There are multiple reasons why PDFs are currently the standard for most online professional and official documents. First, documents in PDF format are simply easy to open by using a range of free software on nearly any computer or Smartphone, regardless of the operating system it runs. Secondly, PDF documents are considered “published,” and it is not easy to edit them once created. Though this second reason is an advantage for most contracts and documents, ensuring all the involved parties are consenting to a similar document version, it can make it difficult to fill and sign PDF documents online.

For years, the most typical way to get a PDF document signed was first to print it, sign the paper version using a pen, scan and send it to the relevant recipients. All these additional steps slow down what would have been a straightforward process; they also increase the likelihood of crucial documents getting misplaced or forgotten along the way. What the modern business world needed was a secure way to get bidding signatures on PDF documents, and today, we have it. Say hello to a better and convenient way to sign a PDF – electronic signatures.

An electronic signature tool, like signdoc, allows users to add legally binding signatures on PDFs, in conformity with the global e-sign laws. In the eyes of the law (ESIGN Act of 2000, EUTA, etc.), when you sign PDFs electronically, it’s similar to signing on the dotted line of a physical document. In other words, a PDF doc signed online has the same legal standing as that of one executed via pen-and-ink signatures.