How to send signature requests without email notifications in BoldSign?
Whenever a document is sent for signature, the signer will receive an email notification of the signature request. However, the sender can generate a signing link for a recipient and share it via a preferred messaging platform instead of sending an email notification. This allows the sender to control how the signature request is delivered to the signer.
Disable email notifications for signers
By default, BoldSign sends an email notification when a document is shared for signing. Follow below steps to prevent this:
- Navigate to
Settingsand selectBusiness Profileoption. - Move to the
Notificationstab. - Locate the notification
Receive a document to sign or approveunder Recipient Notifications. - Uncheck this option and save the changes.
- This prevents automatic email notifications when documents are shared.
Enable the signing link option (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
Settingsmenu and select theBusiness Profileoption. - On the Business profile page, under the Settings tab, scroll down to the Document Settings section and turn on the
Enable Document Signing Link Generationoption. - Once this option is enabled, click the
Save changesbutton to update the changes.
Generate the document signing link
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 Detailssection and click theContextmenu at the right end of the recipients’ name. Then, select theGenerate signing linkoption from the list of options.
- A dialog box will appear with the generated signing link. Click the
Copy & closebutton. 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.