Add Signatures

Foxit PDF Reader Mobile provides a simple but useful signing tool to let you sign a document with your personal signature.

• Create a Signature
• Sign a Document
• Verify a Digital Signature (Subscription Required)
• Edit a Saved Signature
• Clear a Saved Signature

Create a Signature

• Tap on the toolbar to open the Fill & Sign toolbar;
• On the Fill & Sign toolbar, tap ;
• Do one of the following:
  • Tap to choose the color and thickness as desired, and draw your signature in the pane;
  • Tap to insert an image of your signature from your device;
  • Tap to use your camera to capture the image of your signature;

  Before applying the signature, you can tap to remove the signature, if necessary.

• (Subscription required) If you want to create a signature with a digital certificate, follow the steps below:
  • Tap Select and add certificate;
  • Select a certificate from the list, input the password, and then confirm it;
  • Tap OK;
• Tap to save the signature.

Tip:

• If you have created and saved signatures previously in Foxit PDF Reader Mobile, you should choose Create in the Signature List panel to create a new signature.
• To create a signature with a digital certificate in Foxit PDF Reader Mobile, you need to save the digital certificate on your device before creating the signature.

Sign a Document

• Tap on the toolbar to open the Fill & Sign toolbar;
• On the Fill & Sign toolbar, tap ;
• (Optional) If you have created and saved multiple signatures, select the signature you want to add to the PDF file;
• Tap on the document where you want to add the signature. If you haven't saved a signature on the device previously, the Tap to create a new signature panel will appear. Please follow the steps in Create a Signature to create a signature first;
• If necessary, drag the corner handle to resize the signature, or drag the signature to move it to the desired location;
• Tap Add Signature to apply the signature;
• (Optional) After adding the signature, you can tap  on the toolbar at the bottom to share the signed PDF document.

Tip: Once applied, the signature cannot be edited or moved. The signature and all the other changes made to the document will be saved.

Verify a Digital Signature (Subscription Required)

If a PDF document contains a digital signature, you can verify the digital signature to ensure that it is valid. The steps are as follows:

• Open the signed PDF document with Foxit PDF Reader Mobile;
• Tap the digital signature, and then select Verify Signature.

Edit a Saved Signature

• Tap on the toolbar to open the Fill & Sign toolbar;
• On the Fill & Sign toolbar, tap ;
• Tap  beside the signature that you want to edit, and choose Edit;
• Edit the signature in the pop-up panel as desired, and tap  to save it.

Clear a Saved Signature

• Tap on the toolbar to open the Fill & Sign toolbar;
• On the Fill & Sign toolbar, tap ;
• Tapbeside the signature that you want to delete, and choose Delete.