Sign Documents Feature: Alternative Methods for Signing

is there another way for people to sign off on a document without using the sign document feature?

Hi Julie,

Thanks for using Jotform. If you’d like people to sign off on a document without using the Jotform Sign feature, you can instead use Smart PDF Forms. With Smart PDF Forms, you can upload your existing PDF and add signature fields directly to it.

Respondents will then be able to fill out the form and sign electronically, and the signed PDF will be generated automatically after submission. This approach allows you to collect signatures without enabling Jotform Sign automation. Creating a form by uploading a PDF is easy. Let me show you how to do it:

1. On your My Workspace page, click on Create on the top-left side of the page.
2. Then, select Form, and then click on Document to Form.
3. Now, in Smart PDF Forms, click on Upload Document, and then select the PDF you want to convert to a form, or just drag and drop the PDF into the white upload area.

Sometimes the fields automatically created in the PDF file end up in the wrong place. If that happens, you’ll need to move and resize them. Check out the screencast below to see how it’s done:

If some fields aren’t added automatically, you can manually add them to your form, and then match it to the PDF on the right side of the page.

That's it. Once you set everything up, when the form is filled, it will automatically fill your PDF file. Check out the screencast below to see how it'll work:

To keep the conversation organized, I moved your other question to its own thread, and someone from our Support Team will help you with it here.

Give it a try and let us know if you need any help.