Word: How to insert your signature in a document

The word processing program Word offers you all the functions to create and edit documents. In many cases, it is necessary to sign a document or insert your signature. This is also possible with Word and saves you from printing the file and scanning it again.

How to insert a signature in Word

When you use Word to write a notice or create any other official document, you need to insert your signature. Usually, this requires printing the document, signing it, and then scanning it back in. With the word processing program Word, however, you have an additional function.

1. Sign on a blank sheet of paper and then scan it.
2. For this purpose, use one of the file formats BMP, GIF, JPG or PNG.
3. Once you have saved the document, open the image file on your computer.
4. After that, you need to cut out your signature from the image file.
5. To do this, click on the image tools tab and then click on "Format" and "Crop".
6. Right-click on the image and click "Save as Image".
7. Gehen Sie nun auf das Dokument, in das Sie die Signatur einfügen möchten.
8. Klicken Sie danach auf „Einfügen“ > „Bilder“.
9. Wählen Sie die eingescannte Unterschrift aus und setzen Sie diese an die passende Stelle.