Specify the Location For the Digital Signature in the Report

You can specify the location for the digital signature in the report.

When you specify a location in the document to place the digital signature, you can either specify a general location (Top Left, Top Center, or Top Right) or you can specify x and y coordinates in the document.

You can also specify the height and width of the field for the digital signature by using runtime properties. You don't need to alter the template to include a digital signature.

1. In the catalog, navigate to the report.
2. Click the Edit link for the report to open the report for editing.
3. Click Properties and then click the Formatting tab.
4. Scroll to the PDF Digital Signature group of properties.
5. Set Enable Digital Signature to True.
6. Specify the location in the document where you want the digital signature to appear by setting the appropriate properties as follows (note that the signature is inserted on the first page of the document only):

   • Existing signature field name — Doesn't apply to this method.

   • Signature field location — Provides a list containing the following values:

     Top Left, Top Center, Top Right

     Select one of these general locations and Publisher places the digital signature in the output document sized and positioned appropriately.

     If you set this property, then don't enter X and Y coordinates or width and height properties.

   • Signature field X coordinate — Using the left edge of the document as the zero point of the X axis, enter the position in points to place the digital signature from the left.

     For example, to place the digital signature horizontally in the middle of an 8.5 inch by 11 inch document (that is, 612 points in width and 792 points in height), enter 306.

   • Signature field Y coordinate — Using the bottom edge of the document as the zero point of the Y axis, enter the position in points to place digital signature from the bottom.

     For example, to place the digital signature vertically in the middle of an 8.5 inch by 11 inch document (that is, 612 points in width and 792 points in height), enter 396.

   • Signature field width — Enter in points the desired width of the inserted digital signature field. This applies only if you're setting the X and Y coordinates.

   • Signature field height — Enter in points the desired height of the inserted digital signature field. This applies only if you're setting the X and Y coordinates.