Seal & Sign by Swiss Trust Layer

Important documents, made clear.

Work from the Word, Excel or PowerPoint document you already have. Swiss Trust Layer creates a point-in-time PDF workflow for a Digital Seal or E‑Signature—without overwriting your Office source.

  • Two clearly different services
  • Review before a request is sent
  • A separate returned PDF
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Two clear choices

Seal a document, or ask people to sign it.

The Office ribbon always shows two distinct actions. Pick the one that describes what you need—no legal or technical guesswork from the person using it.

Digital Seal

Protect the PDF snapshot

Use Digital Seal when the document needs an electronic seal and timestamp. It does not ask a person to sign the document.

  • Review the exact PDF snapshot first
  • Choose download only or optional cloud backup
  • Receive a separate returned PDF and a receipt
See the Digital Seal journey

E‑Signature

Ask one or more people to sign

Use E‑Signature when you need a person or several people to sign the same PDF version through the available trust-provider route.

  • Add people by email or an authorised Outlook list
  • Review the request before any invitation is sent
  • Follow signer progress only when the service confirms it
See the E‑Signature journey

How it works

A focused journey from Office document to returned result.

Every meaningful handoff is visible. The add-in makes a PDF snapshot, shows what will happen next, and waits for the connected service before it presents a result.

Animated product tour

See each product journey in motion.

Choose a route, then follow the exact document snapshot through the visible decisions before a connected service returns a result.

Showing Digital Seal, step 1 of 4: Choose the route.

Illustration only — a request, signer, status or returned result is presented by the product only when the connected service confirms it.

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This animation plays the journey once; you can pause, replay or choose any step.

Digital Seal

One clear flow for a sealed and timestamped result.

01Choose Digital SealSelect the red seal action in the Office ribbon.
02Review the snapshotConfirm the PDF created from the current document version.
03Choose where it goesDownload only, or store the completed result in cloud backup.
04Receive the resultWhen the service returns it, download the separate sealed PDF and receipt.

The returned sealed file uses the SEALED_ filename prefix. A seal is not a personal signature.

E‑Signature

A controlled request for one or more people to sign one shared PDF version.

01Choose E‑SignatureOpen the teal signing route from the Office ribbon.
02Add the signersUse an email address or, with permission, an Outlook address list.
03Review before sendingCheck the PDF snapshot and signer list before dispatching the request.
04Follow the returned statusView progress and download the signed result only after the service confirms it.

Selecting an Outlook contact creates a draft signer only. It does not send an invitation by itself.

Keep Office in control

Know which document version you are using.

The add-in works from a point-in-time PDF. It makes the document state clear before a trust request begins, so the original Office document stays in your hands.

A separate result

The returned sealed or signed file is a new PDF. The Office source is not overwritten.

Visible snapshot choices

If the document is unsaved, read-only or co-authored, the add-in shows the state and lets you decide how to proceed.

Check before dispatch

The converted PDF is checked before the request begins, including the current service-size limit.

When others need to sign

Invite with context—and only when you are ready.

Build a draft signer list first. Add people directly by email, or choose from an Outlook address list after giving permission. The final review is the deliberate moment to send a request.

  • Choose people your way. Manual email entry is always available. Outlook selection is an optional, permission-based shortcut.
  • Review the shared PDF version. The request is tied to the snapshot you have just reviewed.
  • Let the connected service confirm progress. Signer, invitation and completion states are shown only after they are returned.

Trusted by context

The available route comes from your profile—not a guess.

Trust, identity and signing options are confirmed from the authenticated profile, organisation, jurisdiction and connected provider capability. That keeps the product clear when people work across different regions.

  • Choose your profile or organisation. Where more than one is available, the current context is visible before the request starts.
  • Check the route for the person and document. The add-in shows the supported option returned for that context.
  • Continue in the approved handoff. An eligible UAE profile may use UAE Pass; other available routes are presented only when the connected service confirms them.

Download when you need it

Choose a download-only result when you do not want to keep the output in cloud backup.

Store with intention

Optional cloud backup lets you choose a folder and see the storage available to your profile.

Keep the proof

Receipts support later verification, audit and supported recovery—even where a non-backed-up file has expired under the retention policy.

Questions, answered plainly

The details people ask before they begin.

Each action in the add-in explains the next step in the right place. Here are the principles behind the product journey.

What is the difference between Digital Seal and E‑Signature?

Digital Seal applies the configured electronic seal and timestamp to the reviewed PDF snapshot; no person signs the document. E‑Signature creates a request for one or more people to sign the same PDF version through an available trust-provider route.

Will the add-in change my Word, Excel or PowerPoint source?

No. The add-in creates a separate PDF snapshot for the trust request. The returned sealed or signed result is a separate PDF, and the Office source is not silently overwritten.

Can I use an unsaved or co-authored document?

The product makes the current document state visible. You can save first or, where available, deliberately continue with the current snapshot. The add-in does not save the Office source for you.

Does selecting an Outlook contact send an invitation?

No. Selecting a person from an authorised Outlook address list adds a draft signer. You review the document and signer list before you explicitly dispatch a signing request.

Which signing route will I see?

The available route is determined by the authenticated profile, jurisdiction and connected provider capability. The page never assumes availability; the add-in confirms the path for the active request.

What happens to my files and receipts?

You choose download only or, if available, cloud backup. Receipts are retained for audit, verification and supported recovery. File retention and cloud-storage availability are shown in the product for your account and selected option.

Ready when your document is

Start with the clear path for the document in front of you.

Open the Office add-in, choose Digital Seal or E‑Signature, and review the snapshot before the next service step begins.