How to Edit PDF Pages Before Signing

What is the PDF Edit feature? 

The PDF Edit feature is Edit Page Mode, a tool in Secured Signing that gives you control over a document’s pages while you’re creating it. You can add, remove and reorder pages in the We Sign, Form Filler and Notary designers. 

Once the document is ready, it’s saved as a PDF automatically and moves straight into the signing workflow. There’s no manual re-upload. 

It’s built for teams across legal, sales, procurement, HR and anyone else who prepares documents for signing. 

Why editing PDF pages before signing matters 

Most documents don’t arrive in perfect shape. They get assembled from templates, old drafts, client attachments and last-minute additions. If you can’t adjust the pages inside your signing platform, you end up using separate tools, and each handoff adds risk. 

Here’s what’s at stake: 

• Version confusion. The more places a document is edited, the easier it is to send the wrong one. 

• Wasted time. Downloading, editing, saving and re-uploading adds up across a team and across a week. 

• Sensitive documents moving around. Every extra platform is another place a confidential document has to travel. 

Editing pages in the same place you send for signing removes those steps. 

What you can do with Edit Page Mode 

1. Add pages

Need extra content, a supporting document or room for new information? Add pages without being stuck with a fixed document length. 

2. Remove pages

Remember page 4 being the old version? Cut what doesn’t belong. A leaner document is clearer for your signers and gets signed faster, because people see only what matters. 

3. Reorder pages

Put your document in the right sequence for its purpose. Whether you’re in the We Sign, Form Filler or Notary designers, you can rearrange pages in a few clicks. 

From edit to signature in one workflow 

When your document is ready, it’s saved as a PDF automatically and sent into the Secured Signing workflow, with signed documents saved as a PDF. That means: 

• A smoother path to signature. Your document moves from final edit to signing in one seamless step, with no exporting, downloading or re-uploading in between. 

• One version everyone can trust. Every signer sees and signs exactly what you finished, so you know the right document is the one that gets signed. 

• Protection for sensitive documents. Your document stays inside a single secure workflow from the moment it’s finished to the moment it’s signed, rather than travelling between separate platforms. 

A clear record, and a locked final document 

Once a document is signed, editing is locked. Signed documents are secured and can’t be altered, so the document stays exactly as it was when everyone signed it. That’s why getting your pages right before sending matters, and why Edit Page Mode sits at the start of the workflow. 

Who is it useful for? 

• Legal teams assembling agreements from multiple sources 

• Sales teams adjusting proposals and contracts per client 

• Procurement removing irrelevant pages from supplier documents 

• HR putting onboarding packs in the right order 

• Notaries getting documents in order before a remote online notarisation (RON) meeting