How To Draw And Add A Signature To Word (Quickest Way)

‍Microsoft Word is pretty powerful when it comes to signatures. In this article we’ll clarify as much as possible:

1. How to draw a signature to Word
2. How to add a signature to Word
3. How to add a signature line — the place where you invite people to add a signature

Plus many other topics!

We aim to make this as concise as possible in order to save you time. So let’s get right into it.

1. How to draw a signature in Microsoft Word

1. Open up Microsoft Word

2. Click “Insert” in the top bar

3. Click “Drawing”

4. Make sure you click “Draw” as the 2nd option → then select a pen

5. Start drawing your signature

6. Click “Save and Close”

7. Once you signature is added, make sure you resize it, as MS Word makes it full-width by default. Voila! That’s your signature.

Naturally, this works better on a laptop with a touchpad, rather than with a mouse.

But if that’s not your situation, then the next section might be better for you...

2. How to add a signature in Word

We’ll assume you already have a picture of your signature. Don’t have one?

Then check out our guide on how to scan your signature first — we briefly explain the easiest ways for you to digitize a signature.

1. (Optionally: take a picture of your signature, written down on a piece of paper)
2. Open up Microsoft Word
3. Go to “Insert”
4. Click “Pictures”
5. Click “This Device”
6. Upload your signature’s photo

That’s it! But you might want to:

1. Make sure you’re in the Picture Format section of the top bar
2. Click “Crop”, in the “Picture” tab, to remove any unwanted edges.
3. Click “Corrections” → Click “Picture Corrections Options” → Set sharpness to 100% and Brightness to 60-90%
4. Click “Colour” → Select this colour filter to make it full black (or another colour filter for other colours!

3. How to add a signature line

There are 3 main ways to do this.

3.1: Create a horizontal, fillable line

1. Make sure you’re on the “Home” section, on the top bar
2. In the middle area, click the downward arrow next to the “Borders” button → Select Horizontal line

After that, make sure you double-click on the freshly-placed horizontal line.

A sidebar will open up where you can alter the settings of this line to your liking

3.2: Create a shape

1. Make sure you’re on the “Insert” section, on the top bar
2. Click Shapes → Select the 1st line
3. Your cursor will now appear as a cross. Click and hold, then draw the line from point A to point B. HINT: Hold down the “shift” key to draw a straight line.
4. Now your line is an image, so right-click it → select “move with page”

3.3: Add a Microsoft Office Signature Line

NOTE: This does not work on a Mac! So before you spending the time, just know that it simply doesn’t exist (for now, at least).

1. Click “Insert” on the top bar
2. Click on “Add a Signature Line”, found in the upper right area.
3. Fill in the details to your liking
4. Click “OK”.

And that’s it - your signature line is now placed in the document. This helps massively and makes your document ready to be signed.

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