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When preparing your documents, add a date field to your document to automatically display when a signer completes their signature. This gives your signed documents a clear and accurate timestamp, including the date, time, and optional timezone.
Discover Date Fields
A date field shows the exact date (and optionally the time) a signer completed their signature. It’s filled automatically during the signing process using your configured format and timezone settings, and is read-only for the signer.
You can choose how the date and time are displayed, including the format and whether to show the time or timezone. Date fields are available on:
Signature Requests
Templates
Forms
Available on Free, One, Plus, Pro, and Scale subscriptions.
Add a Date Field
When preparing your document, to insert a date field:
Open the document preparation screen.
Click on “Add a Signer” and either fill in their details or select a contact.
Drag the “Date field” onto the document.
Customize the field using the settings dialog that appears on the right:
Date format: Choose how the date appears (e.g.,
DD/MM/YYYY,YYYY-MM-DD, orJanuary 27, 20XX)Time format (optional): Add the time (
14:59or2:59 PM)Timezone display (optional): Show the timezone (e.g.,
14:23 CEST)Field name: Give your field a custom label (e.g., "Contract start date")
Font settings: Choose font style, size, color, and style (bold/italic)
Click “Save.”
Your format settings are reused for the next date fields you add in the same Signature Request.
You can add multiple date fields, one per signer or multiple per signer, depending on your needs.
Move a Date Field
You can easily click and drag the date field to reposition it anywhere on the document:
Hover over the date field until your cursor changes to a move icon.
Click and hold the field.
Drag it to your desired location on the page.
Release to place it.
Edit or Remove a Date Field
To change or remove a date field:
Hover over the field to show quick actions.
Click on the pencil icon ✏️ to edit format, label, or font, and click "save" once your modifications are done.
Click on the trash can icon 🗑️ to delete the field.
Or simply select the field and press the ⬅️ Backspace key.
👉 Learn more about field management in our dedicated article.