Back in about 1992 or so, Scott Gibson (Howard, you may remember him), a 
local ham, took several samples of my signature and scanned the best one and 
made me a sig graphic file.  At that time, I used WordPerfect 5.1 and its 
macro function to insert it into documents.  I still have the graphic file.

The Other Howard, WA9RYF
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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 11:34 AM
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>I never thought of it before, but I like that idea.
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> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:28 PM
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>
>> that's pretty crafty.
>> I'm still living in the stone age...where I print the completed document
>> out, leaving a few lines at the bottom and sign my name where I figure
>> there
>> isn't any writing.
>> or, have things faxed to me and return fax it with a signature.
>> this idea of having an electronic signature that is truly a written
>> personalized signature is a great one.
>> it's probably been done for years and I just never thought it was
>> possible.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:49 PM
>> Subject: off topic
>>
>>
>>>I did it I did it, Indeed I did!!!
>>> I just had to tell someone!!!
>>>
>>> I have to sign lots of forms as the clinical director.
>>>
>>> I made a signature, my colleague scanned it and saved it as a jpg file.
>>> He e-mailed it to me, I sent it to my brother who edited it, inverted 
>>> the
>>> image and sent it back.
>>> I then used Kathy Anne's instructions, and after struggling a bit, I 
>>> made
>>> a
>>> word macro to insert the picture at the cursor position anywhere I want
>>> it,
>>> and then remapped the keyboard in word to execute the macro.
>>> Now with the press of a key, my signature pops in to the file.
>>> Nobody knows the key, name of the macro, or the name or location of the
>>> graphic of my signature.
>>>
>>> Isn't that cool!!!!!???
>>> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>>> Adaptive Technology Instructor