Everyday essentials
Sending a document for signature
Once your fields and recipients are set up, you're ready to send.
Before you send
Click Send for Signing in the top toolbar. Inkless checks a few things first and will stop you with a clear message if something's missing:
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| If... | You'll see |
|---|---|
| No PDF was loaded | "No PDF file loaded." |
| You haven't added any recipients | "Please add at least one recipient before sending for signing." |
| A recipient has no fields assigned to them | "Every recipient needs at least one field..." |
| A field was placed without a recipient selected | "...field(s) are not assigned to a recipient..." — select a recipient and re-place it, or delete it |
| Two recipients share the same email | "...appears more than once. Each recipient must have a unique email address." |
Optional extras before you send
Two optional buttons live in the same toolbar as Send for Signing:
- Add a custom message — include a personal note with the email your recipients receive (paid plans).
- AI Review — get AI-generated suggestions on your document before sending (free plans get 2 reviews total; unlimited on paid plans).
See Adding a custom message and using AI Review for details on both.
Auto-release signatures
By default, Auto-release signatures when complete is turned on — once every recipient has signed, the final signed PDF is finalized and made available automatically. You can find and adjust this checkbox in the document editor before sending.
Sending
Click Send for Signing. If you've turned on a signing order, you'll see a confirmation of who gets emailed first before anything goes out. Otherwise, everyone is emailed immediately.
You'll see a confirmation once it's sent, and Inkless takes you back to your Dashboard, where the new document appears at the top of your Recent Documents.