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I would like to add my signature image over my electronic seal image.

Many professional associations require their members to overlay a signature image over their electronic seal image for compliance purposes.

There are several software and web-based image editing tools to do this. This article offers some free methods to help you. Before you start, make sure you have the items below:

• Your image of your electronic seal on a white background (in .jpg or .png format)
  • Accessible through your Notarius online account if your association offers this option. See how here. This option will give you an image of your seal with a transparent background by default.
  • Accessible after scanning a stamp of your physical seal onto a blank page using a scanner or camera.
• Your signature image on a white background (in .jpg or .png format)

1.  Make the background transparent
   1. Go to the free web tool remove.bg/upload
      1. Several such tools exist on the web. Please note that Notarius is not responsible for the terms of use of these external resources.
   2. Once on the web page, click on Upload Image.

      

   3. In your file browser, select the image of your seal and/or signature.
   4. Once you have uploaded your image, click on Download.
      1. This may take a few seconds.
   5. Choose a location to save your image with a transparent background.
   6. Repeat step 1 for your signature image.

Now, select your current situation from the options below:

• I am a Windows user.
• I am a macOS user.

Method for Windows user

1. Check if you have the software Paint on your computer
   • Available for free in Windows 10 and 11, you can download it here
2. Go at the location where your seal image and your handwritten signature are
3. Right-click on your seal image and Open with Paint
4. Do the same with your handwritten signature
   • You will now have your 2 images open in Paint (2 separate windows)
5. Go on your handwritten signature via Paint and perform the following selection
   1. Transparent selection needs to be checked
   2. Then click on Select all (Or Rectangle if you wish to select a part of the image)
6. Right click on your selection and click Copy
7. Go on your seal image window
8. Right-click on the seal image and click Paste (If not working, press Ctrl + V on your keyboard)
9. You can now grab your handwritten signature and place it on your seal
   • Once unselected, you cannot move it again
   • You cannot rotate the image

You have created a seal image with a signature overlaid on a transparent background.

Method for macOS user

1. Image layering
a. Open your signature image with a transparent background in the Preview application.
b. Click on the toolbar icon.

b. Select the rectangular selection tool.

c. Select your signature image.

d. Use the CMD+C shortcut (Copy).
e. Open your seal image with a transparent background in the Preview application.

f. Use the CMD+V shortcut (Paste).
g. Move and scale your signature image over your seal image.

h. Select File, then Save.

You have created a seal image with a signature overlaid on a transparent background.