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                                How to sign a document as a recipient?
                
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    If you are a recipient of a signature request, you will be notified via email and given the opportunity to sign the document digitally. It is not necessary for the signer to have a BoldSign account in order to complete the signing process. There are two ways to sign a document as a recipient:
- Follow the link in the notification email to access the document and sign it directly from your email inbox.
 - Log in to the BoldSign application and sign the document from there.
 
Signing from email
You don’t need to have a BoldSign account to sign the document from the email.
- Open the document received through email.
 - Read and agree to the terms and conditions displayed at the bottom to proceed.
 - Click the 
Start signingoption in the top-right corner to sign the document. - Then, fill in the required form fields and click the 
Complete signingbutton at the top-right corner. - The document has now been successfully signed, and a confirmation popup will be displayed.
 
Signing from the application
To access the BoldSign application, you must have a valid BoldSign account.
- Log in to the BoldSign application and go to the 
My Documentspage. - Find the document you need to sign and hover on the end of the document.
 
- Click the 
Sign nowoption on the context menu, or click the document itself. You will be taken to the overview page. - Click the 
Sign Documentbutton at the top right of the page. 
- Read and agree to the terms and conditions displayed at the bottom to proceed and click the 
Start Signingoption in the top-right corner. - Fill in the required form fields and click the 
Complete signingbutton. - On successfully signing the document, a confirmation box will appear.