How to sign a PDF you got in Yahoo Mail

On a computer

1. 1

   Download the attachment

   Open the message, move your pointer over the PDF, and select the download icon that appears. Your browser saves it, usually to the Downloads folder.

2. 2

   Sign it

   On a Mac, open it in Preview and use Sign. On Windows, open it in Edge and use Draw. In Chrome on any computer, use Draw, then download it with your changes.

3. 3

   Rename the signed copy

   Add "signed" to the file name, so you can't mix it up with the download you started from.

4. 4

   Reply and attach

   Back in Yahoo Mail, click Reply, use the attachment (paperclip) button in the compose window, choose the signed PDF and send.

Several attachments in one message? The new Yahoo Mail can download them all at once as a zip file. Unzip it, sign the ones that need it, and attach just those.

In the Yahoo Mail app

• iPhone: tap the attachment to open it, use the share button to save it to Files, then open it in Files and sign with Add > Add Signature. In your reply, attach it from Files. Full steps: sign a PDF on iPhone.
• Android: open the attachment and choose Adobe Acrobat Reader or the Google Drive app to sign it, or on a Galaxy, import it into Samsung Notes. Then attach the saved copy to your reply. See sign a PDF on Android.

Menus in the Yahoo Mail app differ a little between iPhone and Android and between versions, so look for the share or open-with option on the attachment if a label doesn't match.

Expecting a signing link that never arrived?

Many senders don't attach a PDF at all. They send a signing request: an email with a button that opens the document in your browser. If you were told one is coming:

• Check Spam. Mark it as not spam, so the reminders and the signed copy that follow land in your inbox.
• Search for the sender's company name, not the person's name. Signing emails usually come from the service on behalf of the business.
• Ask for the link another way. In SignMaster, the sender can copy your personal signing link and text it to you.

Sending documents from a Yahoo address

Plenty of small businesses run on a Yahoo address. You can sign up for SignMaster with it and send PDFs for signature instead of attachments. Each send is an envelope: one or more documents going to one or more signers.

1. 1

   Upload the document

   Click New envelope and upload the PDF, or a photo of a paper page.

2. 2

   Add who signs

   Enter each signer's name and email, in order. Click Add me if your signature goes on it.

3. 3

   Place fields and send

   Drop in signature, initials, date signed and text fields, then send. Signers need no account.

4. 4

   Watch for the signed copy

   Every signer gets the signed PDF with its certificate of completion by email, and you can download it from the envelope at any time.