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When signing your documents, it is sometimes necessary to ask signers to provide additional information. To facilitate this, easily add a text input field when preparing your signature requests, templates, and forms by following this guide.
Discover Text Input Fields
Text input fields allow signers to provide additional information directly on the document to be signed.
Text input fields are available on signature requests, templates, and forms in the One, Plus, Pro, and Scale subscriptions. They are not available on the Free plan.
You can use text input fields to have signers copy a specific text. Refer to our dedicated article for tips.
Add a text Input Field
When preparing your document, you can add a text input field by:
Adding a signer by clicking "Add Signer."
Providing their information or selecting them from your contact list.
Dragging the text input field to where you want it to appear on your document.
Adding the question (or instructions) you want to ask your signer.
By default, the text input field will be "Required" for the associated signer (they can only sign the document once the answer to your question is provided). If your question is optional, deselect the "Required" option.
If needed, you can add instructions or additional information:
Activate the "Add instructions, information, or text to copy" option.
Fill in the field with necessary instructions.
Choose the size of the text input field:
Small (approximately 31 characters)
Large (approximately 128 characters)
If you want to copy a text, check the "Adjust the response area to the text of the instructions" box.
Note that the field size impacts the number of characters allowed for the response: remember to resize the field to increase the allowed character count.
Changing the font by clicking on the arrow at the end of the "font" field and selecting your desired font.
Changing the text size by clicking on the arrow at the end of the "size" field and choosing your desired text size. The sizes range from 8 to 22.
Changing the text color by clicking on the black box and either selecting one of our pre selected colors or entering the color code of your desired color next to the "#".
Choosing the font style of your text. To put it in Bold, select "B", to put it in italic, select "I".
Click "Save."
The default font is "Inconsolata", the text size is 12 and the text color is black. You can save any formatting as a default in your Settings.
You can add multiple text input fields per signer. Repeat these actions if you need to add other text input fields for other signers.
Edit a Text Input Field
Move a Text Input Field
Once the text input field is placed on your document, you can move it anywhere on your pages with a simple drag and drop.
Resize a Text Input Field
If you want to resize a text input field, several options are possible, but always consider that modifying the field size also changes the allowed number of characters for the response.
You can resize the size of a text input field with one click:
Hover over the field you want to resize with your mouse.
Click on the icon with two arrows; the field is automatically reduced and/or enlarged.
Click the icon again if you want to enlarge and/or reduce the size.
You can also resize the field to the size of your choice:
Hover over the field you want to resize with your mouse.
Click on the border of the field you want to enlarge/reduce.
Hold to adjust the border to the size you want.
You can also resize the size of the text input field to the exact size of your instructions:
Click on the pencil ✏️ icon to edit the field.
Activate the "Adjust the response area to the text of the instructions" option.
Click "Save."
Edit a Text Input Field
If you want to edit a text input field, simply hover over the field with your mouse to access these options:
Click on the pencil ✏️ icon to edit the field.
Edit the question if necessary.
Edit the instructions if necessary.
Activate or deactivate the "Required" option if necessary.
Activate or deactivate the "Adjust the response area to the text of the instructions" option if necessary.
Adjust the field size if necessary.
Change the font if necessary.
Change the text size if necessary.
Change the color of the text if necessary.
Change the font style if necessary.
Save your changes by clicking "Save."
To know more about field management, check out our dedicated article.
Remove a Read-Only Text
If you want to remove a text input field, simply hover over the field with your mouse and:
Either click on the trash can 🗑️ icon to delete the field,
Or click on the field and press the ⬅️ back key on your keyboard.