Add Visible Digital Signatures in Word Documents

This section provides a tutorial example on how to add a visible signature line with an attached digital signature in in MS Word documents.

In previous tutorials, John has added a digital signature that is invisible in the Word document. If anyone prints signed document, there will be no sign to indicate the fact that this is a signed document.

If John wants to add a visible digital signature, he can follow these steps:

1. Open the Word document and move the end of the document where John wants add a signature line.

2. Click "Insert > Text > Signature Line". John sees the signature setup screen.

3. Enter the signer name, title, and email address. Then click "OK". John sees a signature line inserted to the document.

4. Right-click on the signature line, and click "Sign" from the popup menu. John sees the sign screen.

5. Select a signature image, select a personal certificate to generate digital signature, and click "OK".

Now John has created a visible signature line with an attached digital signature generated by a personal certificate.

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Last update: 2018.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)

 Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)

 Using HTTPS with Google Chrome

 Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox

 HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer)

 Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 Windows Certificate Stores and Console

 .NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates

 PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates

 Comodo Free Personal Certificate

Digital Signature - Microsoft Word

 What Is Digital Signature?

 PKI Digital Signature

 Protecting Word Document with Digital Signatures

 Digital ID Needed to Sign Word Documents

 Adding Digital Signature in Word Documents

 View Digital Signatures in Word Documents

Add Visible Digital Signatures in Word Documents

 Obtaining a Trial Digital ID from DocuSign

 Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3

 S/MIME and Email Security

 PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Terminology

 Outdated Tutorials

 References

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