How To Verify a Printed Electronically Signed Document

When a document is digitally signed as long as the document remains in an electronic format, it can be verified. So if you store it on a disk, a usb drive, or send it in email, everything is fine. For instance, if the document is an Adobe Acrobat file (PDF), then the Acrobat Reader can verify the signature and show you information about it. Here is a sample screenshot from a signed PDF:


But what happens when you print the document and pass around a printed copy? How can you be sure that it was actually signed by the correct person?

There was really no way to verify an digital signature on a printed document... until now. We've solved this problem by putting a unique URL for every document on each signature stamp. If you type the URL into your browser, you can see some high level document information along with who signed it and when. This is a screenshot of a document signed with Middlepost Docs:



So if you need to verify an electronic signature, but only have the printed copy, Middlepost has you covered.

Home Page Activity Feed

Would you like to know exactly what is going on with your documents at a glance? To see all document changes, comments, approvals and signing events? Well look no further, Middlepost Docs has you covered.

The "Home" screen you see when you first login to Middlepost is your global document feed:



The global feed captures everything that is happening with your docs and allows you to stay on top of things, all on one page.

QuickForms Released

We are very excited to announce that Middlepost Docs has released a new feature: QuickForms.

QuickForms is a new way to create and manage forms online. While it is still possible with Middlepost Docs to use any documents in the Microsoft suite, or Adobe PDF format, we have added a completely new web forms management suite that makes it possible to easily create and manage any form online.

Forms save huge amounts of time. By sending someone a template you no longer have to create a new document each time that you need to collect information from a customer or colleague. And with QuickForms, you can easily and quickly create any form in our WYSIWYG editor, adding text boxes, check boxes, drop down boxes, and signatures in just minutes. No need to use Word or Acrobat to make your forms. Now you can just use a simple online editor to create a form template that you can then send to anyone in order to gather information and signatures.

With QuickForms, you can now complete documents online in just a few minutes. Sales forms, legal contracts, HR forms, or any other form that you need to complete quickly and efficiently. No more attachments, no more opening of Word or Adobe reader. Now your documents can be completed in a online in a web browser.

Simply select one of your forms stored in your forms list and send it to anyone. In just seconds they will receive a link in their email with your form. Upon opening the link, the recipient (or the sender) can fill in the form and sign it with a eSignature and time-stamp.

You can find more information on QuickForms here or try it out for yourself at docs.middlepost.com