{"id":3082,"date":"2015-09-24T03:55:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T03:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2023-04-15T01:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T01:24:50","slug":"how-to-digitally-sign-word-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-digitally-sign-word-document\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Digitally Sign Word Document"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Office digital signature provides users with ability to verify a document\u2019s integrity. So the article is about to tell how to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-digitally-sign-word-document\/\">digitally sign a document in Microsoft Word<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to digitally sign Word document<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Place your pointer in the location in your document where you want to add a signature line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> On the <strong>Insert<\/strong> tab, in the <strong>Text<\/strong> group, point to the arrow text <strong>Signature Line<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Microsoft Office Signature Line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/choose-microsoft-office-signature-line.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"228\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/choose-microsoft-office-signature-line.png\" alt=\"choose microsoft office signature line\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/choose-microsoft-office-signature-line.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/choose-microsoft-office-signature-line-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If there is a message popping up, click OK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-add-signature-to-word-document.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"125\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-add-signature-to-word-document.png\" alt=\"confirm to add signature to word document\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-add-signature-to-word-document.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-add-signature-to-word-document-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> In the <strong>Signature Setup<\/strong> dialog box, type information about the person who will be signing on this signature line. This information is displayed directly beneath the signature line in the document.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type the signer\u2019s name in the <strong>Suggested signer<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n<li>Type the signer\u2019s organizational title in the <strong>Suggested signer\u2019s title<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n<li>Type the signer\u2019s e-mail address in the <strong>Suggested signer\u2019s e-mail address<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/set-up-signature.png\" alt=\"set up signature for word document\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/set-up-signature.png 310w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/set-up-signature-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to provide the signer with any other instructions, type these introductions in <strong>Instructions to the signer<\/strong>. These instructions are displayed in the Signature dialog box that the signer uses to sign the document.<\/p>\n<p>If you want the signer to be able to add comments along with the signature, select the <strong>Allow the signer to add comments in the Sign dialog<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to show the date when the signature is added in the signature line, select the <strong>Show sign date in signature line<\/strong> check box.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Click OK.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can see the signature you add in word document. Then you select a picture to use as your signature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sign-word-document-successfully.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3087 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sign-word-document-successfully.png\" alt=\"add signature line to word document successfully\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sign-word-document-successfully.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sign-word-document-successfully-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Double click the signature line in document, and <strong>Sign <\/strong>dialog pops up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/set-sign-to-word-document.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/set-sign-to-word-document.png\" alt=\"set signature on word document\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/set-sign-to-word-document.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/set-sign-to-word-document-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> In the <strong>Sign<\/strong> dialog box, click the <strong>Select Image<\/strong> next to empty box. And select a picture you want to use as signature. And then click <strong>Select<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"379\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/use-image-as-word-document-signature.png\" alt=\"use image as word document signature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/use-image-as-word-document-signature.png 400w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/use-image-as-word-document-signature-300x284.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> The image will be shown in box. Click <strong>Sign <\/strong>in Sign dialog and click OK in Signature Confirmation dialog to complete the process to sign the signature line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-word-document-signature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"147\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-word-document-signature.png\" alt=\"confirm word document signature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-word-document-signature.png 400w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-word-document-signature-300x110.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-sign-word-document-with-image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-sign-word-document-with-image.png\" alt=\"successfully sign word document with image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-sign-word-document-with-image.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-sign-word-document-with-image-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From then on and before removing signature, the document will be protected from editing.<\/p>\n<p>Tips: If you want to remove signature from word document, you just need two steps.<\/p>\n<p>1. Right click the signature on word document, and select &#8220;Remove Signature&#8221; in the context-menu. Signature image will be removed from signature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/remove-signature-from-word-document.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/remove-signature-from-word-document.png\" alt=\"remove signature from word document\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/remove-signature-from-word-document.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/remove-signature-from-word-document-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-remove-word-document-signature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"121\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-remove-word-document-signature.png\" alt=\"confirm to remove word document signature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-remove-word-document-signature.png 540w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/confirm-to-remove-word-document-signature-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-remove-word-document-signature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"138\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-remove-word-document-signature.png\" alt=\"successfully remove word document signature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-remove-word-document-signature.png 400w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/successfully-remove-word-document-signature-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Select the signature line on document, and delete it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-sign-a-pdf-file\/\">How to Sign a PDF File or Add Signature to PDF Document in Adobe Acrobat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/word-password\/remove-protection-from-microsoft-word-2013-document.html\">Remove Protection from Word 2013 Document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-create-and-run-macros-in-ms-word-2010\/\">How to Create Macros in MS Word 2010 and Run in New Document<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Office digital signature provides users with ability to verify a document\u2019s integrity. 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