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# How to Manage Envelope Approvals

This document explains how to use the Approval page to review approval history, filter approvals, and approve or reject multiple items.

Use the **Approval** page to review incoming approvals, track approval history, and process several items at once.

### Approval page overview

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**Folders**

Use folders on the left to switch approval views.
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**Filters and search**

Use filters and search at the top of the page.
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**Approval list**

The table shows envelopes based on the selected filters and search query.
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**Pagination**

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### Approval history

Click an envelope **Status** to open the approval history tooltip.

You can:

* Use the tooltip to review the full approval chain for the selected envelope.
* Click **Show more** to read approver comments.

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### Approve or reject several approvals

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1. Open the **to Approve** or **Urgent** tab.
2. Select the approvals you want to process.
3. In the table header, click the **Approve** <img src="https://2962383972-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoqUiFHjwtCCGSaEDqbXb%2Fuploads%2FNirbWVz7qYxAq4rvHsiK%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=50c36b0e-52e4-4612-a758-db180755951a" alt="" data-size="line"> or **Reject** <img src="https://2962383972-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoqUiFHjwtCCGSaEDqbXb%2Fuploads%2FoxMMtJC3I8KmwZW5HyGP%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=d56e220a-b515-4369-97d4-6b62f5da9ee4" alt="" data-size="line"> icon.
4. In the modal, add a comment or leave it blank.
5. Confirm the action.

### Related topics

* [How to Send an Envelope for Approval](/user/envelope-approvals-and-delegation/envelope-approvals/how-to-send-an-envelope-for-approval.md)
* [How to Send Multiple Envelopes for Approval](/user/envelope-approvals-and-delegation/envelope-approvals/how-to-send-multiple-envelopes-for-approval.md)
