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Author Topic: add a signature to any application  (Read 5498 times)

techidave

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add a signature to any application
« on: December 02, 2008, 09:34 AM »
I have a teacher who needs to be able to add his signature in cursive to any document of his choosing.  Word, Pagemaker, Outlook, etc..  I would think there would be an easy way to do this by using a hotkey or something.  He has already scanned his signature, now he would like to place in a document of some sort.

any idea?  we are using Office 2003 and Windows XP Pro if that matters.

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Re: add a signature to any application
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2008, 10:16 AM »
Find out how to import an image into the application, then save as a document template so he only has to do it once?
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Re: add a signature to any application
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2008, 10:26 AM »
what he wants to add it to a document that someone else started?  That wouldn't work then, would it???

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Re: add a signature to any application
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2008, 10:36 AM »
 I actually thought I saw a topic here at DC about this.  I have searched but was unable to find anything.  It also could have been some software that would just create the signature.  I am not sure at this point.   :(

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Re: add a signature to any application
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2008, 10:41 AM »
I actually thought I saw a topic here at DC about this.  I have searched but was unable to find anything.  It also could have been some software that would just create the signature.  I am not sure at this point.   :(
There was a thread about a piece of software that could create a true-type font from your own scanned handwriting - perhaps that's what you're thinking about?
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Re: add a signature to any application
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2008, 11:16 AM »
perhaps, do you have the link handy?

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Re: add a signature to any application
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2008, 02:47 PM »
http://www.high-logic.com/

You can make a set of fonts....but you still need to make the signature in such a way that it can be used in those doc of his chosing.....maybe if he makes a "dummy" with standards, in each program he want to have the signature, is a way to go?

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Re: add a signature to any application
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2008, 06:07 PM »
There's a couple of threads around, search the board for "scanahand". I think this one is the most recent - Rhutobello already linked to the application homepage.
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