
What's the third one?
The party's digital signature service?
In the third part of this series about sharing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, we describe how digital signatures add authenticity metrics to Microsoft PowerPoint presentations that you choose to publish online or distribute in other electronic forms.
However, like a written signature, a digital signature can be "forged" or copied.
What kind of assurance can you provide to the audience that the person who signed the document is really you?
One way to give some extra confidence to the audience of your PowerPoint presentation is to allow separate services to verify your digital signature. These third-
The digital signature service of the parties to an electronic document acts in a manner similar to that of a notary to the processing of a written document.
As a selfless third party, the service simply verifies whether the person signing the document is the real identity he or she claims.
Like a notary, third.
Third-party digital signature services do charge for this verification.
Typically, subscriptions to these services are purchased, and the cost once a year includes verification of any digital signature throughout the year.
The amount of the fee depends on the level of authentication provided by the service.
Some options verify only personal identity, while others further verify employment identity.
Buy the third one
There are many third-party digital signature products
Party signature products for digital IDs are available on the market for Microsoft Office products.
While Microsoft quickly provided a legal disclaimer, they did provide a list of services that are compatible with other members of PowerPoint and Office suite.
To access this list from PowerPoint, click the Office button.
Select prepare and select Add digital signature ".
This will present a dialog box describing the digital signature.
In this box, click the signature service in the Office Marketplace button.
This will open a window in the browser that lists several different providers of the digital signature service.
You can also click here to enter the same page.
You still need to do a little research to decide which digital signature service plan is best for your needs and to determine if the price is worth buying.
Several providers listed on Microsoft's website offer free trials for their products.
Use these to make sure you get what you want before you pay for your annual subscription.
For more tips, be sure to browse the Microsoft PowerPoint user guide and tutorial collection on the Bright Hub Windows channel.
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