Fill in and sign a PDF with Preview
No printer, no scanner and no paid PDF app: Preview types into forms and adds your signature.
Works on: macOS Big Sur 11 and later · checked on macOS Golden Gate 27
Published: · Source: Apple
Open the PDF in Preview. If it is a proper form, click a field and type. If it is a scan with nowhere to click, show the form-filling toolbar and use the text box tool to type wherever you need.
To sign, show the Markup toolbar and click the Sign button. The first time, create your signature one of three ways:
- Trackpad: sign with your finger on the trackpad.
- Camera: sign on white paper and hold it up to the camera, level with the blue line.
- iPhone or iPad: choose the device and sign on its screen with a finger or an Apple Pencil.
Then drag the signature into place and resize it with its handles.
Preview saves changes automatically, so duplicate the file first if you need to keep the unsigned original.
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