How to sign documents on your iOS device
Updated Nov 06, 2023
You can add a date, signature, or text to files from your iPhone or iPad in the Dropbox mobile app.
Note: This feature is only available for PDF files on iOS devices.
Add your signature
- Open the Dropbox mobile app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Navigate to a PDF file and tap to open the preview.
- Tap Edit in the lower left.
- Tap Add Signature.
- Draw your signature and tap Done.
- Tap and drag your signature to move it around the file
- Change the size of your signature by dragging the corners
- Tap Save.
Add text
- Open the Dropbox mobile app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Navigate to a PDF file and tap to open the preview.
- Tap Edit in the lower left.
- Tap Add Text.
- Type your text, then tap Done when finished.
- Tap the text box once and select Color to change the color of your text
- Change the size of the text by dragging the corners around the text box
- Tap Save.
Add a date
- Open the Dropbox mobile app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Navigate to a PDF file and tap to open the preview.
- Tap Edit in the lower left.
- Tap Add Date.
- Use the date picker to select a date, or tap anywhere on the doc to set a date.
- Tap and drag the date to move it the date around the document
- Change the size of the date by dragging the corners around the text box
- Tap Save.
Not using Dropbox yet? See how you can create and e-sign documents within Dropbox.
