11.0 for Windows

Foxit PDF Reader
Quick Guide
15
 Type Signature: In the Type Signature dialog box, type your signature in the
Type signature field > choose a font style from the font list > click OK.
 Online Signature: Choose a signature from the online signatures you saved
before.
 If necessary, check the following options:
 Convert signature to black & white: This option is checked by default, which
enables you to convert the colored images to black and white signatures.
Uncheck this option to create a signature from an image with its original colors.
 Keep original size: This option is available when you choose to create your
signature from file or clipboard. Check this option to keep the original size of the
image when adding signatures.
 Discard this signature when program closes: Check this option to
automatically delete the signature when Foxit PDF Reader is closed.
 Require password to use this signature: Check this option and click Set
Password to set a password for the signature. Once set, you will be required to
input the password before applying the signature.
Tip: You can sign your signature on a clean white sheet of paper using a black pen, and
then scan it as an image file. To create the best signature, you should scan your signature
in monochrome at 600 DPI.
 (Optional) Click Save Online to save the newly created signature to Foxit Web Services,
which allows you to sign documents.
 Click Save.
 Click the place you want to sign, or drag a rectangle to define the size and placement.
 (Optional) Before applying the signature, you can still drag the small red square on the
lower right corner to resize the signature. After resizing, right-click the signature, and
choose Set Current Size as Default to set the size as default so that Foxit PDF Reader
will remember and apply the same size when you add the same signature in the future.
 Right-click the signature, and choose Apply Signature to apply the signature.
Note: Once applied, the signature can no longer be edited or deleted.
Add Digital Signatures
 Choose Protect > Sign & Certify > Place Signature.
 Press and hold the mouse button down, and then drag the cursor to draw a signature.
 In the Sign Document dialog box, choose a digital ID from a drop-down menu. If you
can’t find the specified digital ID, you will need to get a certificate from the third-party
provider or create a customized digital ID.
 (Optional)To create a customized digital ID, choose New ID from drop-down menu,
and specify the options. For company-wide deployment, IT managers can also use the
SignITMgr tool to configure which digital ID file is allowed to sign PDF files by users
across an organization. When configured completely, users can only use the specified