
If the above steps are unfamiliar, use the methods below for earlier versions of iOS to sign documents using the same method, with a slightly different approach. Whether or not you want to use the pen tool to scribble out a signature, or use the official Signature tool in Markup, is entirely up to you (and perhaps your penmanship, and whether or not you’re using a stylus or Apple Pencil), as both are able to be used as a signature for documents in email like this.Īs mentioned earlier, how to sign a document from Mail app on iPhone or iPad depends on the iOS version. Super easy, right? You can do the entire document signing, signature placement, everything right from the Mail app of iOS on the iPhone or iPad. Tap on “Send” to send the signed document from iOS Mail.Choose to “Reply” to reply to the existing email or “New Message” to send a new email, either will include the freshly signed document with the email.Select the signature you wish to place on the document (if you don’t yet have one, choose Add Signature option) and use touch to put the signature into position, then tap on “Done”.To use the Signature tool, tap on the (+) plus button and then tap on “Signature”.Now you have two choices: you can use the pen tool to scribble a signature right away onto the document to sign it then tap Done and Send, or you can use the actual Signature tool to sign the document that way which is what we’re covering here.Open the email containing the document to sign, then tap on the document to open it within Mail app (PDF files used in this example).How to Sign Documents in Mail on iPhone and iPad for iOS 12Īssuming you have an attachment document to sign in an email on the iOS device, here’s what you do to digitally sign the document and send it out quickly: Read on to learn how to use this great feature. And yes, this works not only with attachments sent to you, but also to attachments you want to send out.


The rest is easy and handled in the email client, so if you want to try it out yourself just email yourself a PDF file, an image, or another document that could be signed – for testing purposes it doesn’t actually need to be an official contract or anything, as the Markup feature works with nearly all mail attachments. The Markup feature requires a modern version of iOS, meaning you’ll need iOS 9.0 or a later version installed on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, though how you sign the document is slightly different depending on the version of iOS you have installed on the device (don’t worry, we’ll show you both).
