Signatures Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

Signatures Property

       

Returns a SignatureSet object that represents the digital signatures for a document.

expression.Signatures

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Document object.

Remarks

To digitally sign Microsoft Word documents and verify other signatures in them, you will need the Microsoft CryptoAPI and a unique digital signature certificate.  The CryptoAPI is installed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher. You can obtain a digital signature certificate from a certification authority.

Example

This example displays the Signatures dialog box with which you can add a digital signature to a document.

Sub AddSignature
    ActiveDocument.Signatures.Add
End Sub