# Signatures not visible via spreadsheet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [July 17, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/signatures-not-visible-via-spreadsheet/12664 "2020-07-17T17:06:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DNiemetz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dniemetz/32/10826_2.png) [@DNiemetz](https://community.glideapps.com/u/DNiemetz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/signatures-not-visible-via-spreadsheet/12664/1 "2020-07-17T17:06:10Z")
Hey, so I’m making a form within my app which requires a signature at the bottom. Then afterwards, I was going to mail merge the spreadsheet info into a template. I wanted to archive these forms in a way that was more readable, just as if they had filled out a paper form. Then we can save the digital forms for a few years without wasting the paper. However, when a signature is entered, it appears in the spreadsheet (and template) as a URL (Would prefer an actual picture, but I understand if this isn’t possible. I know signatures are treated kind of like image components). But when I click on the URL, it’s just blank. The signature is not viewable from the spreadsheet/through the link. It is only viewable within the app. Is this a bug or was it developed this way on purpose for security reasons? I’ve copy-pasted the link below, which is viewable on this forum. But when you actually click on the link, it is not visible “[https://storage.googleapis.com/glide-prod.appspot.com/uploads-v2/z0fVGX9M7rzUQsAqAcfQ/pub/3GWM3Jfiz21ngaEozoeb.png](https://storage.googleapis.com/glide-prod.appspot.com/uploads-v2/z0fVGX9M7rzUQsAqAcfQ/pub/3GWM3Jfiz21ngaEozoeb.png)” ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/f/f84ab856ba1a3440872d36fdd4df9e7e3f06cbd3.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/signatures-not-visible-via-spreadsheet/12664/2 "2020-07-17T17:38:16Z")
It’s there. Are you using a dark theme in your browser? It’s a png, so the background is transparent. You might be seeing a black signature on a black background. I use a dark theme, but I think the browser background is black irregardless of the theme chosen. If I invert the color pallete on my phone, I can see the image. ![Screenshot_20200717-124023](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/b/bcad8f510db24655d6f8c798758029778857cf5f.png) Ok, I guess my screenshots don’t capture the inverted color pallete, but trust me, it’s there. This is how I invert the colors ![Screenshot_20200717-124348](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/4/45d6ecda7c4f634ab70dcfc2b73449e51c6057d7.png) ---
**Author:** ![DNiemetz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dniemetz/32/10826_2.png) [@DNiemetz](https://community.glideapps.com/u/DNiemetz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/signatures-not-visible-via-spreadsheet/12664/3 "2020-07-17T18:10:37Z")
Very helpful info! My computer was not on “dark mode” previously. I tried switching to “dark mode” as much as I know how on a computer ([https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/just-black/aghfnjkcakhmadgdomlmlhhaocbkloab?hl=en](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/just-black/aghfnjkcakhmadgdomlmlhhaocbkloab?hl=en)), and it still didn’t work. Background is still black with black text signature. So I need this to be visible on a computer. And changing computer to “dark mode” either isn’t possible in the same way as phone or isn’t working. However, I discovered something. When I right-click and inspect the page, and move my cursor over the html, the page gets highlighted blue-ish, and I’m able to see that the signature is in fact there. Do you have any other possible solutions? If I change the app to dark mode, will the signature color be white? Any other ideas? I need this to be easily viewable by other people in my office when someone clicks the link. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/9/900fe75c66a68686373361a92e3c9ef3361809ea.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/signatures-not-visible-via-spreadsheet/12664/4 "2020-07-17T18:35:52Z")
How do you plan to view the image? Just clicking the link in the Google sheet? I’m sure you could build some html or css around this to view on a page with the background color set to white.