How to sign a PDF — a beginner's guide
This guide explains everything from the beginning, in plain words: where to find the file, how to make your signature and how to send the signed document back.
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The whole process
From the email to the reply.
- 1
Find the document
Open the email, save the attachment. It goes to your Downloads folder.
- 2
Sign it on this page
Choose the file above, make your signature, click where it goes and download.
- 3
Send it back
Reply to the email, click the paperclip ('Attach'), choose the signed file and send.
Words you may see
Attachment
A file that came with an email.
Download
Saving a file onto your computer.
Upload
Sending a file to a website. Here we don't do that — your file stays with you.
The signed file
After you download, the signed file has the same name as the original with '-signed' at the end. That's the one to send back.
Questions
- What if I make a mistake?
- Click 'Remove' next to the item, or start again. Nothing is sent until you choose to.
- Do I need a printer?
- No. Everything happens on the screen.
- What does it cost?
- Free to try. Downloading your signed PDF costs €2.99 a month or €24.99 a year, and you can cancel anytime.