Why it might be time to get rid of your printer
<p><em><strong>Lisa Du is director of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://readytechgo.com.au/" target="_blank">ReadyTechGo</a></span>, a service that helps people gain the confidence and skills to embrace modern technology. </strong></em></p>
<p>Last night I received a message from my 21-year-old sister asking if she could come over and use my printer/scanner. She had received a new agreement from work and had to email the signed agreement back that night. <br /> <br /> "Do you have a printed version of this agreement?" I ask her.</p>
<p>She responded "No, I have a soft copy on email. I need to print, sign, scan, and email it back".<br /> <br /> My sister arrives with her Macbook Air in tow, ready to print off her agreement. <br /> <br /> "You're getting a tech lesson," I told her.<br /> <br /> I grab a piece of blank paper, and asked her to sign her name.</p>
<p>1. I opened up the PDF agreement (On Apple Macs, the default program to view PDF documents is Preview program).</p>
<p>2. I click on Tools (Top Menu)</p>
<p>3. Choose Annotate</p>
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<p>4. Choose Signature</p>
<p>5. Choose Manage Signature</p>
<p>6. Choose Create Signature</p>
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<p>7. Choose Camera, and hold that piece of paper which my sister signed her name on, until an imprint of her signature appears on the screen</p>
<p>8. Click Done</p>
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<p>This pops your signature onto the PDF Document, where you can move the signature to the location where you need to sign.</p>
<p>You can also add text so you can write your name, and the date.</p>
<p>To email the agreement off, click on the Share icon, choose Mail, and voila, the signed agreement has been emailed - all this done without printing or scanning! </p>
<p>What do you think? Do you think you’ll ditch your printer?</p>
