How to share a document signing link in BoldSign?
When a document is sent for signature and is in progress, the sender or the sender’s admin can generate a signing link for recipients and share it via their preferred messaging app. This helps remind recipients to sign the document, in addition to the email notification.
Enable the signing link option in BoldSign (One-Time Setup)
Only an account administrator can enable the signing link in BoldSign. Follow the below steps to easily enable the document signing link:
- Expand the
Settings
menu and select theBusiness Profile
option. - On the Business profile page, under the Settings tab, scroll down to the Document Settings section and turn on the
Enable Document Signing Link Generation
option. - Once this option is enabled, click the
Save changes
button to update the changes.
How to generate the document signing link in BoldSign
To generate the document signing link follow the step-by-step procedure below:
- Navigate to the My documents page and click the preferred document you want to generate the link.
- You will now be navigated to the Document overview page.
- Scroll down to the
Recipient Details
section and click theContext
menu at the right end of the recipients’ name. Then, select theGenerate signing link
option from the list of options.
- A dialog box will appear with the generated signing link. Click the
Copy & close
button. You can now share the copied link to the intended recipient via your preferred messaging application.
If the signing order is enabled for the document, the Generate signing link option will only be available to the current signer in the specified order. Additionally, this option is not available for authentication failure, group signers, or In-person signers.
How to access signing link details in the audit trail
You can track the details of the signing link through the audit trail document. You can see who generated the signing link and when, the recipient details, the date the link was received, and the date the document was signed.
Follow the steps below to view the details:
- Navigate to My Documents page to access the document.
- Click on the document then navigate to the
More Actions
button. ClickDownload Audit Trail
.
- Once the audit trail document is downloaded, review it to track key actions. You can see who generated the signing link and when, the recipient details, the date the link was received, and the date the document was signed.
We have also published a video tutorial on this topic. Check out the video below: