Roles you'll need
Installation requires actions from two different Microsoft 365 admin roles. These may be the same person, or two people in your IT team.
Step | Required Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
Install the Signeasy app in SharePoint | SharePoint Administrator | Controls which apps can be deployed across SharePoint sites |
Approve Signeasy sign-in (one-time) | Global Administrator (or Cloud Application Administrator / Application Administrator) | Controls which apps can authenticate users via Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) |
Important: A SharePoint Administrator alone is not enough to complete the installation. The Microsoft sign-in approval (Step 2) requires Global Administrator rights — this is a separate Microsoft Entra permission, not a SharePoint permission.
Step 1 — Install the Signeasy app
You can install Signeasy in two ways. Choose whichever fits your organization.
Option 1A — Install from the Microsoft Marketplace (Recommended — tenant-wide)
Performed by: SharePoint Administrator
You can start from either of these entry points — both lead to the same install:
Entry point 1: Microsoft AppSource (public marketplace)
Search for Signeasy for SharePoint
Click GET IT NOW → sign in with your Microsoft 365 work account
You'll be redirected to the SharePoint admin center to complete deployment — continue from step 5 below
Entry point 2: SharePoint Store (inside SharePoint admin center)
Sign in to the SharePoint admin center: https://[your-tenant]-admin.sharepoint.com
From the left menu, go to More features → Apps → Open
Click SharePoint Store
Search for Signeasy and click Add it
Then (both entry points):
On the deploy dialog:
Check "Make this solution available to all sites in the organization"
Click Deploy
Wait ~2 minutes for the deployment to propagate
Verify: Go to Manage apps in the SharePoint admin center — "Signeasy for SharePoint" should appear with status "Enabled."
Option 1B — Install on a single SharePoint site
Performed by: Site Owner (after SharePoint Admin has deployed Signeasy at the tenant level)
Use this when Signeasy was deployed tenant-wide without the "available to all sites" option, or you want to limit it to specific sites.
Go to the SharePoint site where you want Signeasy
Click Settings (gear icon) → Site contents
Click + New → App
Find Signeasy for SharePoint in the list and click Add
Wait for the app to appear under Site Contents (~1 minute)
Verify: Open any document library on the site. Select a document — the Signeasy option should appear in the command bar.
Step 2 — Approve Microsoft sign-in (One-time, Global Administrator)
The first time anyone in your organization signs in to Signeasy, Microsoft will show an "Approval required" or "Permissions requested" screen. This is a one-time approval that lets all users in your tenant sign in afterwards.
This step is separate from Step 1 and requires a Global Administrator account. The SharePoint Administrator role cannot approve this.
Option 2A — Approve while signed in as Global Admin
Open any SharePoint document library where Signeasy is installed
Select a file → click Signeasy in the command bar
Click Sign in with Signeasy and complete Signeasy sign-in
When the Microsoft consent screen appears, sign in with your Global Administrator account (critical — using a regular account will not show the Accept option)
On the consent screen:
Tick "Consent on behalf of your organization"
Click Accept
Option 2B — A regular user already hit the "Approval required" screen
The user clicks Request approval and enters a brief justification
Global Admin receives an email notification, or can review in: Entra admin center → Identity → Applications → Enterprise applications → Admin consent requests
Global Admin reviews and clicks Approve
The user can now sign in
Option 2C — Approve directly from Entra admin center
Sign in to https://entra.microsoft.com as Global Administrator
Go to Identity → Applications → Enterprise applications
Search for Signeasy and open it
Go to Security → Permissions
Click Grant admin consent for [your organization] and click Accept
Step 3 — Verify the installation
Sign in as a regular (non-admin) user
Open SharePoint, go to a document library where Signeasy is installed
Select a file → click Signeasy in the command bar
Sign in to Signeasy
The Microsoft consent screen should NOT appear (if it does, Step 2 was not completed correctly)
The Signeasy panel should load and let you send the document for signing
Troubleshooting
"Need admin approval" screen has no Accept button → The signed-in user is not a Global Admin. Sign out, sign back in with a Global Admin account, and retry. Or use Option 2B or 2C above.
Signeasy doesn't appear in the SharePoint command bar → Wait 5–10 minutes after deployment. Refresh the SharePoint page (Ctrl+F5). If Signeasy was deployed without "available to all sites," follow Option 1B to add it to the specific site.
Users still see the consent screen after Step 2 → Verify the Global Admin ticked "Consent on behalf of your organization" (not just clicked Accept). Re-do Step 2 if needed.
App was deployed but not available on a site → "Make this solution available to all sites" was likely unchecked during install. Either re-deploy with the option checked, or follow Option 1B to add it per site.
Who to contact
Microsoft 365 admin roles / who is your Global Admin → your internal IT team
Signeasy installation issues, billing, features → support@signeasy.com