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title: Document Signing Overview
description: >-
  Learn how document signing works in Clear Ideas, including signature requests,
  signer verification, completion artifacts, saved signatures, and signing
  defaults.
ogTitle: Document Signing Overview
ogDescription: >-
  Understand document signing in Clear Ideas, from request preparation to
  completed documents and signing certificates.
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# Document Signing Overview

Clear Ideas document signing lets you prepare PDF signature requests, route them to internal or external recipients, verify signers, and keep the completed documents and certificates inside the same governed workspace used for secure collaboration.

## What Signing Includes

- PDF-based signature requests
- signature, initials, date, name, text, and checkbox fields
- required and optional fields
- sequential or parallel routing
- signer verification options
- signing disclosures and defaults
- completed documents and signing certificates

## Why Use Signing in Clear Ideas

- Keep signing workflows close to the source documents.
- Reuse the same governed collaboration environment.
- Preserve audit visibility and completion artifacts.
- Avoid disconnected email-based signing loops.

## Related Guides

- [Create a Signature Request](/document-signing/create-a-signature-request)
- [Prepare Fields](/document-signing/prepare-fields)
- [Signing as a Recipient](/document-signing/signing-as-a-recipient)
- [Audit Certificates and Completed Documents](/document-signing/audit-certificates-and-completed-documents)
- [Saved Signatures](/document-signing/saved-signatures)
- [Signing Request Defaults](/document-signing/signing-request-defaults)