You can place a handwritten signature to your document - it is treated as a stamp but it does not appear in the Stamps panel. It is listed in the Comments panel where it can be reviewed, commented and more.
Click the Handwritten Signature tool at Security > Sign and Certify. Choose Place from the drop-down list to place such a signature in your current document or Manage to manage your collection of handwritten signatures and add new ones.
To create your first handwritten signature
Choose Place or Manage and then Add to call the Add Handwritten Signature dialog box so you can create a signature. Choose a creation method for the signature from the list box. The following part of the dialog box changes, depending on your choice:
Draw my signature:
Set a color and line width, then draw the signature in the panel provided.
Type my signature:
Choose a font, color and attributes, then type the signature text in the edit box.
Import an image as my signature:
Scan your signature to an image file and browse to locate the file. This is the recommended choice.
When the signature is defined, name it and click OK. It is not automatically placed in your current document.
To create further handwritten signatures
Choose Security > Sign and Certify > Handwritten Signature > Manage, click Add and repeat the process described above.
To place a handwritten signature in your document
Choose Security > Sign and Certify > Handwritten Signature > Place. This gives you a cursor you can use to draw a rectangle. When done your default signature appears in the rectangle.
To manage handwritten signatures
Choose Security > Sign and Certify > Handwritten Signature > Manage to call the Manage Handwritten Signatures dialog box. It lists all handwritten signatures you have created. Buttons below the list let you add a new signature, delete or rename an existing one, and choose which signature should be the default – indicated with a signature icon to the left of the name.
Note:
Handwritten signatures offer no security protection at all, so they appear neither in the Signatures panel nor in the Sign/Certify panel.
Click the Sign or Certify tool to place digital signatures that do provide security.