How can I allow a signature to be placed onto an uploaded pdf file?

  • nathansklardc
    Asked on October 21, 2014 at 1:27 PM

    my goal is to upload one of our insurance forms and allow for the client to sign on the form itself where it is required in order to be legal. is there a widget or feature that will allow this?

     

    thank you

  • Mike_T Jotform Support
    Replied on October 21, 2014 at 3:03 PM

    Thank you for contacting us.

    There are two signature widgets available at JotForm Smooth Signature and E-Signature. They can be used to accept the signatures on forms. If the goal is to have online insurance forms this can be a good solution.

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    Note, that you will also be able to download the form submissions (entries) in a PDF format, the signatures are being included to these submission PDFs.

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    If you need any further assistance, please let us know.

  • nathansklardc
    Replied on October 21, 2014 at 3:43 PM

    I think I'm confused. I am aware that you can sign the form. But I would like to upload my own form in a pdf format and then allow for the form to be signed. 

  • Mike_T Jotform Support
    Replied on October 21, 2014 at 5:32 PM

    If you would like to allow your users to sign a PDF document, you can use a DocuSign Widget Integration on the form.

    However, it does not mean that your PDF form will be converted into an online form with the fields that can be filled (Text Boxes, Drop Downs, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons, Matrix fields etc).

  • Ben
    Replied on May 7, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    I wanted to update you that since today you can also add Adobe eSign (former EchoSign) to your jotform as well. They are well known and such signatures should be valid if on your form.

    You can take a look at this video to see how you can use it: https://vimeo.com/125035338

  • dwfender
    Replied on June 19, 2015 at 10:50 AM

    Hey, I actually tried inserting adobe esign into my form, and I keep getting a message saying there are errors in the form.  All I did was enter the text from the document I need signed, added the little adobe widget, and text boxes for the signers name and date, so I don't know how I could've gone wrong.

  • KadeJM
    Replied on June 19, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    I'm sorry to hear that you are still having an issue with the esign widget.

    Looking back through your thread and also on your account could you please tell us which form you are having this issue on so that we can investigate?

    I see you have a couple forms but I'm currently unsure which form this was for as you have several forms on your account as well. 

    Also, I tried to replicate it on my end in a separate test but I could not.

  • TitusN
    Replied on August 30, 2016 at 3:13 AM

    We've updated the DocuSign widget: https://widgets.jotform.com/widget/docusign

    When users sign your form, they will receive a PDF Copy. 

    Give it a try, and let us know.