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  • February 3, 2026
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I cant seem to sign my own documents.  When press on start, docusign automatically “send an envelope”.  When I selected myself as only signer, it still have "add fields” as next step instead of the "sign” button.   Please advice, thanks.  

Best answer by mr1

@gng 

There was a thread o this earlier in the year. The answers there may be of use.

 

good luck

mr1

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  • Community Moderator
  • February 4, 2026

Hello ​@gng,

Thank you for reaching out here in Docusign Community.

Sorry to hear that you are having issue to sign your own document. 

You may follow the steps provided in the link below on how to sign your own document.

Sign a Document

If you are completely missing the “Sign a Document”, please try performing basic trouble shooting such as using other browsers or clearing cache and cookies.

You may also try disabling the new sending experience from Admin > Sending Settings > Enable new sending experience and see if this will allow you to have the “Sign a Document” feature.

If you found the provided response to be a useful solution to your question, please hit like and mark it as the best answer by clicking “Select as Best” to make it easier for other users to find.

Best regards,
Marco | Docusign Community Moderator


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  • February 4, 2026

@gng 

There was a thread o this earlier in the year. The answers there may be of use.

 

good luck

mr1


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  • February 5, 2026

It works when the enable new experience button is unchecked, thanks.

 

Regards, 


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  • February 5, 2026

Hello ​@gng 

Thank you for your update that it worked.

You can always reach out to us if you need any help.

We’ll appreciate if you can like it and mark it as Best Answer as this will helps other community members who might have similar questions or issue.

Best regards,
Marco | Docusign Community Moderator


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  • February 5, 2026

Hello ​@gng,

Thank you for marking the resolution provided as Best Answer. 

This will help other users that might have similar question.

You can always reach out to us if you need any help.

Best regards,
Marco | Docusign Community Moderator