How to sign or initial within Authentisign after a signing has been sent to your client.
Layouts are really helpful if you have a frequently used document that must be signed, but is not a fillable form in your InstanetForms library. Creating a layout saves you time from having to place initial and signature boxes on the document every time you upload it to an Authentisign submission. When you apply a Layout you create for a specific document, the desired initial or signature boxes will be placed in the appropriate places, each and every time.
To get started, access Authentisign by clicking the pen icon on the left side menu, then click Layouts from the right-side menu (click the three green horizontal stacked bars icon to see the menu). You can also save a layout on Step 4 of the Authentisign Wizard.
This feature should be used with caution!
When you are setting up an Authentisign submission, one of the options you can select is “Accept Counteroffer”. This feature allows your signers to make edits to contracts during the signing process using the built-in Markup tools. A summary can be added for each markup made to a form, though they are not required. Once counteroffer edits have been made, everyone has to re‐sign their initials next to each Markups and any summaries added to the markups will appear.
Each signer will now have a Counteroffer button available during the signing process, and the user can take advantage of the Markup tools to edit the form. Initial boxes will be placed on the document for all signers to initial next to the markups. The agent (or creator of the signing) will be notified of the changes, who made them, and will have to review and accept each counteroffer submission. Keep in mind that every time a counteroffer is made, each signer has to review and accept the changes, which could be a cycle.
*Please note, if the Accept Counteroffer box is selected, it will remain selected the next time you start an Authentisign submission. Please remember to uncheck the box when not needed.
The signing process can be prepped in 4 easy steps. The steps must be completed in order.
For the quickest route to a successful signing, please view the question labeled, "What is the most direct route to complete the Authentisign process?"
To learn more about the many ways to begin a signing submission, please view the question labeled, “How do I start a new Signing Submission using Authentisign?”
There are 2 ways to access Authentisign:
Digital signatures are safe and secure. They permanently secure the identity of signers and the document's content. The signer's digital identity is referenced within the digital signature at the time of signing. Once a document has been signed, its integrity is permanently protected. Any attempt at changing the data or tampering with the signature(s) would automatically and visibly invalidate the document.