Signing Office 2000/XP/2003 Documents

Overview

The basic signing process consists of placing signature place-holders (or signature fields) in the desired locations in the document, and signing each field. After signing, one can validate the signatures. Validation assures one that the document was not modified after it was signed and that a trusted CA approved the signers' certificates. During the signing phase, entering Design mode provides the options of changing the size, location, and layout of signature fields, as well as deleting signature fields from the document.