Sign forms
When you tab to or click a signature field, Click Here to Sign appears in the field. Depending on how the author configured the form, you use one of the following signing services to sign a form:
- I-Sign (P8)
- I-Sign (Ink)
- Microsoft CSP
All signing services allow you to sign a form, verify a signature, and delete your signature. See the appropriate section below for the instructions you need to sign the form. If you're not sure which signing service your form is using, please see your administrator.
Sign with I-Sign (P8)
If your form is configured to use the I-Sign (P8) signing service, you will see the Sign dialog box when you click the signature field.
To sign a form using I-Sign (P8)
- With the form open in the browser window, tab to or click the signature field.
- Click Click Here to Sign. The Sign dialog box displays.
- Enter your user name and password. This is the same information you use to log in to Workplace.
- Click Sign (or press Enter) to close the I-Sign dialog box. Your name and a Status Unknown icon display in the signature field on the form.
Sign with I-Sign (Ink)
If your form is configured to use the I-Sign (Ink) signing service, you will see the I-Sign (Ink) dialog box when you click the signature field.
NOTE I-Sign (Ink) is supported only for the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
To sign using I-Sign (Ink)
- With the form open in the browser window, tab to or click the signature
field.
NOTE The first time you open a form that has been configured with I-Sign (Ink), a message appears asking you if you want to install and run a file called eFormsWeb.cab. Click Yes to install the file.
- Click Click Here to Sign. A message box may appear asking you to allow an interaction with an ActiveX control. Click Yes to close the message box. The I-Sign (Ink) dialog box displays. The form author controls which fields appear in the I-Sign (Ink) dialog box.
- If the Name field is visible, enter your
name. If a default value appears in this field, you can accept it or edit
it as appropriate.
NOTE If you leave the Name field blank and try to sign the form, an error message appears.
- If the Organization and Comment fields are visible, enter the appropriate information (optional). If default values appear in these fields, you can accept them or edit them as appropriate.
- Use the device or the mouse to sign your name. Your signature appears in the signature window in the I-Sign (Ink) dialog box. If you're not satisfied with the results, click Clear Signature and sign again.
- Click OK. Your signature and a Status Valid icon display in the signature field on the form.
Sign with Microsoft CSP
If your form is configured to use the Microsoft CSP signing service, the dialog box that displays when you click Click here to sign depends on the security setting that was chosen when your signing certificate was created. Please see your administrator for more information.
You could have several certificates installed on your machine (for example, Secure Email). If, among the certificates, you have only one valid digital signing certificate, that certificate will automatically be used to sign your form. If you have more than one valid digital signing certificate installed, a Select Certificate dialog box appears that displays all the certificates installed on your machine. In this case, select the digital signing certificate that you want to use and click OK.
For more information about digital signatures, see About digital signatures.
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