Select 'Insert Tab' on the 'Choose commands from:' list.Click on the chevron customise option at the far right of the 'Quick Access Toolbar' and select 'More Commands'.Now whenever you need to add your signature you can click at the position in the document and go to ‘Insert > Quick Parts' and select your signature.Īdding an 'AutoText' signature can be even quicker if you add 'AutoText' to the 'Word Quick Access Toolbar' Change the gallery type to ‘AutoText’ click ok.Go to Insert > Quick Parts > Save selection to quick part gallery.Select your image (and any additional text you may want to add with your signature).Insert your image and resize (if you haven't already) to a usual signature size (you can also add some text such as your full name, position, place of work either underneath or to the side).Click on 'Insert > Pictures' and find your signature.Crop the image and perhaps lighten up the background in PowerPoint.From the email save the image to your PC.Take a photo of your signature using your phone or scan it.Write your signature on a piece of white paper.( Disclaimer: Please note that this method could be used fraudulently by another person who can easily copy and paste your signature, but the risk is similar to someone who could also just photograph your wet signature and use it themselves instead too).Ĭreating an electronic signature to use in Word
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Some providers/services insist however on having a digital image of a signature on a referral form and the article below guides you how to do this. Modified on: Tue, 7 Jul, 2020 at 12:09 PMĪn electronic signature can be a digital image of a ‘wet’ handwritten signature, but it can also be a name on an email from a known account or a name on an electronic form. Solution home Administration Administration Adding a Digital Signature to Microsoft Word