How To Sign Documents on iOS

Mark Anderson on March 15, 2023

How to sign documents on your iPhone without a third-party app or DocuSign.

  1. Open the document (PDF or other) on your iPhone or iPad (works in the Photos app too)
  2. Tap the circled marker icon to enable Markup (usually in the bottom right or top right corner)
  3. Now tap the + icon and choose Signature
  4. Now you can pick an existing signature or tap Add or Remove Signature to manage them
  5. Place your signature where you’d like it and resize it by using the blue dots in the corners
  6. Along with your signature, you can of course add handwritten dates, initials, or anything else

iPhone: Video while Taking Photos

Mark Anderson on December 12, 2022

Want a quick video while taking photos without switching modes? Simply hold down the photo shutter button and it will begin recording a video until you release the button and return you to taking photos.

Video while Taking Photos

From URL to Interactive

Mark Anderson on December 28, 2019

I’ve been telling friends and colleagues for years, fuck DreamWeaver, RapidWeaver, SquareSpace, Wix, and Weebly. Sure they can help you throw a crappy little site together for your kids soccer team, but I believe in doing things the right way; learning the actual tools used to develop the majority of today’s content; HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.

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Digital Strategy = Gravitational Pull

Mark Anderson on November 8, 2018

Thanks to social media, businesses need to change how they think about influence. You can control what you say in an ad, sales meeting, or company memo, but when people connect peer-to-peer, you lose direct control over what is said or done. The new challenge is how to have influence from a distance.

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Replying To Spam Email

Mark Anderson on October 24, 2018

Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply?

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Continuity Camera

Mark Anderson on October 15, 2018

With iOS 12, there are a number of hidden features, but here’s one I have been using regularly since it’s release. You can now use your iPhone or iPad to scan documents or take a photo of something nearby and it appears instantly on your Mac. Continuity Camera is supported in many apps, including Finder, Mail, Messages, and more.