The feature described in this topic is available only if you are using the Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, or Korean language version of Microsoft Office, or if you installed the Microsoft Office system Multi-Language Pack for one of these languages. Additionally, the feature described in this topic is available only if you enabled support for one of these languages through the Microsoft Office Language Settings.

This topic explains how you can digitally sign a Microsoft Office document with a stamp in Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office Excel.What do you want to do?

Insert a stamp signature line into an Office document

You can insert stamp signature lines only into Word documents and Excel workbooks.

  1. Place your pointer in the location in your document where you want to add a signature line.
  2. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, point to the arrow next to Signature Line, and then click Stamp Signature Line.
  3. In the Signature Setup dialog box, type the information about the person who is signing this document. This information is displayed in the stamp signature line. Do any of the following:
    • Type the signer's name in the Suggested signer box.
    • Type the signer's organizational title (if any) in the Suggested signer's title box.
    • Type the signer's e-mail address (if any) in the Suggested signer's e-mail address box.
  4. If you want to provide the signer with any instructions, type these instructions in the Instructions to signer box. These instructions are displayed in the Signature dialog box that the signer uses to sign the document.
  5. If you want the signer to be able to add comments along with the signature, select the Allow the signer to add comments in the Sign dialog check box.
  6. If you want to show the date when the signature is added in the signature line, select the Show sign date in signature line check box.
  7. Click OK.
  8. To add additional stamp signature lines, repeat steps 1 through 7.

Sign an Office document with a stamp

When you sign the stamp signature line in an Office document, you add both a visible stamp and a digital signature.

  1. In the document, double-click the stamp signature line where your signature is requested.
  2. In the Sign dialog box, click Select Image.
  3. In the Select Signature Image dialog box, find the location of your signature image file, select the file that you want, and then click Select.
  4. Click Sign.