Thursday, January 15, 2015

Electronic signatures for field work

Back in the early, chaotic days of ARRA (were the days ever not chaotic during ARRA?) I was trying to get as much of Indiana's paperwork to a workable level on my laptop.  As a contractor for a CAP, transferring files electronically made more sense to me.  Plus, there is so much little bits of math here and there in Indiana's Wx process, it makes sense to me to have those formulas automated.  Eventually, I know I'll make a little mistake that can ripple, so automating the proper formula gives me one less thing to worry about, letting me focus more energies on the client & the house.

Anywho, there was no getting around the documents that needed a client's signature.  Those had to be hard copies kept in a folder in the work bag, along with the seldom used forms that one carries, just in case.

Those of you now using touch screen laptops (Surfaces, etc.), that problem doesn't exist.  Those nifty capacitive pens let clients sign right on the screen.

I finally stumbled upon how to sign documents on your mobile device (agnostic name for Android or Apple phones).  Here is a step by step, using Adobe Reader.

Oh, and those of you using Android tablets in the field, the MS office suite looks to be out of beta.  I haven't used it.  I'd love to hear some feedback of how well it works if anyone is.

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