How to Use

Use WPS Validate Signature through 3 how-to topics: validate document signatures, view signature details, and view validation results; all 3 topics are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Validate document signatures

Entry: Protect tab → Validate Signature

1. Open the PDF file that contains digital signatures.
2. Click the Protect tab on the top menu bar.
3. Click Validate Signature.
4. Wait while WPS checks all signatures in the document.
5. Review the number of signatures and the validity status in the bottom status bar.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The bottom status bar shows the number of signatures and the validation status.
• Next action available: You can continue to view signature details or open the detailed validation result.

Tips While Using

• Membership: This feature requires membership access for PDF editing-related capabilities.
• Common mistake: If the file does not contain a digital signature, you will not get a meaningful validation result.

2. View signature details

Entry: Click the signature area in the document

1. Find the signature area in the open PDF file.
2. Click the signature area.
3. Review the signer information in the pop-up panel.
4. Check the signing time, certificate information, and validity result.
5. Confirm whether the document was changed after signing.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: A signature details panel opens and shows the related fields.
• Next action available: You can compare the details with the validation result to decide whether the signature can be trusted.

Tips While Using

• Membership: This feature requires membership access.
• Common mistake: If you click outside the signature area, the signature details panel may not open.

3. View validation results

Entry: Bottom status bar → View

1. After signature validation is complete, check the signature status message in the bottom status bar.
2. Click View.
3. Review the detailed validation result and confirm the signature validity.
4. Use the result to judge whether document integrity is normal.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The detailed validation result window opens.
• Next action available: You can decide whether to continue circulation, archive the file, or request a new copy.

Tips While Using

• Membership: This feature requires membership access.
• Common mistake: If you do not run Validate Signature first, the result entry may not appear in the status bar.