Manage document progress in Secured Signing

Step 1: Open Secured Signing Document List 

In Secured Signing My Documents 

Login to Actionstep, open any matter, go to the Secured Signing tab, then click the Check Document Status button. 

Here you can see your In Progress documents and your Signed documents.

Step 1: Open Secured Signing Document List In Secured Signing My Documents

In Secured Signing Dashboard 

Login to Actionstep, open any matter, go to the Secured Signing tab, then click the Dashboard button. 

Go to the Document Status tab. Here you can see your In Progress documents and your Signed documents.

Here you can see your In Progress documents and your Signed documents.

Step 2: Document Grid 

In the document grid, you can find columns 

  • Document Name 
  • Invitees Names 
  • Process Start Date 
  • Video Signing Meeting Date (if applicable) 
  • Process Due Date 
  • Process Status 
  • Last Signed Date 
  • Document Actions – what you can do with the document 

The folder structure from the matter is used to organize documents in Secured Signing. 

You can search for documents using the search button on the right header. 

Documents in a package are grouped, and you can expand the package to see all documents inside.

Step 3: Document Actions 

Each document comes with some Secured Signing actions, including: 

  • View the document 
  • View the log for the document 
  • View emails sent for the document 
  • Check if the document has verified digital signature(s) 
  • Edit the signing process 
  • Open the document progress popup to manage the signing process 
  • Send the document to someone 
  • Delete the document and stop the signing process 
  • Organize the document into folders 
  • Check the signing completion certificate 

Step 4: View Document Progress 

Click the i icon to check the progress of the document. 

A document signing progress pop-up will display to show the progress of the document, including, including which invitees have signed, and which have not.

Step 4: View Document Progress Click the i icon to check the progress of the document.

Step 5: Extend Document Due Date 

In document signing progress pop-up, you can change the due date of the document. 

Click the date-time control to show a date picker, which will display the available dates you can choose from. Choose a date and time here. 

Click the Extend button to change the due date. 

* If the document status is completed, you can review the due date but can’t change it. 

Step 5: Extend Document Due Date In document signing progress pop-up, you can change the due date of the document.

Step 6: Update Document Signatories 

In the document signing progress pop-up, you can change the signatories of the document. 

You can also remove an invitee from progress if there’re 2 invitees or more. 

You can also send a reminder to selected invitee if the invitee hasn’t signed yet. 

After all changes to invitees, Click the Update button to make the changes. 

* If the invitee already signed, you can’t edit or remove it.

   

Actionstep – Notarize documents in Secured Signing

Step 1: To get started sending a document for Remote Online Notarization 

Login to Actionstep, open any matter, go to the Secured Signing tab, then click the Send for Signature button. 

To get started sending a document for Remote Online Notarization

Step 2: Choose your document 

You will continue to the Inbox tab in the My Documents page.  

Here, find the document from your matter that you would like to send for signing, then click the Start RON button. 

Choose your document to notarize in Actionstep

Step 3: Go through the RON wizard  

In the RON wizard, add your invitees, select their authentication method, schedule the video signing meeting and more before continuing to document tagging.

Go through the RON wizard

Step 4: Add invitees, fields, and notary seals to the document 

Add the invitees’ signatures and your notary signature and seal to the document. You can also add form fields for you and/or your invitees to fill before signing the document.  

Then, click Next to continue to the Invitation Workflow.  

notary seals to the document for signing

Step 5: Check before sending 

Change any settings/features in the Invitation Workflow pop-up before clicking Send to send the document for signing.  

Check before sending for RON session

Step 6: Start and join the video signing meeting 

After you send a document, your invitee(s) will receive an invitation email, containing a link to sign.  

Once your invitee opens the link to sign and enters their passcode, they will access the document and be able to fill the fields and sign.  

Start and join the video signing meeting Actionstep

Step 7: Enable signing for the invitee 

Now you can enable signing for the invitee, prompting them to share their screen before filling and signing.   

Step 7 Enable signing for the invitee

Step 8: Stamp and sign the document 

After the invitee has completed signing, you will be prompted to enable signing for yourself, sharing the screen with the invitee.   

Simply click to stamp and sign the document.  

When you’re ready, you can end the video signing meeting, and you and the invitee will receive signing completion emails. 

Stamp and sign the document

Actionstep – Send documents for signing in Secured Signing

Step 1: To get started sending a document 

Login to Actionstep, open any matter, go to the Secured Signing tab, then click the Send for Signature button. 

Open Secured Signing in a matter in Actionstep

Step 2: Choose your document 

You will continue to the Inbox tab in the My Documents page.  

Here, find the document from your matter that you would like to send for signing, then click the Invite others to sign button.

Step 2: Choose your document

Step 3: Add invitees and fields to the document 

Add the invitees that you would like to sign the document. You can also add form fields for your invitees to fill before signing the document.  

Then, click Next to continue to the Invitation Workflow.  

Step 3: Add invitees and fields to the document  - Actionstep

Step 4: Check before sending 

Change any settings/features in the Invitation Workflow pop-up before clicking Send to send the document for signing.

Step 4: Check before sending Actionstep

Step 5: Invitee signs the document 

After you send a document, your invitee(s) will receive an invitation email, containing a link to sign.  

Once your invitee opens the link to sign and enters their passcode, they will access the document and be able to fill the fields and sign.  

Step 5: Invitee signs the document Actionstep

Step 6: Signed document is saved back to the matter in Actionstep 

When the signing process is completed for the document, when you return to the matter documents in Actionstep, the signed document will be saved back. 

Step 6: Signed document is saved back to the matter in Actionstep

Actionstep | Connect users in your company to Secured Signing

Step 1: Open Secured Signing in a matter in Actionstep 

Login to Actionstep as an admin user. 

Open any matter, go to the Secured Signing tab, then click the Dashboard button.

Open Secured Signing in a matter in Actionstep

Step 2: Open Admin tab in Secured Signing Dashboard 

Navigate to Secured Signing User Connections 

  1. Click Admin tab to get User Connection list. 

 

Open Admin tab in Secured Signing Dashboard

Step 3: Manage User Connections 

If a user has not connected yet, when you click the Actions button, the options are: 

  • Connect as Standard User: Click to connect this user to Secured Signing, allowing them to view only their own documents. 
  • Connect as Collaborator: Click to connect this user to Secured Signing, allowing them to view their own and others’ documents. 
Manage User Connections

If a user has connected, when click Actions button, options are 

  • User Role: Click to show a pop-up allowing you to switch the user between being a Standard User and a Collaborator. 
  • Disconnect: Click to remove user connection, a popup will show to double confirm the disconnect action. 
Manage User Connections 2

Connect Secured Signing to Actionstep

Step 1: Open the link to the Secured Signing Connection Wizard

To begin, open the Secured Signing Connection Wizard by following the link below. This will initiate the integration process directly within Actionstep:

https://www.securedsigning.com/actionstep/connect.aspx 

As part of your setup, you’ll receive a 14-day free trial, which includes a generous allowance of  25 documents per user. You can connect as many users as you need during this period to fully test the workflow.

Once your trial concludes, you can seamlessly transition to either our Enterprise or Monthly plan based on your firm’s requirements. If you have any questions regarding the setup or plan options, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team.

Step 2: Step by Step Connection Wizard 

Click Start to Connect to continue. 

Step by Step Connection Wizard

Step 3: Login to Actionstep

You will be asked to login to your Actionstep account before continuing. Please login to an account with admin permissions. 

Step 3 log into Actionstep

Step 4: Fill-in your Company Details 

Register a Secured Signing company account 

  1. The integration takes company details from Actionstep for you; correct or complete fields if anything is wrong or missing. 
  2. Please agree to Secured Signing’s Terms of Use before you continue. 
  3. Click Connect to setup a Secured Signing account for your company. 
Fill-in your Company Details Register a Secured Signing company account

Step 5: Connect Users to Secured Signing 

You can connect user to Secured Signing now so they can start to use it; or you can manage user connections later in Secured Signing dashboard. 

  1. The integration gets a list of available users from Actionstep. 
  2. Click Actions and choose Connect to connect selected user 
  3. Click Next to go to the next step. 
Step 5: Connect Users to Secured Signing

Step 6: Set-up Company Account Successfully 

Your Secured Signing company account has been created. 

Click the Go back to Actionstep button to continue.

Step 6 Set-up Company Account Successfully

Step 7: Grant Matter Permissions to Secured Signing 

For this final step you must be logged into Actionstep as an admin user with authority. 

  1. In Actionstep, go to Admin -> Users & Permissions -> System Roles -> Data Permissions. 
  2. In the System Role dropdown, select ‘User’, then in the System Object, select the matter that you would like to use with Secured Signing, making sure to select the option followed by ‘Secured_Signing’. 
  3. Enable the ‘can_read’ and ‘can_write’ permissions. 
  4. Finally, click Save. 
Step 7 Grant Matter Permissions to Secured Signing

Repeat steps 2-4 for each matter type you wish to use Secured Signing with.

 

You can now go to any matter with one of these matter types and begin to use Secured Signing. 

Actionstep Integration Support Guide

Secured Signing Integration with Actionstep header

Connect Secured Signing to Actionstep

CLICK HERE: to follow along with our step-by-step written instructions

Connect users in your company to Secured Signing

CLICK HERE: to follow along with our step-by-step written instructions

Actionstep - Send documents for signing in Secured Signing

CLICK HERE: to follow along with our step-by-step written instructions

Manage the document process in Secured Signing

Follow our step-by-step written guide here

Actionstep - Notarize documents in Secured Signing

CLICK HERE: to follow along with our step-by-step written instructions

Knackly Support Guide

Knackly and Secured Signing Unite header

By combining Secured Signing’s technology with Knackly’s Microsoft add-ins, this solution goes beyond mere convenience to provide a level of integrity, security, and legal defensibility that meets the high demands of your profession.

 

Together, they offer:

  • Tamper-proof digital signatures that are legally enforceable
  • Document tagging automation for a streamlined signing process
  • Optional Video Confirmation; To know who was behind the device at the signature event

How to connect and use eSignatures with Secured Signing

  1. Create an account with Secured Signing
    1. Reseller Link needs to be added
    2. OR Sign up direct https://www.securedsigning.com/signup/?plan=business&annual
  2. Connect Secured Signing with Word
    1. How to Install Word Desktop – https://www.securedsigning.com/support/microsoft-word-install-secured-signing-plugin-on-microsoft-w…
    2. How to install Word Online – https://www.securedsigning.com/support/microsoft-word-install-secured-signing-plugin-on-microsoft-w…
  3. Create the document in Knackly > check esign > save the document
  4. Open the saved document in Word and use the Secured Signing actions button. (this is where you will need to connect Word to Secured Signing)
  5. Select “Signing Process Automation – Smart Tag” > confirm all details are correct > Send for Signing
  6. Track and manage the signing process from within Secured Signing.

Zapier Support Guide

You can streamline your workflow by leveraging the specific Triggers and Actions that Secured Signing offers within Zapier. With these tools, you can build custom Zaps to automatically handle document generation, signing, and data retrieval — saving time and reducing manual tasks.

This integration makes it easy to connect Secured Signing with hundreds of other apps and automate your entire document process effortlessly.

How to use the Secured Signing integration in Zapier 

 

You can start using Secured Signing in Zapier by adding a new action to an existing or new Zap.  

Step 1: 

Start by creating a new Zap, or opening an existing one.

Start by creating a new Zap

Step 2: 

Click ‘Add Step’, search for ‘Secured Signing’, then click ‘Secured Signing’.

Add Step’, search for ‘Secured Signing’
Add Step’, search for ‘Secured Signing’ 2.5

Step 3: 

In the new Secured Signing action, first select the ‘Action event’ that you would like to use for your workflow, in this instance it is the ‘Send SmartTag Document for Signature’ action, then click ‘Sign in’ under ‘Account’.

select the ‘Action event’ that you would like to use for your workflow,

Step 4:

Log into your Secured Signing account (or register if you don’t have one already).

Log into your Secured Signing account

Step 5:

Finally, click ‘Authorize’ to complete the connection between Zapier and Secured Signing. Once you have connected your account, your connection will be automatically selected for future Secured Signing actions/triggers.

click ‘Authorize’ to complete the connection between Zapier and Secured Signing

Step 6:

Now you can continue to the ‘Configure’ tab to set up the required data for the action. For the ‘Send SmartTag Document for Signature’ action, add the file name, making sure to include the extension (e.g. .docx, .pdf), and the file itself, which you can insert from a previous action in the Zap.

Configure’ tab to set up the required data for the action

Step 7:

Continue to the ‘Test’ tab and click ‘Test Step’ to send the document for signing and make sure the action is setup correctly. You can check that the document has sent by logging into your Secured Signing account at https://www.securedsigning.com/login, then going to the ‘In Progress’ tab.

Secured Signing Zapier Integration Manual

This manual provides a detailed overview of the functions available through the Secured Signing Zapier integration. 

Upload Document 

This function uploads a file to Secured Signing. 

  • Input: You must provide a File Name with a supported extension (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt, .rtf, .xls, .xlsx, .ods, .txt, .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .dcm, .svg, .tif, .tiff) and the File Data itself. 
  • Output: The system will return a Document Reference for the uploaded file. 

 

Download Document

Use this function to download a previously uploaded document. 

  • Input: Provide the Document Reference obtained from the upload step or send step. 
  • Output: The system will provide a Zapier file URL, which you can use to access and download the file. 

Send Smart Tag Document for Signature

This function sends a document for signature that includes predefined Smart Tag fields. 

  • Input: You’ll need to provide the File Name (with a supported extension) and the Smart Tag File. 
  • Output: The system returns a Document Reference for the sent document. 

 

Send Form Filler Template for Signature

This is an advanced function for sending one or more templates for signature using a pre-populated CSV file. 

  • Input: 
  • Template Name: Select the template(s) you’ve created in your Secured Signing account. 
  • CSV File: A CSV file must be provided. It should list the Template Name, Signer details (Email, First Name, Last Name), and Field values (label, value) as shown in the example below. This allows you to fill out multiple fields for different signers before sending in one go. 

Export to Sheets 

  • Output: The output is a Document Reference for the initiated signing process. 

 

Generate Form Filler CSV Template 

This tool helps you create the necessary CSV file for the “Send Form Filler Template for Signature” function. 

  • Input: Select the template(s) from your account. 
  • Output: The system will generate a CSV string that you can use to create a correctly formatted CSV file. This file will be pre-populated with the headers and structure needed to successfully send a Form Filler template for signature. 

How to use Video Confirmation with Realify

How to enable in your account and for a signing process

Step 1: 

In your Secured Signing account, navigate to My Account -> My Settings -> My Settings.

Step 2: 

Enable both the Video Confirmation and Realify – Deepfake Detector settings.

Enable both the Video Confirmation and Realify – Deepfake Detector settings.

Step 3: 

Now that Video Confirmation and Realify – Deepfake Detector are enabled in your account settings, after enabling Video Confirmation in the invitation workflow for a document or package, you will see the new Realify – Deepfake Detector setting next to it, and it will enabled by default.

after enabling Video Confirmation in the invitation workflow for a document

Using Video Confirmation with Realify – Deepfake Detector During Signing

Step 1: 

Send a document or package with an invitee with Video Confirmation and Realify – Deepfake Detector enabled.

 

Step 2: 

When an invitee with Realify – Deepfake Detector enabled opens the link to sign, then click the signature, they will be shown the ‘Video Confirmation Capture with Deepfake Detection’ pop-up, where they will be required to record a 10 second video and speak aloud.

Video Confirmation Capture with Deepfake Detection’
required to record a 10 second video and speak aloud

Step 3: 

Once the results are received for the Realify – Deepfake Detection, you will receive an email with the results, and the report attached as a PDF.

you will receive an email with the results, and the report attached as a PDF.

Step 4: 

Finally, if you would like to access the results and download a PDF report in your account, you can login to your Secured Signing account, go to the ‘In Progress’, ‘Signed’, or ‘History’ tab, then click the ‘Realify – Deepfake Detection’ button in the ‘Actions’ column for your document.

the results and download a PDF report in your account

It’s the protection you need for total peace of mind.

View our Release Notes for more detailed information. 

Realify Support Guide

New Layer of Security Unlocked

How to Enable Realify – Deepfake Detector

Because this advanced feature requires specific settings to be active and impacts the invitee workflow, it is disabled by default.

You must consciously enable Realify within your account settings to begin protecting your high-value digital transactions from the growing threat of AI-driven fraud.

CLICK HERE to view our step by step instructions

How to Use Realify Deepfake Detector

Realify Deepfake Detector is a feature seamlessly integrated into the Secured Signing platform, specifically for Remote Online Notarization (RON) and Video Signing sessions.

CLICK HERE to view the process involves both the Host/Notary and the Invitee/Signer 

How to use Video Confirmation with Realify – Deepfake Detector in Secured Signing

CLICK HERE: View how our Video Confirmation system, combined with the intelligent, real-time fraud defense of Realify, builds trust. It determines who was behind the device during the signature mint, guaranteeing the authenticity of every signer.