I’m trying to put a photo of my signed page into a 12-page lease PDF on my phone, but it just floats over the text. How do I insert an image into a PDF properly?
I agree, that floating image issue is annoying. On a phone, viewers add the photo as a markup, so it sits on top of the page instead of becoming part of the document. If you have Word on your phone or computer, I would try opening the PDF there, inserting the picture where you want it, then saving as a PDF. Honestly, page edits are easier on a computer.
@Ashley.Cardiff agreed, phones just slap the photo on top as markup. I do it on the laptop now: back up the original lease first, then flatten the page so the signature becomes part of it. Small viewer apps on the phone sometimes have a flatten or export option too, but I have never trusted them with a lease.
@nancy_gray You are so right about backing up the orginal lease first! I handle event contracts daily and always save a copy because adding signatures on a computer keeps the margins from messing up. Do you usually just take a photo of the signature to add it?
A photo placed on a PDF page will usually behave as an overlay, not a new page. I would crop and straighten the signed photo, use your phone’s Print option to save it as a PDF, then ask whether the signed page can be submitted separately. Avoid covering the lease text, since that can make the document look altered.
That floating is normal, most phone apps just stamp the image on top as an annotation. To keep it from shifting, flatten the PDF when you save or share it. If you want the photo actually inline with the text, convert the PDF to Word, insert it there, then export back to PDF. What app are you using?
On your phone, use the PDF editor’s “Add image” tool, crop the photo first, then resize and drag it onto the signature box before saving a flattened copy. Avoid inserting it as a comment or sticker, as that can make it float separately from the page; if the whole page is signed, replace the blank page with the cropped photo instead.
on a phone, use PDFcap and open the lease, then choose add image and place it on the signature page. resize it to fit the signature box and use the flatten/save option so it becomes part of the PDF instead of a movable overlay. are you on iphone or android?
Honestly for signed pages I use Adobe Fill and Sign on my phone, it drops the image onto the page and saves it flat instead of floating. If it still floats you probably didn’t hit save after placing it. Are you on iPhone or Android?
@guitar_mouse Cropping the signed photo first is what I do with patient forms. Use your phone print option to make the photo a pdf page of its own. Avoid laying it over the lease text.