The short answer
To sign it yourself, save the Word file as a PDF, open bsign.ca/sign, add your signature and download the signed copy. To have someone else sign it, upload the .docx to bSign: it is turned into a PDF, you place the signature fields, and they sign from a link in their email.
Why sign a PDF, not the Word file
A Word document can be edited by anyone who opens it, so a signature typed or pasted into it proves little: the text around it can change afterwards and nothing shows it. A PDF keeps the layout fixed on every device, and a PDF sealed by an e-signature service shows any change made after signing.
Signing it yourself
- Save the document as a PDF. In Word for Windows or Mac, choose File, then Save As (or Export) and pick PDF. In Word on the web, choose File, then Download as PDF.
- Open bsign.ca/sign and choose the PDF. It opens in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
- Draw or type your signature, place it on the page and add the date if needed.
- Download the signed PDF and send it back.
The same steps work on a phone: the Word app can share a document as a PDF, and bsign.ca/sign works in Safari and Chrome. More detail in how to sign a PDF.
Getting someone else to sign it
- Make a free bSign account and upload the .docx file as it is. bSign turns it into a PDF.
- Check the preview: fonts the converter doesn't have are replaced with close matches, so a heavily designed document may shift slightly. If it does, save it as a PDF from Word and upload that instead.
- Place a signature field for each person, plus names, dates or initials, and send.
- Each person signs from their own link, with no account. Everyone receives the sealed PDF with a certificate showing who signed and when.
What about Word's own signature options?
Word can add a Signature Line (Insert, then Signature Line, in Word for Windows), but signing it needs a digital certificate, which most people don't have. Word's Draw tab lets you draw on the page, which is the same as pasting an image: fine for an informal note, but it doesn't record who signed or stop later changes.
This guide is general information, not legal advice; for a particular document, ask a lawyer. Published 2026-10-04 by Binarium, the Ontario IT services company behind bSign.