- Open the document you want to sign.
- (Optional) Use the tools in the Foxit eSign tab to add text or symbols to fill your PDF as needed.
- Click the
sign on the signature palette (or click 
on the lower right corner of the signature palette and choose Create Signature) in the Foxit eSign tabto create a signature (Full Name) and the corresponding initials. Or you can click Manage Signatures inthe Foxit eSign tab and click Add in the pop-up Manage Signatures dialog box to create signatures. (Note: The 
sign is displayed when there aren’t any signatures created yet or when there aren’t any initials created for the corresponding signature.) - In the Create Signatures dialog box:
- Draw a signature, import a file, copy a snapshot from the clipboard, or type text content to create signatures. When you create a signature by typing text or drawing, you can change the text style or color of your signature through the <Font Style> drop-down list or Switch color palette. (Tip: You can sign your signature on a clean white sheet of paper using a black pen, and scan it to an image file. To create the best signature, it is suggested to scan your signature in monochrome at 600 DPI.)
- Click Online > Download Signature/Download Initials to open the Online Signature dialog box, which shows the signatures you have previously saved online. Then select and download the desired signatures as the signature/initials. You can also delete signatures in the dialog box by clicking Delete.
- Click the Options button to select the options as needed:
- Convert signature to black & white: the signature will be created in black and white even if the original image is chromatic.
- Keep original size: selects the option and the signature will be created with the original size. If the signature width/height is greater than the page size, Foxit PDF Editor will zoom it out to a signature with a width of 100 pixels while maintaining the original proportion. The option is only available when the signature is from an imported file or Clipboard. With the option unselected, the signature will be resized and created with a width of 100 pixels while maintaining the original proportion by default.
- Discard the signature when program closes: the signature will be discarded the next time you launch Foxit PDF Editor.
- Require password to use this signature: Specify a password that will be required when users sign the document with the signature. Enter the password again to confirm it.
- Click OK.
- Select your created signature on the signature palette, and then the cursor will be changed into a shape with the appearance preview of the signature.
- Place the cursor to the position you want to sign and click. Or drag a rectangle to define the size and placement. The signature stays selected until you choose another tool. You can place multiple signatures on pages continuously without the need to reselect the same signature.
- Click the signature with the Hand command, and it will be highlighted with a red rectangle. After adding the signature, do any of the following, if necessary.
- To resize the signature, drag the small blue square on the lower right corner of the rectangle. After resizing the signature, you can right-click the signature and choose Set Current Size as Default to set the size as default so that Foxit PDF Editor will remember and apply the same size when you add the same signature in the future.
- To move the signature, drag the rectangle directly to the desired place.
- Before applying the signature, you can right-click the signature and choose relevant options from the context menu to copy, cut, paste, or delete the signature.
- (Optional) Right-click the signature you added, and select Place on Multiple Pages from the context menu to place the signature to multiple pages.
- Click Apply All Signatures on the ribbon to apply all signatures in the document.
Notes:
- When you have placed signatures/initials that are from the same group of signatures on pages, you need to apply those signatures/initials first if you want to place signatures from another group.
- Once applied, the signatures/initials can no longer be edited or deleted.