Collect signatures from Google Docs

Use the Formesign Google Docs add-on to start from a document your team already maintains. The current add-on hands the document to Formesign's web preparation flow as a signable PDF with placeholder fields.

Prepare the Google Doc

Open the document in an account that can access and use it. Review the wording, identify the blanks people complete, and give each signer a clear block. Keep an unchanged copy when preparing a new agreement or consent template.

Find the current add-on from Document signature or its linked Google Workspace listing. After installing it if needed, open the Formesign sidebar from Google Docs' add-on controls. An organization may restrict add-on installation or external document access.

Continue in Formesign

The current sidebar explains that it will convert the Google Doc into a signable PDF with placeholder fields. Choose Proceed to open the Formesign preparation page in a new tab. The sidebar then displays Continue in the new tab; finish setup on the website.

Review extracted fields, all signer roles and the page placement. If the flow offers the original layout, check its page limit: the keep-layout path supports documents up to six pages. For a longer document, use the alternative offered by setup or prepare a shorter source.

The resulting signing document is the item recipients review and complete. Do not assume that their signatures are written back into the original Google Doc. Inspect the response and completed PDF to confirm the actual output you will retain.

If the document cannot be read

The add-on can show We couldn’t read your document, for example when an organization blocks the access needed for conversion. Its recovery path is Download this Doc as a PDF, followed by Upload on formesign.com.

Export an authorized copy from the account that can read the document, then use the PDF quickstart. Making the source public is unnecessary for this recovery path. If neither route is permitted by your organization, ask its administrator or contact support.

Reuse and finish

Check the signer preview before sharing. For repeated agreements, see reusable templates. Configure Drive filing and emailing completed copies for the output your team needs.