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title: Signing a document
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createdAt: 2025-02-26T16:05:34.090Z
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If you need to sign a document in ChartHop, your will receive a notification via email or Slack and you will see a task in your ChartHop dashboard. Click the **Review and Sign **button to be taken to the signing page. 

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# Signing a document

When you receive your document, please review it carefully and understand what you are signing in full, as it is a legally binding e-signature. 

To sign a document:

1. Click the **Review and Sign **button to view the document.
2. Review the document.
3. Type your name into the box labeled **Sign here. **
   1. You can sign with any case sensitive combination of your `First Name` or `Preferred First Name` and  `Last Name` or `Preferred Last Name`. 
4. Click **Sign document. **
5. You have now signed the document. 

You can now:

- View your signature at the bottom of the document. 
- Check your email for a confirmation and signed copy.  
- Download the signed document via the download button in the top right corner of the page. 



### Signing a document with QES

If you company is using [Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES)](docId\:joXqrftT0VsO2uZU1Vtxx), for your signature, then you will be redirected to a page hosted by BoldSign to sign the document. Once you have signed you will be redirected back to ChartHop. 



# Declining to sign

If there is something incorrect about the document, like a misspelling of a name or incorrect details, you have the option to **Decline to sign** the document. 

Declining to sign will cancel the signature request and notify the person who requested the signature from you with the reason that you provide. 

To decline to sign a document:

1. Click the **Review and Sign **button to view the document.
2. Review the document.
3. Click the 🔽 next to **Sign Document**, then select **Decline to sign.**
4. In the confirmation dialog, add a reason for declining to sign the document then select **Decline to sign**. 
5. The person who requested your signature will then be notified. 

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# Viewing your signed document

There are several ways that you can view your signed document: 

1. **Email —** A copy is emailed to you immediately after you sign a document. 
   If you need to search your inbox, use the following details:
   1. Subject: **Signature Completed: \{Document Name}**
   2. Sender: **ChartHop** `<no-reply@charthop.com>`
2. **ChartHop Profile —** If you signed a document about yourself, you can find it under **My Profile > Files** tab of your ChartHop profile. If you signed a document about someone else, you can navigate to the Files tab on their profile to see the document.&#x20;

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To view more information about signatures, you can read: [About ChartHop Signatures](docId\:gg7ahONgesh1glgoPqj5v)&#x20;