Adding your signature to a document can be a necessary step in creating the final version. You may want to add a signature to your Google Doc to make it appear more official, to personalize it, or for other legal reasons.
While Google Docs is intuitive and easy to use, the process of adding your signature to an online document can seem more complicated. In fact, there are several different methods you can use to insert a signature into a Google Doc. All of them are as easy as scribbling your name at the bottom of a paper document.
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How to Insert a Signature in Google Docs
Google Docs has a built-in feature that you can use to insert a signature into your documents. To digitally sign a document in Google Docs, follow the steps below.
- Open the document you want to sign in to Google Docs.
- Place your cursor where you want to add your signature.
- From the ribbon menu at the top of the screen, select Insert.
- Option Drawing > New.
- inside Drawing window, select Row > Bad hand-writing.
- Now draw (or scribble) your signature in the drawing area with your mouse or stylus.
- When you’re happy with your signature, choose Save and close.
The signature will appear in your document in the space where you placed the cursor.
How to edit your signature in Google Docs
If at any point after creating the signature you decide you want to change it, you can easily edit it right in your document. To change your signature, select it and then Edit right below it.
To access advanced editing options, select more Edit menu via three vertical dots under the signature. Parameters that you can change include:
- Size & Rotation: Where you can edit the width and height of the signature
- Text pack: Where you can choose whether you want to wrap your text around the signature or leave it on its own
- position: If you want to move your signature
If you need to move your signature somewhere else, you can simply drag and drop it anywhere in the document. You can remove your signature just like you can with any other element in a Google Doc.
How to Sign In to Your Google Docs Using DocuSign
Another way to insert a signature in Google Docs is to use third-party tools. DocuSign is an add-on that you can install in Google Docs to integrate digital signatures. Before you can start using it, you need to add it to Google Docs.
- Open the document in Google Docs and follow the link Add-ons > Get add-ons.
- This will open Google Workspace Marketplace.
- Type DocuSign in the search bar, then select Setting.
DocuSign will ask you for permission to access your Google account. Option Allow to finish the installation. You can now use DocuSign to insert signatures into Google Docs.
- Once DocuSign is installed, follow the link Add-ons > DocuSign eSignature > Sign in with DocuSign.
- If you have never used this add-on before, DocuSign will ask you to create a free account first. You can then start using DocuSign to add a signature to your Google Docs.
If you’re the only one who needs to sign your Google Docs, you can use DocuSign to sign up to 3 documents for free. If you also need other users to sign the document, or if you plan to continue using the add-on, subscriptions start at $10 per month.
How to insert a signature using Can be signed
If DocuSign seems too expensive for what it offers, or if you’re not sure if you need to use it more than once or twice per month, then Signable is a good alternative. It’s a web-based digital signature platform that’s also available as a mobile app that you can use to sign your Google Docs (as well as other document formats like Word or PDF) and pay as you use it.
Adding a signature to a document costs £1 (about $1.4) and the first subscription with up to 50 documents costs £21 per month. As a UK based company it mainly caters to the European market, which can be an advantage if you want UK support and stay up to date with European laws. Europe.
To use Signable to insert a signature in Google Docs, you need to create a Signable account, then upload your document using their web platform or mobile app. Then all that’s left to do is add your signature and any other fields needed (like a date or text box). You can then download your signed document or send it to others for collaboration purposes or if you need them also sign.
How to Sign In to Your Google Docs Using SignRequest
SignRequest provides an even cheaper way to add a signature to your Google Docs. SignRequest has a free plan that allows you to sign up for up to 10 documents per month for free. On top of that, their subscriptions start at $7 per month.
Using SignRequest to add a signature in Google Docs is easy. You need to install it as an add-on first. To do that, follow the path Add-ons > Get add-ons > Search SignRequest.
Option Setting to add SignRequest to your Google Docs add-on, then select Continue confirm.
SignRequest will then request access to your Google account. Option Allow. After installing the add-on, you can sign Google Docs using SignRequest. Follow the path Add-ons > SignRequest > Create SignRequest > Create.
You will be redirected to the SignRequest platform where you can add a signature, download or send your document to others if you also need their signature.
Sign your documents without disrupting your workflow
Inserting signatures into your documents can be more complicated than usual. For every format, there is a unique path you need to follow or a feature you need to use. For example, if it’s a Word or PDF document that you need to sign, there are ways to do it, too.
How often do you need to add a signature to your Google Docs? What method do you use to do that, a built-in feature or one of the add-ons? Share your methods of using Google Docs with us in the comments section below.
