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Task PDF - Sign

The PDF - Sign Task signs existing PDF files with a Certificate and optionally adds a watermark image with details about the Certificate.

Sign > Main settings sub tab

Certificate

Select an existing Certificate you have created/imported in Certificates manager.

Show signature widget

If a watermark should be added or not to the document.

Signature type

What type of signature

Author

Author property for the widget.

Reason

Reason property for the widget.

Contact info

Contact info property for the widget.

Location

Location property for the widget.

Password for file(s)

If any of the specified PDF files contains a password it should be entered here

Sign > File filter > Location sub tab

This tab uses the common file filter to filter out the files that should be processed in this Task.

Sign > Destination sub tab

Save to

The destination folder and file mask which the output file is saved to.

Folder

If Different folder and use file mask is selected, use manual folder specification or click the Folder icon.

File mask

Save file with different name.

Sign > Signature widget sub tab

This option is only available if you have checked Show signature widget.

Properties->No rotate

If this property value is checked signature widget will not be rotated when document is rotated in browser.

Properties->No zoom

If this property is checked signature widget size will not be changed during zooming.

Properties->Print

If this property is checked the signature widget will be printed on paper.

Properties->Locked

If this property is checked signature widget can't be moved by the user.

Properties->Locked contents

Set this property to checked if widget's contents should be locked.

Properties->ReadOnly

If this property is checked the signature widget will not interact with the user (will not react on mouse, etc.)

Properties->No view

If this property is checked signature widget will not be displayed when document is viewed.

Properties->Toggle no view

If this property is checked the signature widget will be displayed only when user is moving mouse over it.

Properties->Signature widget background image

This image should be in jpeg format and will be displayed as a background image.

Properties->Auto stretch background

If this property is checked the background picture will be automatically stretched to fit the signature widget.

Properties->Stretch width

Specify the horizontal size of the stretched background picture.

Properties->Stretch height

Specify the vertical size of the stretched background picture.

Signature position and dimensions->AutoPos

If this property is checked signature widget will be placed to the upper right corner. If not checked Left and Top properties will be used as widget coordinates (from bottom left corner).

Signature position and dimensions->AutoSize

The signature will be auto-sized if checked. If not checked please set the Width/Height properties.

Show signature in page range->All pages

The signature stamp will be added to all pages.

Show signature in page range->Pages

The signature stamp will be added to the specified range of pages. Specify a range like 2-4 or specific pages 1,3,5-6.

Default text

This tab contains the properties that set the texts inside the widget

Default text->Auto text

If this property is checked texts to be displayed on the signature widget will be generated automatically on the grounds of information from the certificate. Otherwise texts will be taken from Algorithm caption, Algorithm Info, Signer caption, Signer Info and Header properties.

Default text->Hide default text

Set this property to cheched to hide the default text of the signature widget (signature algorithm, signing time, etc.).

Default text->AutoFontSize

If this property is cheked then the following values will be assigned to different font sizes: Title font size = 8.77, Timestamp font size = 4.89, Section title font size = 7, Section text font size = 5. Otherwise values will be used from defined values.

Default text->Font name

Add font name to use in widget

Custom texts

Use this property to specify any custom text to be added to the widget.

Custom texts->Text

The text to be added.

Custom texts->Left

Horizontal offset of the displayed text.

Custom texts->Top

Vertical offset of the displayed text.

Custom texts->FontSize

The font size of the text