Review and Send

In the last step of the signing process, you have the option to review the document and its recipients before sending it out. Set up a processing deadline, reminders, protection against unauthorized access, or leave a message for the recipients before you send the document on its way.

The aforementioned settings can be either global for all recipients, or they can be customized for each individual recipient.

Global settings

Message

You have the option to write one message for all recipients where you can sum up what’s going on, what you’ve already done, and what you want the next person to do.

Once the document is sent, the message will show up as a comment.

It will also show up in the email notification recipients will get in their email inbox.

Processing deadline

You have the opportunity to set up a deadline for the processing of the document.

If a recipient doesn't sign the document before the expiration date, the document will gain Expired status and won’t be accessible to any of the recipients anymore.

You can choose the document's lifespan to range between 1 day and 6 months, or select a custom deadline date from the calendar.

Protection

The Set protection button enables you to add an extra level of security to a document by setting protections to verify the recipient's identity. Circularo currently offers various different verification options.

• Password protection

• SMS protection

• Mail protection

• OAuth

Keep in mind that it is only possible to use one of the options at a time.

Protections only apply to external recipients. Members of your organization will receive the document in their Circularo app.

Password protection

Create a password which only you and the intended recipient know and agree on. The recipient will be asked to enter the password to access the document.

SMS protection

Availability: Enterprise

Enter the recipient's phone number. If the recipient is saved as your Contact, their number will be automatically pre-filled.

The recipient will receive a text message with a PIN code to unlock the document.

Mail protection

The recipients receive their PIN code via email. The code will be delivered to the same email address as the document.

OAuth Verification

Choose a third-party app such as Google, Microsoft, or LinkedIn, and ask the recipient to verify their identity through their account.

Please keep in mind that this doesn't work if the recipient uses a different email address for their 3rd party account from the one they use for Circularo.

View protections

To see if the document was protected when shared and how, navigate to the Progress Timeline. If the document was protected when shared, it will show a little lock icon next to the event.

Hover over the icon to see which verification method was used.

Reminders

Under the Set reminders button, you can schedule reminders to be automatically sent to anyone who has pending documents waiting for them to process.

The day on which the reminders start, as well as the time interval between two reminders, can be customized.

Permissions

Download and print

Allow the recipients to download the document to their PCs and/or print it.

Annotate on reject

Availability: Business and Enterprise

Allow recipients to reject the document with annotations. The recipient will be able to add annotations directly into the document in case of rejecting it.

If you don’t allow this, the recipient will only have the option to reject with a comment.

Delegation

Allow recipients to delegate their responsibility regarding the document to someone else who would process it on their behalf.

Customized settings

All of the aforementioned settings can be customized for each recipient. This allows you as a sender more flexibility, since you can choose different deadline, reminder frequency, verification method, and permissions tailored for every recipient individually.

Private message

To include a private message only the selected recipient will see, click on the message icon next to the Customize button. The recipient will be made aware that this message is for their eyes only in the email notification they will receive.

Language

Send notifications in the language your recipients understand. Click on the language icon and select the preferred language for each recipient to prevent potential misunderstandings.

Processing in the background

After you hit Finish, the signing process will start. If you are participating, your signature will be added and the document will be sent to the next recipient or recipients.

Depending on how large the file you are processing is and some other factors, the signing process can take a while to finalize.

During this time, feel free to exit this screen and let the process run in the background. You can also initiate another process and have them run simultaneously.

Do not, however, exit the Circularo app

You will always be informed about the status of your documents in the bottom right corner of your screen.