A contract is an agreement between natural persons, legal persons and other organizations with equal subjects to establish, change and terminate the relationship of civil rights and obligations. The contracts to be signed must be written contracts, including paper contracts and electronic contract documents. Signing a contract is writing, that is, writing down one's name, especially expressing consent, recognition, responsibility or obligation, which has legal effect, so the signatory of the contract must write his signature in person, not print it out. Because the premise of signing a contract must be the true intention of the parties to the contract, only by signing it in person can we judge whether it is the true intention of the parties to the contract in case of dispute. If it is a printed signature, it is impossible to directly judge whether it is the true intention of the parties to the contract, which does not meet the basic requirements for the establishment of the contract. Moreover, according to the law, a contract signed in written form is established when the parties sign or seal it. Excluding the printed signature, the contract is established. Therefore, when signing a contract, you can't print the signature directly with a machine, but you need to sign it by hand, otherwise it will affect the establishment and effectiveness of the contract.

Legal basis:

Article 469 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The parties may conclude a contract in writing, orally or in other forms.

Written form refers to contracts, letters, telegrams, telexes, faxes and other forms that can tangibly express the contents contained.

A data message that can tangibly express its content through electronic data interchange, e-mail, etc. , and can be retrieved at any time, are considered in writing.