Friday, October 14, 2022

Inserting Your Signature into a Google Doc

Adding your signature to a Google Doc can make the final version more personalized and appear more official.

There are many ways to do this, but the following is my favorite because it looks most like my signature, is easily stored on my computer or in Google Drive, and can be used in lots of different kinds of files (not just a Google Doc).

How to create a signature to put on a Google Doc
To use this method, you'll need plain piece of paper, black pen, camera, and Macbook.

  1. Sign a plain white piece of paper using a black pen.
  2. Take a photo of your signature with your phone.
  3. Move the photo to your Macbook (AirDrop, Google photos upload, email, etc.)
  4. Open the image on your computer in Preview and crop it.
  5. Go to remove.bg and use this online tool to remove the image background. 
  6. Make the image file size smaller (optional but will make the file easier to work with)
  7. Go to your Google Doc and insert the image you just created.
Need more information about a step? Take a look at this video explanation: https://watch.screencastify.com/v/fetpM2TGGkG5gWnjyJyu

If you don't have the above items, you can insert an image of your signature using Google Drawing. How to Geek explains how in their blog post

If you would like to insert your signature into a pdf, you can do that in Preview on your Macbook. (https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/fill-out-and-sign-pdf-forms-prvw35725/mac)

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