Foxit PDF Editor for Windows

User Guide

  • Introduction
  • Get Started
  • Read
  • Create
  • Edit
  • Organize
  • Comment
  • Share PDFs
  • Forms
  • Security
  • Signature
    • Foxit eSign (Available in Subscription Releases and Certain Language Builds)
    • Quick PDF Sign
    • Digital Signature
      • About Digital ID
      • Sign a PDF
        • Place a signature
        • Move, resize and delete an unsigned signature
        • Create signature appearance
        • Sign Documents
      • Modify a signed signature
      • Validate Signatures
      • Certify a PDF (Pro Only)
      • Add a time stamp to digital signatures and documents
      • Trusted Certificates
      • The Signature panel
      • View Signature Properties
    • Sign PDFs with DocuSign®
  • Accessibility
  • Foxit Admin Console
  • Print
  • Foxit AI Assistant (Available in Subscription Releases and Certain Regions)
  • Appendices
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Create signature appearance

You can set the appearance of your digital signature by selecting different options in Configure Signature Style dialog box. For example, a signature can include an image of your handwritten signature, a company logo, or a photo, date, reasons for signing, and so on.

  • Choose Protect > Sign & Certify > Place Signature.
  • Press and hold the mouse button down, and drag to draw a signature field for your signature.
  • In Sign Document dialog box, click the Create button to create a new style for your signature appearance. 
  • In the pop-up Configure Signature Style dialog box, you can configure the graphic for your signature by drawing, setting a name, or importing a file. Check the options that you want to show in the digital signature. A signature appearance can include lots of information showing the users attributes, including Name, Logo, Location, etc. You can specify the text direction and click Font/Size to specify the font and font size if necessary. Then input a title of the new appearance type in the Title box. When you are done, click OK to save the settings.
  •  (Optional) After placing the signature, right-click it and choose Properties… to set the properties of the signature field. In the Signature Properties dialog box, you can set the appearance, actions, etc. See also Signature Field Properties. (Note: This operation is not available after signing the document.)

Note: To manage the created styles, go to File > Preferences > Signature.