Signing should take seconds, not a printer. The Rixoffice PDF Editor gives you three ways to make a signature — draw it with mouse or finger, type it, or upload an image of your handwritten one — then place and resize it anywhere on the page. Signing stays local end to end: the signature is created, placed and saved into the PDF on your machine.
Create a signature
- Open the PDF and go to the page that needs signing.
- Open the signature tool; the three creation paths appear.
- Pick your path:
- Draw — sign with the mouse, trackpad, pen or finger in the capture area. Two or three tries usually land one that feels like you.
- Type — enter your name and use the signature-style rendering; fast, consistent, ideal for internal approvals.
- Upload — pick an image of your handwritten signature (a photo or scan on a plain background works well). The most personal option and the one that matches a wet-ink habit.
- The signature is ready to place.
Place and resize the signature
- Click on the page where the signature belongs, or drag it into position.
- Use the handles to resize — signatures read best at the height of the surrounding text, not balloon-sized.
- Nudge the position until it sits naturally on or just above the signature line.
- Save with Ctrl+S; the signature writes into the PDF where any reader shows it.
A placed signature is an object, not burnt pixels, so you can adjust it right up to the moment you send the file — and across a document, you can sign every signature line the same way without re-creating it.
Signing multi-page documents
Contracts often need initials on several pages plus a full signature at the end. The flow:
- Place the full signature on the execution page first.
- Place copies — or a smaller initial version — on each page that needs them.
- Check each against the signature lines in two-page view, which shows facing pages the way the printed contract will look.
- Save once at the end.
Which creation path for which moment
| Situation | Best path |
|---|---|
| Client contract, formal | Upload your scanned signature |
| Internal approval, speed matters | Type |
| No signature image on hand | Draw |
| Signing on a tablet in a meeting | Draw with finger |
| Routine forms you sign weekly | Whatever you saved — reuse it |
The draw path rewards one practice run: sign in the air twice, then draw. Rushed mouse signatures look rushed; deliberate ones pass for pen.
Signatures next to the security tools
A placed signature is a visual signature — it says "approved" and looks the part in any reader. It is distinct from document encryption and permission controls, which live in the passwords and security guide. The two combine for the full lifecycle: sign the document, then apply protection before it leaves if the content demands it.
For forms that contain a dedicated signature field, form filling handles the field; the signature tool covers every other spot — lines, blocks, margins — anywhere on the page.
What to explore next
- Fill forms for interactive fields, including signature fields.
- Passwords and security to protect the signed document.
- Stamps and watermarks for approval marks beyond signatures.