Creating a Free Digital Signature
How to create a digital signature
Creating a Free Digital Signature
How to create a digital signature
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To get started, click the "Download" link below to install the app from the App Store. After the app is downloaded on you phone, simply login with your Dropbox Sign credentials or click “Sign Up” if you’re new to Dropbox Sign. Now, you're ready to start sending agreements for signature from your phone!
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Use Dropbox Sign To Create a Digital Signature
The term Digital signature refers to a complex method for authenticating a document, to verify that it hasn’t been tampered with during transit between sender and signer. It is separate from the term ‘electronic signature’. Dropbox Sign enables you to do both, at the same time.
Sign PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other documents securely with digital signatures
Dropbox Sign offers a simple, easy-to-use and free eSignature software that allows you to sign documents in PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more with digital signatures embedded in them for security and protection.
![Examples of signed PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, illustrating how a digital signature is embedded into them all.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/653c483f9b958444444bee71_integrations-plank.png)
![Examples of signed PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, illustrating how a digital signature is embedded into them all.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/653c483f9b958444444bee71_integrations-plank.png)
![Examples of signed PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, illustrating how a digital signature is embedded into them all.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/653c483f9b958444444bee71_integrations-plank.png)
![Examples of signed PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, illustrating how a digital signature is embedded into them all.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/653c483f9b958444444bee71_integrations-plank.png)
Dropbox Sign offers a simple, easy-to-use and free eSignature software that allows you to sign documents in PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more with digital signatures embedded in them for security and protection.
![Examples of signed PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, illustrating how a digital signature is embedded into them all.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/653c483f9b958444444bee71_integrations-plank.png)
Dropbox Sign offers a simple, easy-to-use and free eSignature software that allows you to sign documents in PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more with digital signatures embedded in them for security and protection.
The benefits of using Dropbox Sign for digital signature creation
Beyond making it fast and simple to sign a document, here are a few other added perks of using Dropbox Sign to sign documents online:
Added security for your documents.
Added security for your documents. Features like digital signatures, time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and bank-level protection of sensitive information give you extra peace of mind.
![Graphics to illustrate time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and any other security features](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01a3212e845486701633_digital_Signatures_plank.png)
![Graphics to illustrate time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and any other security features](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01a3212e845486701633_digital_Signatures_plank.png)
![Graphics to illustrate time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and any other security features](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01a3212e845486701633_digital_Signatures_plank.png)
![Graphics to illustrate time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and any other security features](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01a3212e845486701633_digital_Signatures_plank.png)
Added security for your documents. Features like digital signatures, time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and bank-level protection of sensitive information give you extra peace of mind.
![Graphics to illustrate time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and any other security features](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01a3212e845486701633_digital_Signatures_plank.png)
Added security for your documents. Features like digital signatures, time-stamped audit trails, document pass codes and bank-level protection of sensitive information give you extra peace of mind.
Easy organization for your files
Copies of your signed documents automatically save to your Dropbox Sign account, for easy document access. You can also save to one of the apps we integrate with, such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote or many more.
![Image to highlight apps that HelloSign integrates with such as Box and Evernote.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01f853f95bf953eb5dd4_organize_files.png)
![Image to highlight apps that HelloSign integrates with such as Box and Evernote.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01f853f95bf953eb5dd4_organize_files.png)
![Image to highlight apps that HelloSign integrates with such as Box and Evernote.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01f853f95bf953eb5dd4_organize_files.png)
![Image to highlight apps that HelloSign integrates with such as Box and Evernote.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01f853f95bf953eb5dd4_organize_files.png)
Copies of your signed documents automatically save to your Dropbox Sign account, for easy document access. You can also save to one of the apps we integrate with, such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote or many more.
![Image to highlight apps that HelloSign integrates with such as Box and Evernote.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd01f853f95bf953eb5dd4_organize_files.png)
Copies of your signed documents automatically save to your Dropbox Sign account, for easy document access. You can also save to one of the apps we integrate with, such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote or many more.
Automated alerts and reminders
Did you forget to sign a document that's been sent to you? No worries! Automated reminder emails will give you the gentle nudge you need. You'll also receive email notifications when others view, open, or sign a document you've sent out for signature.
![Image of an envelope icon with a notification bell in the corner](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd0249965b41f00ee5ba93_alert_reminders.png)
![Image of an envelope icon with a notification bell in the corner](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd0249965b41f00ee5ba93_alert_reminders.png)
![Image of an envelope icon with a notification bell in the corner](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd0249965b41f00ee5ba93_alert_reminders.png)
![Image of an envelope icon with a notification bell in the corner](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd0249965b41f00ee5ba93_alert_reminders.png)
Did you forget to sign a document that's been sent to you? No worries! Automated reminder emails will give you the gentle nudge you need. You'll also receive email notifications when others view, open, or sign a document you've sent out for signature.
![Image of an envelope icon with a notification bell in the corner](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6446df33610093270e7fb677/65dd0249965b41f00ee5ba93_alert_reminders.png)
Did you forget to sign a document that's been sent to you? No worries! Automated reminder emails will give you the gentle nudge you need. You'll also receive email notifications when others view, open, or sign a document you've sent out for signature.
Dropbox Sign meets you where you work
Integrate Dropbox Sign with your favorite productivity tools to send documents for signature without switching applications.
Frequently asked questions
How do you create a digital signature?
A digital signature is created when Dropbox Sign's eSignature tool provides a one-way hash of the electronic data to be signed, a fixed-length string of letters and / or numbers generated by an algorithm. This encrypted hash is the digital signature.
What are the benefits of digital signatures?
What are digital signatures used for?
What’s the difference between an electronic and digital signature?
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