100 PCWorld OCTOBER 2020HERE’S HOW HOW OFFICE APPS HELP WITH HOMEWORK
HOW TO SIGN A PDF
FROM YOUR PHONE
If your child receives a permission slip either
in email or in person, and you want to send it
back electronically, the Office app makes this
easy, too.Do you have a printed
document? Use the Scan To
PDF function to turn it into a
PDF document.
Do you have an
electronic document, such
as a Word or Google Docs
file? If it’s a Google Docs file,
save it in Word. Word files can
be opened with the Document
To PDF conversion tool, which
is part of the mobile Office app you’re using.
Once you have a PDF of your file, you
should see a Sign A PDF option in the Actions
heading, under the Do More with PDFs
subheading.
The app will open your PDF, and you’ll
select an approximate spot to add a
signature. Don’t worry if the location’s not
precise. Once you’ve tapped the location, an
entirely different window will open, where
you can add your signature. You can save
your signature as well.
Once you’ve entered your signature, the
PDF will reopen again, with a mammoth
overlay of your signature superimposed upon
it. Pinch and zoom the signature to shrink and
fit it to the space, then save the PDF.HOW TO SEND A PDF FROM
THE OFFICE APP
The Office app’s main screen allows you to
share a document (via text or email), including
the PDFs you just created. But what if youThe Sign With PDF tool allows you ample space to input your
signature, as well as the option to save it.You then have the option to resize and move the
signature as you’d like.