To add a field, choose the person it’s for, then drag a field type onto the page where you want it. Each person has their own colour and letter, so you can see at a glance whose fields are whose, and everything saves automatically within a couple of seconds.

Which field types are there?

Six, and each collects one kind of answer:

  • Signature. The signer draws, types or uploads a signature, then taps each signature field to apply it.
  • Initials. Created the same three ways, the first time they reach an initials field.
  • Date signed. Filled in by SignWren with the date they finished signing, in your time zone, as MM/DD/YYYY. The signer can’t edit it.
  • Name. Pre-filled with the name you entered. The signer can correct a typo, and the correction is recorded.
  • Text. For things like a start date or an address. You can add a hint, set a maximum length (200 characters unless you change it) and make it optional.
  • Checkbox. Required (they have to tick it) or optional.

Every signer needs at least one signature field. If someone is missing one, Send stays disabled and tells you who.

How do I move or resize a field?

Drag it to move it, and drag its edges to resize it. Select a field on the page to change who it’s for or to make it optional. Changing the person changes its colour too.

If you’d rather not use a mouse, the field palette works from the keyboard: add a field, move it with the arrow keys, and delete it.

Do templates come with fields already placed?

Yes. When you start from a SignWren template, signature, name and date fields are already on the signature lines and assigned to the right people, such as Landlord and Tenant. You can move, resize or delete them like any other field.

Can I add fields for someone who only receives a copy?

No. People who receive a copy don’t sign or fill anything in, so fields can only go to signers. If you need someone to fill in a field, make them a signer.

A tip from experience

Place fields after you’ve added everyone, and in the order people will meet them. Signers are guided from one required field to the next in page order, so a contract with fields in a sensible order feels quick to sign, and one with a stray checkbox on page 1 sends people backwards.