Share access to the cap table for the shareholder to view the folder. There are two types of access granted:

The shareholder can view the shared folder in the documents section, depending on their access type.

Here are the steps to follow:

Step 1: Once the folder is shared, an email will be sent to the shareholder. A sample of the email that appears to the shareholder. 

data room invitation

Scenario 1 – Registered Users

The shareholder should click on “View Folder” and then log into Eqvista.

login Eqvista

Step 2: Once clicked, it redirects to the shareholder access view dashboard, and then click on “Documents” on the left-hand side.

Note: Here, you can manage your cap table right from the dashboard. To understand how to view the dashboard, check out the support article.

Documents

Step 3: Here, you will see Securities Documents and Other Documents. The shared folder could be found under Other Documents. 

Note: The documents and folder must be shared with a shareholder to be viewed. Check out the respective support articles to learn how to share documents and folders with your shareholders.

other documents

Step 4: When the folder name is clicked, it redirects to the following page. From here, the following functions can be performed:

click the document

#1 Preview

The preview of the document can be seen by clicking on the file name, as shown below.

preview document

Once the file name is clicked, it redirects to display the preview of the document.

display the preview of the document

#2 Download

Suppose you want to download a document from the folder. Click on “Download All” to download all documents or “Download” next to the document name.

download document

Once you click “Download”, the document gets downloaded to your Downloads. In this case, the document gets downloaded in PDF format.

PDF file downloaded

Double-click the PDF to open the document that was downloaded.

open PDF file to view

Scenario 2 – External Users

When the external user clicks on “View Folder” on the email received, it redirects to the page as shown below.

view folder

#1 Preview

The preview of the document can be seen by clicking on the file name, as shown below.

preview document

Once the file name is clicked, it redirects to display the preview of the document.

display the preview of the document

#2 Download

If you want to download the document, click on the button as shown below:

download document

The document gets downloaded to your Downloads. In this case, the document gets downloaded in PDF format.

pdf file

Double-click the PDF to open the document that was downloaded.

open PDF file

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