eSignatures on SharePoint

eSignatures on SharePoint provides a simple way to share and get signatures onto documents. Currently, the service only supports signing PDF documents. The service is enabled on Syntex settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center, and it can be done after pay-as-you-go billing is activated.

Note

SharePoint’s eSignatures feature is available only in the US market at the time of writing this book. The feature will be available in other regions in 2024.

The signing process starts with a PDF document, where the user can select Get signatures. Next, the people who need to sign the document are chosen. They can be either internal users or external users. The number of signees is limited to 10.

The next step is to add signature placeholders to the documents for all signees. After that, signature requests are sent.

The signee receives the invitation to sign the document via email. The signee needs to log in with their account to get access to the...