Digital Singning

Here you will find explanations and videos on how to digitally sign documents with FP Sign.Further information about the electronic signature can be found in our FAQ section

Signing without an account

Signing with an account

Delegating a signature request

Signing with a guest account

In FP Sign you can sign documents without an FP Sign user account.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the link in the email from FP Sign
2. (If applicable, check and enter SMS TAN)
3. Check the document
4. Select sign
5. Select or upload signature image
6. Confirm

Note: If you have been sent multiple documents in a document folder, they will be displayed one after another. Repeat steps 2–6 for each.

After completion, a thank you page is displayed. If someone else is involved in the process, they will now receive a message.

Finally, after all parties have carried out the action defined by the creator, you will receive the signed document by email along with the workflow report.

Signing with an FP Sign user account

In FP Sign you can sign documents with an FP Sign user account.

To do this, complete the registration in FP Sign in advance. If this has not yet happened, follow these steps:

1. You received an email for account registration in FP Sign
2. If you lost this email, use the "Forgot password" function
3. Click the link in that email
4. Enter your login details and sign in to FP Sign
5. If you lost your login details, use the "Forgot password" function
6. Log into FP Sign
7. Accept FP Sign's terms and privacy policy
8. You are now registered with FP Sign and logged into your user account. Check your received requests.

Note: If no request is displayed, it may still be on its way to you and has not yet been processed by the person before you.

1. Open "Received requests"
2. Click "Select action"
3. Select "Sign"
4. Select or upload signature image
5. Confirm
6. Finally, the FP Sign dashboard is displayed. If someone else is involved in the process, they will now receive a message.

Finally, after all parties have carried out the action defined by the creator, you will receive the signed document by email along with the workflow report or you can download it under "Received requests" > "Signed requests".

Delegating a signature request

In FP Sign you can delegate signature requests.

The prerequisite is that the creator of the request has activated this in the request settings.

• Follow the same steps as for signing
• Select "Sign and delegate" or just "Delegate"
• With "Sign and delegate" you can digitally sign a signature request and then forward it to a recipient of your choice as a signature request
• With "Delegate" you can forward a signature request to a recipient of your choice

Sign and delegate:

• Select or upload signature image
• Place your signature
• Add recipient
• Click "Confirm recipient"
• Click Confirm

Delegate:

• Add recipient
• Click "Confirm recipient"
• Click Confirm

Finally, the FP Sign dashboard is displayed. The recipient of the delegation receives the request via email.

Finally, after all parties have carried out the action defined by the creator, you will receive the signed files and a workflow report by email.