How to Sign Word Documents with Text Watermarks Using GroupDocs.Signature for .NET

Introduction

In today’s digital world, maintaining the authenticity and integrity of documents is crucial. Whether managing contracts, agreements, or confidential reports, signing documents validates their legitimacy. This tutorial guides you on how to sign WordProcessing documents by embedding text watermarks using GroupDocs.Signature for .NET.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Integrate and use GroupDocs.Signature for .NET in your project.
  • Add a text watermark as a signature in Word documents.
  • Generate previews of signed pages.
  • Optimize performance when handling large documents.

Let’s start with the prerequisites!

Prerequisites

Before implementing the document signing feature, ensure you have:

  1. Required Libraries: GroupDocs.Signature for .NET library.
  2. Environment Setup: A working .NET development environment (e.g., Visual Studio).
  3. Knowledge Prerequisites: Basic understanding of C# and .NET project setup.

Required Libraries

To use GroupDocs.Signature, you need to include it in your project:

  • .NET CLI

    dotnet add package GroupDocs.Signature

  • Package Manager Console

    Install-Package GroupDocs.Signature

  • NuGet Package Manager UI: Search for “GroupDocs.Signature” and install the latest version.

License Acquisition

You can acquire a free trial, temporary license, or purchase a full license from GroupDocs. A free trial will suffice to get you started on implementing these features.

Setting Up GroupDocs.Signature for .NET

To set up GroupDocs.Signature in your project:

  1. Installation: Use the methods mentioned above to install GroupDocs.Signature.
  2. License Setup: If applicable, configure a license file as per GroupDocs documentation.
  3. Initialization: Create an instance of the Signature class with the path to your Word document.
using System;
using System.IO;
using GroupDocs.Signature;

string filePath = Path.Combine("YOUR_DOCUMENT_DIRECTORY\