If you have a requirement to sign a PDF document in Google Docs digitally, then Google Docs also provides you with that opportunity. This article will discuss how to do that using multiple approaches.
You can use multiple ways to sign a PDF document in Google Docs
- Approach-1: Using the DocHub app
- Approach-2: Using the DocuSign app
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Approach-1: Using the DocHub app
You can follow the below steps.
- Navigate to https://docs.google.com/
- Click on the Open file picker. In the Open a file window, click on the Upload tab and select the PDF document to which you want to add the digital signature by clicking the Select a file from your device button.
3. Click on the Open with drop down and then click + Connect more apps option.
4. In the Google Workspace Marketplace window, search for ” DocHub—PDF Sign and Edit.”
5. Click on the search result DocHub app as shown below.
6. Click on the Install button as the next step.
7. Click the Continue button on the Get Ready to Install window.
8. Now, click on the Allow button in the next window. You are done with the installation of the DocHub app as of now.
9. Now, again, click on the Open with dropdown, and then you will see the DocHub—PDF sign and Edit option. Click on that.
10. Click on the Sign dropdown and then click on the Create your signature option as shown below.
11. On the Create Signatures window, select the Draw option
12. On the Create Signatures window, draw the signature that you want to attach to the PDF document in Google Docs.
13. Now, you have created the signature. To add it to the PDF click on the Sign, you can able to see the signature that you have created under the signature heading and drag it to the place where you want to put the signature.
As you can see below, the digital signature has been successfully added to the PDF in Google Docs.
Approach-2: Using the DocuSign app
Well, let’s discuss how to use DocuSign in Google Docs to easily create a signature. Follow the below steps
- Navigate to Google Docs and click on the + (Blank) to create a blank document or you can open an existing document where you want to add the signature.
- Click on the Add-ons –> then click on Get add-ons as shown below.
3. On the Google Workspace Marketplace search window, search for DocuSign eSignature and click on the DocuSign app as highlighted below.
4. Now, click the Install button to install the DocuSign app.
5. Click on the Continue button.
6. Select the Gmail account you want to use here and then click the Allow button in the next pop-up. The DocuSign app will now be successfully installed for you.
7. Since the DocuSign eSignature app has been installed successfully, you can see the DocuSign eSignature icon, highlighted below. Click on that. If you already have an account with DocuSign, you can log in with that; otherwise, you can click on the SIGN UP button to create a new account.
8. Once you have the login credentials, you can click on the Sign-in button to log in to DocuSign, then click Allow, review whether your document is correct, and click on the Next button.
9. Now, it will redirect you to the DocuSign landing page. Review the document and click on Continue. Then click on the Signature option from the left side.
10. On the Adopt Your Signature window, click the Draw tab and draw your signature. Then click on the ADOPT AND SIGN button.
11. Drag the signature where you want to place it.
On the Sign and Returns window, provide the full name and email address, then click the SEND AND CLOSE button.
Now, check the email that you provided above. You must have received a link to view the signed documents.
You can also check out how to add signature line in Google Docs.
I am Rajkishore, and I have over 14 years of experience in the Software Industry. For a long time, I have been using Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sheets for my document usage, and I am sharing all the tips and tricks, the challenges I have come across, and their solutions to use Google Docs for your day-to-day use. I hope you will learn from these practical Google Docs tutorials. Read more.