What's new – Sign

The dropdowns in the signature editor are now read out by name (#2859)

Affected were the validation rule of a field and the document picker above the page preview. Anyone using the editor with a screen reader heard nothing but "combo box" there - with no hint of what was being selected. Both now carry a spoken name in German and English. Nothing changes visually.

All envelope emails now have a complete salutation (#1852)

When a recipient or the sender had no name on file, the notification emails (invitation, reminder, completion, decline, void, expiry warning) sometimes showed "Hallo ," with a visible gap before the comma. The salutation now uses the name on file; without one, a general but complete salutation appears in the recipient's language - never an open gap.

Removing a document from an envelope now asks first (#1916)

In the envelope wizard, step 1 (documents), the bin icon next to a file removed it from the envelope straight away - together with every field already placed on it. A confirmation now appears first, naming the file name. Uploading, reordering and saving are unchanged.

A caption in the field editor is now linked to its field

In a document's field editor, the caption of the maximum length validation rule was not technically linked to the input below it. Clicking it did not put the cursor in the field, and a screen reader announced the field without a name. Both are fixed; nothing changes visually.

Captions of choice fields during signing

when filling in a choice or text field, the question above the field carried a caption that was not technically linked to it. For a choice field with a drop-down list, clicking the question now moves focus into the list. Where the choice is presented as a button group instead, the question is now read out as ordinary text rather than as the caption of a single field - what announces the group itself is unchanged. Nothing changes visually.

Field captions in the signing settings are now linked to their field

Above the reminder interval, the validity period and the advance warning, the input fields carried a caption above them that was not technically linked to the field. That had two noticeable consequences: clicking the caption did not put the cursor in the field, and a screen reader announced the field without a name - you heard "edit box" instead of "Subject, edit box". That link is now in place. Nothing changes visually - captions, spacing, colours and field sizes are unchanged. One place sounds different: the signature pad on which the specimen signature is drawn is not an ordinary input field. Its caption now names it all the same, so a screen reader announces it with that name.

The completion certificate follows the signers' language

The emails of an envelope had been going out in each signer's own language for a long time, but the certificate appended to the signed PDF always carried its timestamps in German - so a signer who corresponded in English received a German-dated document stapled to it. When every signer shares one language, the certificate now follows that language. When the languages differ, the previous German format stays: there is no single answer in that case, and choosing one silently would restyle the certificate for the remaining signers.

Place signature fields without a mouse

In the Fields step of the envelope wizard, signature, text, and other fields could previously only be placed by clicking or dragging on the document page. The keyboard now works too: select a field type from the palette, focus the document area, and confirm with Enter or Space - the field appears centered on the page. To move an already-placed field, focus it with Tab and press the arrow keys; hold Shift for bigger steps. The existing mouse and drag behavior is unchanged.

Signature fields in the document are easier to tap

A field in a PDF is often only about 20 pixels tall on a phone - well below what a finger hits reliably. Every field now carries an invisible, slightly larger tap area around it. Nothing changes visually and the fields stay exactly where they sit in the document; they are simply easier to hit.

Signers can finally read the document on a phone

The signing page had zooming switched off. On a phone an A4 page is rendered at roughly 40 per cent, which made the contract text impossible to decipher, with no way to enlarge it. Zooming is now allowed, so anyone asked to sign can first read what they are signing. The signature field itself is unaffected: drawing with a finger still does not pan or zoom the page.

Meaningful file names when downloading

The final signed PDF is now named after the envelope (e.g. “Arbeitsvertrag.pdf”) and the document view after the document itself - instead of the internal storage name. Umlauts are preserved.

Signer interface now light by default, dark mode selectable

The public signing page (the page your signers open via the signing link) is now shipped in light mode by default, regardless of the visitor's system setting. A toggle in the top-right corner lets signers switch to dark mode if they prefer; the choice is remembered the next time they open the link. The toggle is fully keyboard-operable. The document (PDF) view was checked in both appearances.

Clear messages when sending an envelope

If an envelope could not be sent - for example because no document, no signer, or no signature field for a signer had been added - a raw English error message used to appear, sometimes on top of a generic "Something went wrong" message. These messages now appear in your language (German and English) and only once, clearly stating what the problem is.

The wizard now guides instead of only warning

If a signer still has no field placed on the Review & send step, the Send now button is now disabled. A notice names the affected signers and takes you straight back to field placement with the right recipient preselected. That way you notice the missing field before sending rather than through an error message afterwards.

Consistent controls in SCS Sign

All electronic-signature pages (envelope list, detail view, the create-and-send wizard, templates, settings and "My signatures") now use the shared UI-kit building blocks (buttons, input fields, dropdowns). Nothing changes for you in look or behaviour - the signing wizard with drag-and-drop field placement stays the same. The update simply gives a consistent appearance in both light and dark mode.