{"id":95,"date":"2021-04-28T15:08:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esigntoday.com\/blog\/?p=95"},"modified":"2022-07-20T21:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T21:02:57","slug":"how-to-esign-a-word-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esigntoday.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/28\/how-to-esign-a-word-document\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Esign a Word Document"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"586\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esigntoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/microsoft-word-5963679_640.png\" alt=\"You can esign Microsoft Word documents easily\" class=\"wp-image-101 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/esigntoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/microsoft-word-5963679_640.png 640w, https:\/\/esigntoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/microsoft-word-5963679_640-300x275.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/586;\" \/><figcaption>You can esign Microsoft Word documents easily.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Word<\/a> has long been the world&#8217;s most popular word processor.  Businesses and individuals have drawn up countless contracts with Word.  But, how do you esign a Word document?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word Does Not Have Built In Esignatures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Word <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pandadoc.com\/best-apps-to-create-an-electronic-signature\/#:~:text=Like%20other%20word%20processing%20software%2C%20Microsoft%20Word%20doesn%E2%80%99t,complicated%20when%20you%20have%20multiple%20contracts%20or%20signers.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">does not have built-in esignatures<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft released Word released in 1983<\/a>.  While refined vastly over the decades, Microsoft Word predates the recent popularity of esignatures.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It is Easy to Esign a Word Document<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Word itself doesn&#8217;t support esignatures, it is super easy to get your Word document esigned.  The key is to use an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareadvice.com\/electronic-signature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online esignature service<\/a>. You might be surprised by how easy and inexpensive these services are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often the process is two steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Upload your Word document<\/li><li>List the email addresses of everyone who needs to sign<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are many esignature services that allow you to esign Word documents &#8211; such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.docusign.com\/blog\/how-to-electronically-sign-a-word-document\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DocuSign <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/us\/en\/sign\/how-to\/insert-signature-into-word.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adobe Sign<\/a> &#8211; one of the least expensive is <a href=\"https:\/\/esigntoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eSignToday<\/a>.  eSignToday just charges a flat rate of $0.50\/esignature with no monthly fee.  In contract, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.docusign.com\/products-and-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DocuSign charges $10\/mo or more<\/a> whether or not you use the service in a particular month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Word has always been a great tool for creating contracts.  Using Microsoft Word to esign documents is cheaper and easier than you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Word has long been the world&#8217;s most popular word processor. Businesses and individuals have drawn up countless contracts with Word. But, how do you esign a Word document? Word Does Not Have Built In Esignatures Microsoft Word does not have built-in esignatures. Microsoft released Word released in 1983. 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