11.1 for Windows
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Foxit PDF Reader
Quick Guide
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Sign PDFs
Quick PDF Sign
With Foxit PDF Reader, users can sign PDFs with their own signature or images imported
from the local disk and clipboard. Foxit PDF Reader also allows users to encrypt their
signatures to further protect sensitive information.
To sign a PDF file, please follow the steps below:
Choose Fill & Sign in the Home or Protect tab.
Click ; or click in the Signature box, and choose Create Signature.
In the Create Signature dialog box, choose one of the following ways to create a
signature:
Draw Signature: Draw your signature in the Draw Signature box, and click OK
upon completion.
Import File: In the Open dialog box, select an image or PDF file as your signature,
and click Open. If you select a PDF file which contains multiple pages as your
signature, scroll the side bar to select a page you preferred from the document
in the pop-up Signature dialog box, and click OK to confirm.
Paste from Clipboard: Use the image from the clipboard as your signature.
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.