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# Digital Signatures

Once your client is happy with your proposal, they can sign it electronically — no printing, scanning, or meeting in person required. Digital signatures make the approval process fast, professional, and paperwork-free.

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## How Clients Sign

When a client opens their proposal link, they can review all the details — services, pricing, terms — and then sign directly on their device.

1. The client opens the **proposal link** you shared
2. They review the proposal content and pricing
3. They scroll to the **signature section** at the bottom
4. They **draw their signature** on screen (works on desktop and mobile)
5. They enter their **name** and **email address**
6. They tap **Sign Proposal**


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## Owner Counter-Signature

You can require your own signature on proposals too. When **Require Owner Signature** is enabled:

1. The client signs first
2. The proposal status changes to **Awaiting Owner** (instead of Signed)
3. You receive a notification to counter-sign
4. You review and add your own signature
5. Once both signatures are in, the status changes to **Signed**

This is useful for formal contracts where both parties need to sign.

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## What Happens After Signing

Once the client signs (and you counter-sign, if required):

- The proposal status changes to **Signed**
- The **signature images** are saved securely to your account
- The **signer's name**, **email**, and **timestamp** are recorded
- You receive a notification that the proposal has been signed
- If you have **auto-assign team** enabled, a team member is automatically assigned to the linked booking
- The assigned team member receives an **email notification** with the booking details

| All signatures, signer names, and timestamps are stored and can be included in the PDF export for your records.

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## Questionnaires and Signing

You can attach **questionnaires** to proposals and control exactly when they appear in the client's flow:

- **Before Signing** — The client must fill out the questionnaire before they can sign
- **After Signing** — The questionnaire appears right after the signature
- **Before Payment** — The questionnaire appears before the payment step
- **After Payment** — The questionnaire appears after payment is complete

This lets you collect critical event information at the right moment — venue details before signing, or detailed preferences after payment.

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## Proposal Statuses

Every proposal moves through a clear lifecycle:

- **Draft** — You're still building it
- **Sent** — Shared with the client
- **Viewed** — The client has opened the link
- **Awaiting Owner** — The client has signed, waiting for your counter-signature (only when owner signature is required)
- **Signed** — All required signatures are in
- **Declined** — The client has declined

You can track all of this from your proposals dashboard at a glance.


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## What's Next?

- [PDF Export and Sharing](/en/article/pdf-export-and-sharing)
- [Collecting Payments](/en/article/collecting-payments)
- [Creating Questionnaire Templates](/en/article/creating-questionnaire-templates)