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              SIGNING ORDER

              Automate the signing process and collect e-signatures fast

              Make approvals and sign-offs smooth and simple. Automatically route your documents to the correct recipients in the right sequence so that deals move forward without confusion or delay.

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              68,000+ businesses rely on PandaDoc to secure approvals and close deals faster

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              Rakuten
              TomTom
              HP
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              PandaDoc will allow us to work quickly through our high volume of incoming leads. And, with a 100% remote workforce, the ability to create, edit, and manage documents virtually will allow us to maintain business continuity throughout our operations.

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              25%

              more documents sent per month

              46x

              faster to get a signature compared to Docusign

              95%

              reduction in time spent creating documents

              What is a signing order?

              A signing order is a workflow feature that lets users set a specific sequence for recipients to receive and sign a document. Users can select recipients and pre-determine the order in which they receive the document. This ensures your contracts, proposals, or agreements are reviewed and approved in the correct order, helping you manage approvals and avoid delays in the e-signing process.

              With the PandaDoc signing order feature, you can assign user roles, set up email notifications, and automate the process so that your documents are automatically sent out in the right order.

              Why businesses choose PandaDoc for e-signing

              Create and send documents in minutes using templates

              Create and send documents in minutes using templates

              Build polished, professional documents quickly using pre-built templates and a drag-and-drop editor, no IT support or professional designers needed.

              Make a lasting impression with interactive content

              Make a lasting impression with interactive content

              Add multimedia, pricing tables, and other unique content to keep recipients engaged. Built-in tracking shows when users view, comment, and complete your documents.

              Send, sign, and approve documents on one secure platform

              Send, sign, and approve documents on one secure platform

              Build documents, collect legally binding e-signatures, set signing order, and track progress without ever leaving PandaDoc.

              Connect PandaDoc to your favorite CRM tools

              Connect PandaDoc to your favorite CRM tools

              Eliminate manual entry and avoid input errors by automatically importing customer data from Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, and other CRM tools.

              Take control of your entire e-signing

              process

              Workflow Settings

              Ensure that every document is signed in the right order

              With a pre-set signing order, documents always follow a clear path. Users will only receive an invitation to review the document after users ahead in the signing order have already signed. That way, no one signs early, and no one gets skipped.

              Provide a personalized experience for every signer

              With PandaDoc, recipients only see what’s relevant to them when they open a document. Signing fields, messaging, and timing are all tailored to keep things clear, streamlined, and professional while reducing confusion or unnecessary distractions.

              Api Send Document

              Build secure e-signing into your tech stack with PandaDoc API

              Generate, send, and sign thousands of documents automatically using fast, flexible API tools that scale with your document output.

              • Automate document creation at scale.

              • Trigger sending and e-signing via API calls.

              • Customize templates with variables and dynamic data.

              • Integrate seamlessly with your CRM and other tools.

              Start automating proposals

              Custom e-sign routing for every document

              Proposal Signing Order

              Automate proposal approvals with precision

              Expedite proposals by assigning a clear signing order before sending your documents. PandaDoc will send your proposal to stakeholders one at a time, ensuring that sign-offs happen in the right order and deals are always moving forward.

              Approval Sigining Order Setup

              Keep contract approvals moving smoothly

              Assign signers in the right sequence to avoid hold-ups and unplanned missteps. With a defined signing order, contracts automatically go to the appropriate signer without additional micromanagement from your team.

              Approval Groups

              Keep internal teams on the same page

              Create a clear path for approvals across multiple departments. Automatically send policies, agreements, and updates to internal teams using a predefined sequence so that approvals are consistent and executed in the right order.

              Simple, secure approvals designed for

              today’s professionals

              • Sales teams

                Automate deal cycles with a structured signing process

                Make sure pricing, legal, and executive sign-offs happen in the right order. PandaDoc routes every proposal without additional guidance from reps, so teams can spend less time managing the process and more time closing deals.

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                Sales
              • Marketing

                Get the green light on creative work faster than ever

                Get quick approvals on branding, content, and creative projects by capturing signatures from critical stakeholders and decision makers. Marketers can route key documents through legal, directors, and executives in a preset sequence to ensure that everyone is on board with your brand’s next steps.

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                Marketing
              • Finance

                Approve budgets and contracts in no time

                Route documents like budget approvals and payment authorizations through key decision-makers without skipping over essential stakeholders. Finance teams can ensure that everyone has a say while addressing any outstanding issues required for final approval.

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                Finance
              • Legal

                Reduce risk and ensure compliance across every document

                Legal teams can define the exact sequence of review and sign-off while making sure that the right clauses, people, and policies are properly addressed before signatures are captured. Easy signing order management means fewer errors, better transparency, and airtight legality.

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                Legal
              • Agencies

                Clarify SOWs and get clear client sign-offs before work begins

                Set the order of client reviewers and approvers so that the scope of work is clear, and every step of the bidding process is clean, fast, and predictable. Remove delays and confusion by setting clear expectations at every dotted line.

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              • Freelancers

                Eliminate back-and-forth and get work started ASAP

                Eliminate the need to chase clients for final signatures and approvals. Set a signing order and let PandaDoc route your contracts and proposals so that clients can review, approve, and sign without the need for the usual follow-ups.

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              Signing Order

              How to set a signing order within PandaDoc

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              Frequently asked questions

              • A signing order is the sequence of people that are expected to sign a document. PandaDoc signing order feature helps you set up a document distribution list so your document gets sent to one person at a time. Once one recipient signs, the document is automatically forwarded to the next signer.

              • Click and drag users one-by-one in the order you want them to receive a document. Make these changes before you send out a document, as you can’t modify the order afterward.

              • Yes, you can. Drag and drop several signature fields from the toolbar. Assign each field to particular recipients by clicking the Add Recipient button.

              • After you complete the signing order, click on Send at the top. You have two options here. The first one is to send your document via email. In that case, your recipient will get an email from PandaDoc which will include access to the document. You can add a personalized message, too. The second option is to share the document link. For example, you can drop in a link via messenger.

              • No, signers don’t need a PandaDoc account. When opening a document, they should click Start at the top of the screen. It will bring them to the required fields for signing. After all fields are filled in, they should click Finish. The document will be sent to the next person in the order. If there is no one left, the document will be completed.

              • You can turn off the signing order before you send out a document. Just switch off the toggle and your document will be sent out to all your recipients at once.

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              Minimize delays caused signing contracts out of order

              When key stakeholders get skipped during e-signing, it’s often necessary to start the entire process over again. PandaDoc keeps everything moving in the correct sequence so that signatures happen faster and no recipient is overlooked.

              Signing Order Setup

              Stay in control without micromanaging project stakeholders

              Trying to manage stakeholders during e-signing usually results in more emails, notifications, and even friction. With PandaDoc, teams can set the signing order once and let the process take care of itself without constant follow-ups or manual check-ins.

              Document In App

              Store signed documents automatically in PandaDoc

              Once the final stakeholder signs, documents are time-stamped, emailed to all recipients, and stored in a secure location in the PandaDoc workspace. As required, each document can be downloaded, exported, or shared across teams and stakeholders.

              Signature Roles

              Add recipients and assign fields to your documents

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                See how our users turn agreements around faster

                Teams rely on PandaDoc when every signature counts. See how real teams use PandaDoc to simplify approvals and eliminate unnecessary bottlenecks.

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                • improved close rates and cut proposal creation time in half

                  50%

                  improved close rates and cut proposal creation time in half

                • Nomad’s slashed customer acquisition costs by 20%
                  Nomad’s slashed customer acquisition costs by 20%

                  Nomad’s slashed customer acquisition costs by 20%

                • We’re saving 3,000 hours annually and we’re three times more efficient.

                  We’re saving 3,000 hours annually and we’re three times more efficient.