# Re-sign a document

Sometimes a signed document needs to be signed again, for example if the content needs to be updated or if the signing needs to include different signers. The re-signing flow depends on the type of document.

| Type                       | How to re-sign                                                                               |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Files and Hippoly Docs** | [Create a copy](#re-sign-a-file-or-hippoly-doc), then sign the copy.                         |
| **Meeting minutes**        | [Recall the minutes](#re-sign-meeting-minutes) to draft, make your changes, then sign again. |

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## Re-sign a file or Hippoly Doc

A signed file or Hippoly Doc cannot be edited directly. To re-sign, you first create a copy of the original content from before it was signed, which gives you a new editable file. The original signed document is not affected.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Open the signed file or document and select the copy action from the menu. For an uploaded **file** this is `Create unsigned copy`; for a **Hippoly Doc** it's `Create editable copy`. Hippoly creates a new copy of the original unsigned content in the same folder.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
The copy is a regular, editable file that you can open and edit. Make any changes that are needed before the new signing.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
[Send the copy for e-signing](/using-hippoly/e-signing/e-sign-files-and-docs.md): add signers, choose signing methods, and send.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="info" %}
The original signed document remains unchanged. Both the signed original and the new copy exist side by side in the folder, so you keep a complete audit trail.
{% endhint %}

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## Re-sign meeting minutes

Meeting minutes work differently because they are tied to the meeting itself. Instead of creating a copy, you **recall the minutes** back to draft, which makes them editable again. You can then update the content and start a new signing.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Open the meeting and go to the **Protocol** panel. Click `Make minutes private`. The minutes revert to **draft** and are no longer visible to meeting participants until they are shared again.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
The minutes are now editable. Make the changes that are needed before re-signing.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
When the minutes are ready, [send the minutes for e-signing](/using-hippoly/meetings/e-sign-meeting-minutes.md) again from the protocol panel.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
Recalling the minutes makes them invisible to all meeting participants until you share or sign them again. Make sure to communicate with participants if they need to know that the signed version is being revised.
{% endhint %}


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