How-To Use DocuSign's Sign on Paper Feature

While we enjoy providing safe, secure eSign services, we've also included a “Sign on Paper” feature for our customers who have recipients who prefer sign on paper. The Sign on Paper feature can help you sign documents on paper while still allowing you to take advantage of DocuSign's ability to store and manage your signed paper documents electronically.

The following steps enable you to review, sign deliver, store and manage a document on paper using the DocuSign service:

• Open the email invitation from the DocuSign Service
• Accept the Consumer Disclosure Statement, if asked
• Review the document
• Sign the document
• Fax or upload the document to the DocuSign Electronic Signature Service

DocuSign gives you the option to sign a document on paper instead of electronically and asks you to review and accept the Consumer Disclosure agreement. To sign on paper:

• Click the “I would prefer to sign on paper” link
• Click the “I Agree” box in the Consumer Disclosure section
• Click the “Continue” button

The Sign on Paper window appears, allowing you to review, print and sign the document on paper. You can still eSign, if you change your mind and decide not to sign on paper!

• Click the “View/Print All Pages” button to launch a PDF of the document you are about to sign on paper
• Print, review, fill out and sign the document
• Optionally, click the “Sign Online” button if you change your mind and want to sign the document electronically
• After you have printed, reviewed, and signed the document, click the “Next” button

The “Submit Documents” window appears, allowing you to upload your scanned document you signed on paper to the DocuSign Electronic Signature Service, fax your signed document to the DocuSign eSignature Service, and eSign the document by selecting the “Sign Online” button.

To Upload Your Scanned Document

1. From the Submit Documents window, select the “File Upload” radio button
2. Click the “Browse” buttonto navigate and to select a document
3. Click the “Submit” button

The DocuSign Electronic Signature Service Completed window appears, where you have the option to download your document as a PDF or view other download options. Click the “Done” button when finished.

To Fax Your Signed Document

1. From the Submit Documents window, select the “Fax” radio button
2. Click the “Print Cover Page...” button to open a PDF of the fax cover page. A PDF of the fax cover page appears.
3. Print the fax cover page
4. Optionally, you can still eSign the document online by clicking the “Sign Online” button before you fax the document
5. Follow the instructions on the fax cover page and fax your document to the number on the cover page
6. From the Submit Documents window, click the “Fax Submitted” button after you have faxed the document

The DocuSign Electronic Signature Service Completed window appears. Whether you upload or fax the signed documents, the completed DocuSign envelope consists of a set of documents that are eSigned and a set of documents for each signer who signed on paper. Contract documents executed in this manner are called “counterparts.”

For more information on how to use DocuSign Electronic Signature Services, take a look at our other helpful “How-To's”, sign up for a weekly training, or see other how-to ESIGN videos on DocuSign's YouTube Channel!