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# Notarizing a Document

1. To begin, click the **New Session** button and select the session type.

![New Session](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/d/6/f/ad6f70f312c99800/screenshot-2025-11-21-at-10474_1941ml2.png)

  

  

  

2. Fill in the signer's details. You can also upload the document or a template at this stage.  
![Adding Signer's details](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/d/6/f/ad6f70f312c99800/screenshot-2025-11-21-at-10185_te61qp.png)

  

  

3. The signer will receive an email with instructions about how to start the process.

![Email Invite](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/d/6/f/ad6f70f312c99800/screenshot-2025-11-21-at-10254_1je162p.png)

  

  

4. You should be on the app ready well before the meeting is due to start. You will see it on your journal. You'll also receive an email alert that the signer is ready to sign.  
  
Click **Join **to go to enter live session.

  

![Journal](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/d/6/f/ad6f70f312c99800/screenshot-2025-11-21-at-10541_1rzr57j.png)

  

5. Identify your signer. Click the **Menu** button to visually verify the signer’s identity, where you can also save it.

  

  

![Checking the Signer's ID](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/d/6/f/ad6f70f312c99800/imageehctrk_n6blqw.png)

  

  

6. Drag and drop all your needed elements onto the document as needed for the notarization - including names, dates and signatures. Finally, drop your notary seal. Once everything is final, hit **Menu** > **Complete Session**.

  

Make sure to check that both you and the signer have added signatures to the document before completing the session.

![Completing Session](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/d/6/f/ad6f70f312c99800/screenshot-2025-11-21-at-11024_102e9l6.png)
${youtube}[Watch a Full Online Notarization Session](ITJsK0QmYLU)