Field types

By default, signature and initials fields are mandatory, as the red asterisk denotes. You can deselect the Required check box in the field properties if you want to make them optional. Each signer needs to have been assigned a required Signature field. If a signer does not have a required signature field assigned, or has only been assigned an optional signature field, Adobe Acrobat Sign adds a Signature block at the bottom of the document.

The signature block is a group of fields. The signature block field cannot be made optional and is always required.

By default, the signature block contains both a signature field, and an e-mail field.

Account Admins can adjust what fields are included in the signature block. Title and company name fields can be included in addition to the signature and e-mail fields.

They can be added by going to the Account page, Signature Preferences, and check the options labeled:

• Require signers to provide their job title when e-signing
• Require signers to provide their company name when e-signing
  

Stamp fields can serve double duty as either a stand alone signature, or in support of another signature fields.  For example, you may need to place a personal signature, as well as a corporate seal or Hanko stamp.

Click here for more information on Stamp fields.

The Title and Company fields auto-fill with the Title and Company value if the signer already has an Acrobat Sign account. If the signer does not already have an Acrobat Sign account, they can click into these fields and enter a value. That value is then retained and automatically applied to these field types on documents they sign in the future.

The title and company fields cannot be made optional and are always required fields, as the red asterisk denotes.

The title and company fields can be resized by dragging the hashes in the lower-right corner of the field.

These fields are read-only fields that are automatically populated with the data on file for the signer. As a consequence of being "read-only," they are not evident on the form when the recipient views the agreement.

The Signer Name field takes the name value entered into the signature field or the name associated with the email address if the recipient has an active Acrobat Sign account.

• If the agreement includes a name value provided by the sender during composition (e.g., Required recipient names), then the value provided by the sender is automatically populated into the Name field and may not be altered by the recipient.
• If the recipient has an active Acrobat Sign account, the Name value is populated from the user's profile when the agreement is opened. The Name value can be changed if a new Name value is entered into the Signature field and no other settings lock the name value in place.
• If the recipient has no Acrobat Sign account and the sender provides no name value, the name field is blank until a signature is applied. After the signer completes a signature field, all Name fields are automatically typeset with the value entered into the signature field.
  

The EMail field is automatically populated with the email address you sent the agreement to. The email address is a known value when the agreement is sent to the recipient, so the email value is automatically added before the recipient opens the agreement.

The Date field is automatically populated with the date the agreement is opened.

The Text Field is the most versatile field type. It is a fillable text field, and by default it can have any kind of data entered such as an address or short sentence.

The form field can be resized by dragging the hashes in the lower-right corner of the field.

The Dropdown field is a list of selections, in which only a single selection can be made from that list. An example would be a drop-down list of states, where the signer can only select a single state from the list.

The drop-down field can be resized by dragging the hashes in the lower-right corner of the field.

Checkboxes are toggle objects and can be checked or deselected at any time. This option is useful for "check-all-that-apply" cases, or as a toggle for a single selection, like opting in for future contact.

Radio buttons are grouped together. The group requires a minimum of two buttons and only allows a single radio button to be selected in the group at any time. If another radio button in that group is selected, the others are deselected. This is ideal for "one-or-the-other" options, like Yes or No.

The Image field can be used to have a recipient attach an image that can later be exported for use. Student ID images, or scanned images of documents like a social security card are possible.

Check here for more details on Image fields

The file attachment field can be used to attach documents or images to the transaction.

File Attachment fields can be used to collect supporting documents or images from signers during the signing process. The uploaded documents are included as part of the signed document and are attached at the end of the signed agreement after the signature process is complete.

The file attachment field can be resized by dragging the hashes in the lower-right corner of the field.

Participation stamps are applied after the assigned recipient signs the agreement. As such, they cannot be accessed or edited by the recipient.

By default, the stamp includes the participant's:

• Name
• Signing time
• Email address
• Title*
• Company*

*Title and company values are imported from the Title and Company fields assigned to the participant in the agreement.

• If the Title and/or Company field isn't present on the agreement, the values are imported from the participant's Acrobat Sign profile (if one exists).
• Otherwise, the values are left empty
  

Optionally, the participant's Title and Company values can be excluded by checking the Exclude company name and job title in the participation stamp feature located in that administrator's menu under Signature Preferences > Additional Settings:

The Transaction Number stamp will auto-populate with the unique identifying number that indicates the agreement in the Acrobat Sign system.  Recipients cannot directly interact with the field.