Enter your smart card (PIV) PIN and click OK. Insert your PIV card into the card reader. Select a Commitment Type, such as created and approved this document, and then click Sign. Open your document and click the File tab.Ĭlick Info and then click Protect Document.įrom the Protect Document drop-down menu, click Add a Digital Signature. You can add an invisible digital signature to prevent your name from appearing in a document. You can always go back to Step 1 and digitally sign it again. Once you've digitally signed your document, if you edit it, Word will remove the digital signature. The Signature Confirmation box tells you that Word saved your digital signature.Select another certificate and repeat these steps until you find the correct certificate.Ĭlick the Sign button to sign the document. Then click More Choices to see other certificates. If this is the wrong certificate, click OK. If it does, then this is the right certificate. The lower text box should now display Digital Signature, Non-Repudiation. Go to the Details tab and scroll down to Key Usage.
To ensure that this is the correct certificate, click the Change button.Ĭlick on Click here to view certificate properties. Enter your information in the text fields and click OK.Ī Sign pop-up box appears.
In the Text group, double-click Signature Line.You can use the following instructions to create a digital signature in Office Word 2007 and Office Excel 2007.įor information about digital signatures in e-mail in Office Outlook 2007 see Get a digital ID. Create a digital signature in Word and Excel
This article explains how to create digital signatures in Microsoft Office Word 2007, Excel.In addition, you can learn about getting digital certificates from Microsoft Partners, and read definitions that pertain to digital signatures, certificate authorities, and so on. Create your own digital Signature in Office