Digitally Sign POTM Documents in Java (Code Example)

Add Digital Signatures to POTM in Java

Add custom digital signatures to POTM documents in Java based on PFX certificate files. The all-in-one electronic signature API easily integrates with your Java application to give you a personalized document signing experience using a few lines of code.

Instantiate Signature with (POTM) as input document
Instantiate DigitalSignOptions object with certificate & password details
Call sign method of Signature class and pass DigitalSignOptions to it

Work with POTM Signature API

You require GroupDocs.Signature namespace to digitally sign documents in Java & J2SE applications. Use signature manipulation features to customize sign, search and signature verification processes, manage eSignature colors, styling and overall appearance.

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Add Text Signatures to POTM in Java

Add customized text signature to a POTM document in Java using advanced text settings such as font color, size, name, text alignment and border adjustment.

Create a new instance of Signature class and pass input document
Instantiate the TextSignOptions object and specify text signature options
Call sign method of Signature class instance and pass TextSignOptions to it

eSign Remotely Located Documents

The document eSign API enables you to load & display remotely located documents from various cloud document storage sources such as stream, local disk, URL, FTP, Amazon S3, and Azure Blob storage. Using document information extraction feature - fetch the basic information about the source document file (POTM) along with extracting other valuable document information such as file type, file size, pages count, page height and width etc.

Add Image Signatures to POTM in Java

Using Conholdate.Total for Java - insert custom image as an electronic signature to a POTM document in Java. Add company logo, stamp icon or name using different colors and text effects.

Create a new instance of Signature class and pass input document to it
Instantiate the ImageSignOptions object and specify image signature options
Call sign method of Signature class instance and pass ImageSignOptions to it

Image Representation of Document Pages

Apply digital signatures to a wide range of document formats and generate the image representation of the already signed document pages in PNG, JPG or BMP formats. You can easily preview the complete document as a whole or choose to display some specific pages based on page numbers or page ranges.

Using advanced document previewing features - easily hide digital signatures from the signed documents while generating the document preview.

What is POTM file format?

A POTM file refers to a macro-enabled presentation template created using Microsoft PowerPoint, a software program used for creating slide show presentations. It includes default images, slide templates, macros, and formatting. POTM files are commonly used by PowerPoint users to create multiple .PPTM files with consistent designs and macro settings.

POTM files offer additional functionality compared to typical presentation files, as they support macros. Macros are script-like functions that automate repetitive tasks within PowerPoint. Users can record macros that can be replayed to perform specific actions and assign them to buttons or keystrokes for convenient execution. To record a macro, users can select View → Macros in PowerPoint.

For general presentation creation, users can save their files as .PPTX or .POTX files. However, if they want to create a template that incorporates macros, they can save their presentation as a POTM file.

It’s worth noting that POTM files were introduced by Microsoft when they released Microsoft Office 2007.

To open a POTM file, Microsoft PowerPoint (2007 or later) is the recommended application for full support of presentation formatting and embedded macros on both Windows and macOS. Alternative applications like Apache OpenOffice Impress, Kingsoft Presentation, and Apple Keynote can also open POTM files, but some formatting and macros may not be fully preserved. For Mac users looking to view a POTM file without editing, Apple Preview (bundled with macOS) or Google Drive, a free cloud storage service, can be used.

Online platforms like Google Slides allow users to upload POTM files for viewing, editing, and conversion. However, it’s important to note that Google Slides does not support macros.

To convert a POTM file, various presentation applications including Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and OpenOffice Impress offer conversion capabilities. In Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows and Mac, users can select File → Save As and choose from formats such as .PPTX, .PPT, .PDF, .ODP, .XPS, .MP4, .WMV, .JPEG, and .PNG to convert the POTM file to their desired format.

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Digitally Sign POTM in Java