Prepare your signature and save it on the PC
We all have a unique signature, so for most it is quite difficult to create your signature reliably, for example, using the mouse in Paint. For this reason, the ideal is that if you do not have a scanner, that you sign (if possible with a black pen) on a blank sheet and, with good lighting but without reflections, take a photo of the signature with the mobile. Then transfer the image to the computer and crop it so that only the signature is visible on a white background, without too many margins.
How to sign a document with Acrobat Reader
The first step is to open the document you want to sign, which will usually be in PDF format, with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Then, you will see that in the upper area there is a menu called Sign, so click on it and then on the “Fill and sign” option. A toolbar will appear below (above the PDF content), find the “Sign” button and select the “Add Signature” option.
Now Acrobat Reader itself will give you the possibility to write your name in a font that seems manual, although that is not very “personal” to say. You can also draw your signature with the mouse, but the interesting thing is the third option, inserting an image, which is precisely the intention.
Once this is done, you can click Apply, but make sure to leave the option on the bottom left checked, Save the signature, to skip this step the following times and that you already have your signature ready to insert it.
When you click Apply, you can directly move the signature with the mouse to place it exactly in the position you want.
And it’s done, now you just have to hit the File menu and Save to save the PDF with your signature inserted, as easy as that. With the file already signed, you can send it by email and, as you will see, you did not have to use a printer or scanner for it.