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Like me, you’ve probably had a PDF mailed to you that you need to sign. It\u2019s a pain to print it, sign it, then scan it back into your email for returning. Thankfully, there\u2019s a better way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can actually sign it right in Mail. Drag a PDF into the email you’re sending, hover over it. At the top right, and you’ll see a little button appear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Screen<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Click the button, and you\u2019ll be offered a range of Markup options, including one for signing documents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Screen<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You can either add your signature by holding a signed piece of paper up to the webcam on your Mac. Or you can draw on your trackpad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related:<\/strong>
For a little more detail on how to sign a PDF document on a Mac, check out this Rocket Yard post:
✍️ How to Sign a PDF Document on a Mac.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like me, you’ve probably had a PDF emailed to you that you need to sign. It\u2019s a pain to print it, sign it, then scan it in order to send it back. Thankfully, there\u2019s a better way. You can actually sign it right in the Mac Mail app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":57967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-57961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nQuick Tip: How to Sign a PDF in macOS Catalina Mail<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You've probably had a PDF mailed to you that needed to be signed. Don't print, sign, and scan just to send it back. 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