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"}]}]},{"headingId":"before-heading","title":"Before you start","content":[{"kind":"element","tag":"ul","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Create an Envelope with a PDF, at least one Recipient, and at least one field."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" Assign every Signature, Date, Text, or Stamp field to the correct person, with at least one field assigned to every Recipient. 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"}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Confirm that each private signing link goes only to the Recipient email assigned to it."}]}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"figure","attributes":{"id":"sender-sign-and-invite-flow"},"children":[{"kind":"element","tag":"img","attributes":{"src":"/help/assets/screenshots/sender-sign-and-invite-flow.png","alt":"Conceptual two-step flow showing the Sender signing first and then sending Recipient invitations.","width":1440,"height":900,"loading":"lazy","decoding":"async"},"children":[]},{"kind":"element","tag":"figcaption","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" Conceptual mockup — final interface will change. Staging use only: the Sender signs before invitations are sent to Recipients. "}]}]}]},{"headingId":"next-heading","title":"What happens next","content":[{"kind":"element","tag":"p","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" Each Recipient can open their private signing link without a Sign For Free account. They must enter the email address that received the invitation. When all Recipients sign and completion succeeds, the Sender and all Recipients receive the completed PDF and audit certificate by email. "}]}]},{"headingId":"warnings-heading","title":"Warnings and limitations","content":[{"kind":"element","tag":"ul","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"The Sender must sign before Recipient invitations are ready."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Do not send one Recipient's private signing link to another person."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" Matching the invitation email address controls access, but it is not government ID, SMS code, or other strong identity verification. "}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"An Envelope expires 72 hours after it is created, including time spent waiting for signatures."}]}]}]},{"headingId":"troubleshooting-heading","title":"Troubleshooting","content":[{"kind":"element","tag":"ul","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"If you cannot finish, check every field assigned to the Sender."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" If an invitation was not delivered, first use the manual delivery screen, then review "},{"kind":"element","tag":"a","attributes":{"href":"/help/en-us/articles/resend-a-signature-request-or-completed-documents/"},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Resend an invitation or completed documents"}]},{"kind":"text","value":". 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