5 Ways to Make a Digital Signature, Easy and Free!

Wet signatures are no longer the main requirement for making work contracts, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, another way was found to create a digital signature. The existence of health protocols and WFH policies encourage companies to use digital signatures to legalize work documents.

Practical reasons are also one of the factors many companies start using digital signatures.

In Indonesia itself, the legality of using digital signatures reported by Online Law has been regulated through Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions (UU ITE).

How to do it? Come on, see the full explanation below!

1. How to Create a Digital Signature with Create My Signature

Using Createmysignature is very easy and convenient. Especially for those of you who are just trying to use the digital signature feature. The steps for creating a digital signature with Createmysignature are as follows:

• Open createmysignature.com via your browser

• Select 'Draw signature' on the left side of your screen

• Start to create the desired signature. You can also delete by pressing the eraser logo on the top right

• When finished, click the 'Save' button then select the 'Download' button

• The results of your digital signature will be saved automatically in the PNG file format

2. How to Make a Digital Signature by Scanning

The easiest way to create a digital signature is to scan the signature on a piece of paper. All you have to do is follow the instructions below:

• Make your signature on white or plain paper.

• Scan signatures with the scan application on your phone.

• Save scan results in JPG or PNG format.

• You can also edit it and remove the background color of your signature using an image editing application.

3. How to Create a Digital Signature with PDF

To make it easier for users, Adobe provides a feature to create digital signatures using the Adobe Acrobat Reader application. So you can sign PDF documents right from the app.

Follow these steps to create a digital signature using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Open the PDF document to be signed.

• On the toolbar on the right side of the screen, click “Fill & Sign”.

• Select "Sign", then select "Add Signature".

• There are three options to create your signature. First, the "Type" option by typing your name to be converted into a signature. Second, the "Draw" option to make your signature directly using the mouse, trackpad, or stylus. Third, the "Image" option to add your signature image to the document.

• Once the signature is created, you can size and position it to fit by dragging the signature image.

• Save the signed document by clicking “File” and clicking “Save".

4. How to Create a Digital Signature in Word with a Photo

If you decide to go with a simpler method, you can use Microsoft Word's feature to digitally sign documents. One option is to transfer your signature image to Word. Here's how:

• Create your signature and then take a picture of the signature

• Save your signature image

• Open a file in Word that contains signature elements

• Select the Add tab, then select your signature image

• Select the color menu and choose black and white

• Right click and select After Wrap Text

• Then customize your digital signature as you wish

5. How to Create a Digital Signature Signaturely

The next digital signature site is Signature. This page offers two options for creating a digital signature. You can choose between manual and automatic signature. To create a digital signature with Signaturely, here's how:

• Open signaturely.com in a browser

• First, select the Design Your Signature menu

• Enter your name in the column provided

• Then you can set the color, thickness and slope of the signature

• Select the Download Electronic Signature button to save the digital signature

Those are 5 easy and free ways to create digital signatures that you can easily use in your documents. We hope that using a digital signature makes your job easier.