What’s changing

Starting today, nan admin power for Google Workspace’s eSignature characteristic is unrecorded for prime Google Workspace editions. Admins tin power users’ expertise to petition signatures earlier eSignature rolls retired to extremity users successful nan coming weeks.


To configure this setting, spell to Apps > Google Workspace > Drive and Docs > eSignature successful nan Admin console. Admins tin negociate eSignature entree astatine nan Organizational Unit (OU) level aliases nan Group level, arsenic shown below:

The eSignature power successful nan Admin console



Why you’d usage it 

Admins tin negociate entree to eSignature successful beforehand of nan characteristic rollout to extremity users truthful only nan due groups will person nan expertise to petition eSignatures. Note: nan admin power does not restrict users from providing eSignatures via nan feature.


Additional details

eSignature for Google Docs is rolling retired to extremity users soon

In nan coming weeks, we will rotation retired eSignature for Google Docs to extremity users connected prime Google Workspace editions. eSignature offers a assortment of features to thief you streamline requesting and capturing signatures, helping you enactment organized and support your activity moving along. Specifically, you can:

  • Request eSignatures, including signatures from much than 1 personification and from non-Gmail users.
  • View nan status of pending signatures and find completed contracts.
  • Keep statement templates to initiate aggregate eSignature requests.
  • View an audit trail of completed contracts,
  • Use civilization matter fields to petition further accusation from signers, specified arsenic occupation titles, email addresses and more. 
  • Sign contracts from some mobile devices and PCs. 

Getting started

  • Admins: This characteristic will be ON by default and tin beryllium configured astatine nan OU and Group level. Visit nan Help Center to study much astir turning eSignature connected aliases disconnected for your users.
  • End users: Visit nan Help Center to study much astir sending signature requests & motion documents pinch eSignature.

Rollout pace

Admin setting
  • Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for characteristic visibility) June 24, 2024

End personification availability
  • Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for characteristic visibility) starting connected July 8, 2024

Availability

  • Available to Google Workspace
    • Business Standard and Plus
    • Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus
    • Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus 
    • Education Plus customers
eSignature is already disposable for Google Workspace individual subscribers. 

Resources

  • Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn eSignature connected aliases disconnected for users

  • Google Help: Send signature requests & motion documents pinch eSignature

  • Google Workspace Updates  Blog: Introducing eSignature for Google Docs and Google Drive: launching to unfastened beta for Workspace Individual subscribers, launching to beta for Google Workspace customers