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Can the last role in the signing order be “Receives a Copy” with a Delivery of “Fax”? The business unit wants all signers to receive documents via email but then once signed, the BU would receive the signed documents via fax.

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  • April 7, 2025

Hello ​@andreamwills,

Thank you for reaching out, and welcome to the Docusign Community! We appreciate your question and assure you that we are fully committed to providing you with the best service possible. 

Yes, you can add the Carbon Copy recipient anywhere in the signing order, depending on at what point in the agreement flow you want them to receive your documents.

To fax your documents as the return method, follow these instructions.

Note: If you already downloaded the documents but quit during a previous Print & Sign session before returning your documents, you must download the documents again and sign using these instructions.

  1. Select Fax and select CONTINUE.

    A screenshot of the Print & Sign dialog box with download for fax selected.

  2. Select DOWNLOAD to download the fax cover page and your documents.
  3. After downloading the fax cover page and your documents, select FINISH to exit the signing process.
  4. Print the fax cover page and documents using your normal printing method.
  5. Complete and sign the printed pages as needed.
  6. Follow the instructions on the printed fax cover page to fax the documents to Docusign.

    Note: When faxing your documents, make sure to send the Docusign fax cover page first. The fax cover page has information that links your documents to the envelope. Your documents might be lost if the cover sheet is not the first page.

     

  7. When Docusign receives the fax, your documents are matched with the sender’s original request to complete the process.

    Note: You can optionally upload the documents or sign them electronically. If you sign electronically, you can return to the document using the link in the original email that was sent to you. After you open the document, select CANCEL FAX to cancel the fax process. Then follow the instructions for uploading your documents.

You have successfully completed signing your documents.

When all the signers have completed signing, you receive an email confirming this and giving you have the option to download a PDF copy of the completed documents.

For future reference, you may check these relevant articles.

Fax Your Documents
Add a Receives a Copy Recipient to Send a Copy of a Completed Agreement

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  • April 7, 2025

Thanks for the response. Someone needs to initiate the fax to DocuSign in order for it to then be received via fax by someone in the Receives a Copy role, correct? It can’t be automated on DocuSign’s side when the signer completes the signing process all on a computer, the documents are then forwarded to a fax number?


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Hi ​@andreamwills ,

Thank you for your response. Yes, it cannot be automated on Docusign’s side you have to initiate the process instead and follow the instructions above.
 

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  • April 21, 2025

Hello ​@andreamwills,
 

I hope you are doing well. 

I want to confirm if you were able to solve your issue by utilizing the suggested solution or if the information provided was useful.

Let me know and I will gladly help you address the situation as soon as possible.


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  • April 21, 2025

Thanks for confirming my follow up question. No further discussion is needed.


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Hello ​@andreamwills,

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

 

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Ma. Cassandra | Docusign Community Moderator

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