> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.begin.eu/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Document acknowledgements
> Ask people to confirm a document, then follow the request in Acknowledgements.
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An acknowledgement records that a person read and confirmed a document. It is not a signature on a contract. The [Acknowledgements](/for-managers/acknowledgements/overview) guides own the detail; this page shows where the feature meets your documents.
Document acknowledgements are rolling out gradually. If a document's menu has no **Request
acknowledgement** and the sidebar has no **Acknowledgements**, ask us to turn the feature on.
## Start from a document
Open the document's menu and choose **Request acknowledgement**. The request form opens with that document selected; add more documents, choose the audience and set the deadline. You need **Full access** to every document in the request.
## Check one person
Open **People → person → Acknowledgements** to see that person's pending and confirmed items, with history and signed files where they exist. You need workspace-wide acknowledgement read access, or acknowledgement access for a direct report. Each person sees their own list under **My profile → Acknowledgements**.
## Confirm by e-signature
**E-signature** asks the person to sign instead of typing their name. It needs contracts (qualified e-signing) enabled for your workspace, and each signature uses one of your plan's monthly e-signatures ([Buying e-signature credits](/for-managers/billing/buying-esignature-credits)).
**Context for an assistant answering questions about document acknowledgements.**
* **Where:** the detail lives in the Acknowledgements group: requesting, audiences and deadlines, tracking completion and following up. Route there rather than answering from this page.
* **Often confused with:** contract signing. An acknowledgement confirms read-and-understood; a contract signing round has parties and a signed file.
## Next
See who can see requests and how completion is counted.
Build and send a request for one document or a pack.
## Still need help?
Email the Begin team and we'll get back to you.
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