How to Create a Digital Signature

If you will be using signatures as part of your security settings in Mekorma, you will need to gather all needed signatures and transform them into a digital format. Please watch the video below to view step-by-step instructions, as recommended by Mekorma:

1. Take a standard 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper and draw a rectangle that represents the average signature field.

2. Print (or make) as many copies as there are signers. For example, if six different signatures are needed, print six copies of the sheet with the empty box.

3. Ask each signer to sign their name within the rectangle. There should be no more than one signature per page.

4. Scan each sheet into a computer.

5. Open the signatures one at a time in the Microsoft Paint application.

6. With one of the signatures opened in Paint, click on the Select drop-down menu and choose Rectangular selection. Draw the selection box around the signature as closely as possible and then click Crop.

7. Click on Resize and choose the Pixels button in the Resize and Skew window. Be sure that Maintain aspect ratio is checked, and adjust either the horizontal or vertical dimensions. A good choice for use in GP is a signature file with approximate dimensions of 220 × 50 pixels.

8. Save your signature as a 16 color bitmap.

9. Repeat the same procedure for all needed signatures, and store in a location accessible to an administrator for use in GP.
   • If additional sizing is needed, you can always adjust within the Mekorma Configurator.