) (bottom right)

2. Tap SIGNATURE

3. Write your signature

4. Tap DONE

Resize and Move Your Signature

1. To resize the signature box, press and drag a corner handle

2. To move the signature box, press and hold in center of box then drag

Email Signed Document

1. Tap DONE when finished resizing and moving the signature

2. Tap REPLY ALL to email the signed document back to the sender. If you wish to compose a new email, tap NEW MESSAGE.

3. Type your message and send email