Usually I receive a PDF contract that I need to sign and send back online. I am wondering what is the easiest way to do so on computer, to avoid the hassle of print/sign/scan process?
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1possible duplicate of Inserting an Image into a PDF– Tom BrossmanDec 12, 2012 at 9:30
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The question is not consistent with the title, do you want to edit the PDF or add something on top of the PDF. The latter is easier.– alfCDec 14, 2012 at 5:46
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superuser.com/q/380196/455690 Xournal!– MycrofDSep 20, 2018 at 7:28
5 Answers
Xournal is a good interactive option to write on top of existing PDF. It supports digital pen or you can paste/import your signature.
sudo apt-get install xournal
For your purpose an easy way I do it is using GIMP. You can import a pdf file (or one of its pages) into GIMP. It has native pdf support. You can then add your signature (either draw it or copy it from another file). This works nice for single page pdfs.
For multiple page pdfs you can check how gimp handles them here.
You could try installing Oracle PDF Import Extension in Libreoffice. You can find it here.
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Importing it will probably change the structure of the file as it will convert it. For the purpose of just "signing" it, this is not a good suggestion, I think. Dec 20, 2012 at 13:35
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