{"id":221969,"date":"2021-04-08T17:24:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-insert-and-customize-a-signature-line-in-microsoft-excel\/"},"modified":"2021-04-08T17:24:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:24:44","slug":"how-to-insert-and-customize-a-signature-line-in-microsoft-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-insert-and-customize-a-signature-line-in-microsoft-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Insert and Customize a Signature Line in Microsoft Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Insert and Customize a Signature Line in Microsoft Excel&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-435491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/stock-lede-microsoft-office_excel-1.png?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Excel Logo on a gray background\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you have a Microsoft Excel sheet that you need someone to verify, confirm, or agree to, you can have them sign it. Here, we\u2019ll show you how to add and customize a signature line in your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<p>We mostly think about signature lines in terms of things like contracts, legal documents, and real estate agreements. You may create these types of documents and request signatures using Microsoft Word. But with Excel\u2019s usefulness for tracking company finances, employee timesheets, logs, and such, you may need a signature in a spreadsheet as well.<\/p>\n<p>Open your Microsoft Excel workbook on Windows 10 as well as the sheet that you want to use. As of this writing, the Signature Line object is not available in Microsoft Excel online or for Mac.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the Insert tab, and on the right side of the ribbon, click \u201cText.\u201d In the drop-down box, choose \u201cSignature Line\u201d and then \u201cMicrosoft Office Signature Line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-719554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AddMSOfficeSignatureLineExcel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"On the Insert tab, click Text, Signature Line, Microsoft Office Signature Line\" width=\"345\" height=\"294\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A customization window will pop open for you to set up the signature line per your preference. Although each item is optional, you may find one or more beneficial to the document requiring the signature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Suggested Signer<\/strong>: Enter the name of the person who will sign the document.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Suggested Signer\u2019s Title<\/strong>: Enter the title or position of the person you expect to sign.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Suggested Signer\u2019s Email Address<\/strong>: Enter the email address of the signer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instructions to the Signer<\/strong>: If you have special instructions, you can enter those here. You can also include details for verifying the information, confidentiality, or something similar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allow the Signer to Add Comments in the Sign Dialog Box<\/strong>: Check the box to include this option if you want to allow notes, or you can ask them to leave some in the Instructions to Signer area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Sign Date in Signature Line<\/strong>: It\u2019s common to include the date on which you sign a document, so you should definitely consider checking the box to include this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-719555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SignatureLineSetupExcel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select the options for the signature\" width=\"361\" height=\"387\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you finish adjusting these items, click \u201cOK\u201d to insert the signature line. You can then move the signature line by dragging the enclosing box, or you can resize it by dragging an edge or a corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-719556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SignatureLineExcel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Signature Line in Excel\" width=\"630\" height=\"382\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to edit the Signature Setup items listed above after you insert the signature line, this is easy. Right-click the signature line box in the sheet and pick \u201cSignature Setup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-719557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/EditSignatureLineSetupExcel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Right-click and pick Signature Setup to edit the items\" width=\"568\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now that you have the signature line in your Microsoft Excel sheet, you can save the workbook. Share or print it to obtain the signature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Electronically Sign PDF Documents Without Printing and Scanning Them<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you print the sheet, items such as the instructions to the signer will not display. These (along with the date on which they sign it) are viewable when the recipient digitally signs the document.<\/p>\n<p>The next time you have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that needs a signature, remember how easy it is to insert a signature line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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