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Expand Up @@ -50,15 +50,21 @@ Then you should see the transaction history of your cold wallet.
Create an unsigned transaction
------------------------------

Go to the "send" tab on your online watching-only wallet,
Go to the "Send" tab on your online watching-only wallet,
input the transaction data and press "Preview". A window pops up:

.. image:: png/unsigned.png


Press "save" and save the transaction file somewhere on your computer. Close the
window and transfer the transaction file to your offline
machine (e.g. with a usb stick).
Press "Export" to save the transaction to a file on your computer.

.. note::
In newer versions of Electrum, the "Save" button stores the
transaction locally in the wallet file. To export the transaction
to a file for transfer, use the "Export" button instead.

Close the window and transfer the transaction file to your offline
machine (e.g. with a USB stick).

Get your transaction signed
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Expand All @@ -69,12 +75,12 @@ step.

.. image:: png/sign.png

Press "sign". Once the transaction is signed, the Transaction ID
Press "Sign". Once the transaction is signed, the Transaction ID
appears in its designated field.

.. image:: png/signed.png

Press save, store the file somewhere on your
Press "Export" to save the signed transaction to a file on your
computer, and transfer it back to your online machine.

Broadcast your transaction
Expand All @@ -83,6 +89,6 @@ Broadcast your transaction

On your online machine, select Tools -> Load transaction -> From File
from the menu. Select the signed transaction file. In the window that
opens up, press "broadcast". The transaction will be broadcasted over
opens up, press "Broadcast". The transaction will be broadcast over
the Bitcoin network.