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The illegal forging act of:

1. Creating a photocopy of a document with the signature you wish to use (thus to prevent marks created from the top of the pen making an impression on the original sheet which enables detection of fraud easier)
2. Placing the photocopy against a window (hence where the name comes from) or a light box/overhead projector (which gives artificial light if not enough light from a window is available)
3. Cover the photocopy with the document you wish to have the signature on (the light enables the content of the photocopy to be seen through that document)
4. Trace the signature (and if you have a steady hand you have a good copy, doesn’t have to be perfect: signatures typically vary slightly)

… is known as “Windowing“. Read more on New Deal Scandal »