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How to Check Out a Document

Information on how the Check Out a document from Contract Logix

Eric Reinert avatar
Written by Eric Reinert
Updated over 4 months ago

Use Check Out when sending documents out for review or signature.

Check Out provides various ways to share a document including sending a copy of a document to another party (either internal or external). Check out locks the document to prevent anyone from editing it in the system while it is checked out.

Send Document via Email

(Sends the document as an email attachment)

From the menu bar in either the Document Details or Document Preview page, hover over and select Send Document via Email from the drop-down.

Set the Track Changes toggle to the desired position (ON or OFF).

Set the Use Email Template toggle to the desired position (YES or NO).

  • If you are using a template, select it from the drop-down. You can modify the information carried over from the email template before sending it out by setting the Edit Email toggle to YES. Edits you make here only apply to this email and do not modify the template.

  • If you are not using a template, add your own Email Subject and Email Body.

Enter Notes (optional). Notes appear after the body text in the email and in Document Activity sub-grid on the Document Details page.

Select a Recipient Type (contact, user, or email address) and then select the user or contact or enter the recipient’s name and email address Click the appropriate button:, , or (for email addresses). Repeat for additional recipients.

For each name In the Recipients List, select the Recipient Type (TO, CC or BCC).

Since emails generated by the system come from the Contract Logix Administrator using a <no-reply> address, you can use the Reply-To checkbox to indicate who should receive replies instead of <no-reply>.

Click .

Send Document via URL

(Emails a link to download the document)

From the menu bar in either the Document Details or Document Preview page, hover over and select Send Document via URL.

Set the Track Changes toggle to the desired position (ON or OFF).

Set the Use Email Template toggle to the desired position (YES or NO).

  • If you are using a template, select it from the drop-down. You can modify the information carried over from the email template before sending it out by setting the Edit Email toggle to YES. Edits you make here only apply to this email and do not modify the template.

  • If you are not using a template, add your own Email Subject and Email Body.

Select Link Expiration (24, 48 or 72 hours until link expires).

Enter Notes (optional). Notes appear after the body text in the email and in Document Activity sub-grid on the Document Details page.

Select a Recipient Type (contact, user, or email address) and then select the user or contact or enter the recipient’s name and email address Click the appropriate button: , , or (for email addresses). Repeat for additional recipients.

For each name In the Recipients List, select the Recipient Type (TO, CC or BCC).

Since emails generated by the system come from the Contract Logix Administrator using a <no-reply> address, you can use the Reply-To checkbox to indicate who should receive replies instead of <no-reply>.

Click .

Download Document

From the menu bar in either the Document Details or Document Preview page, hover over and select Download Document.

The document will download instantly to the user's Downloads folder and locks the document record in the system until the document has been Checked back In.

Send Document for e-Signature

For more information, click the How to Send a Document for e-Signature link.

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