Building forms in Adobe Sign

Introduction

What kind of forms can I create?

Adobe Sign supports a few different options including single documents, web forms, bulk send, reusable templates, and reusable workflows.

How do I create an Adobe Sign Web Form?

Adobe provides an excellent tutorial on their website for setting up web forms: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/document-cloud-learn/sign-learning-hub/admin-set-up/getting-started-admin/webform

  1. Select "Create a web form"
  2. Fill out the Form and Signer Information
  3. Provide the Word document or PDF the web form will be based off.
  4. Allow the interface to add fields to the form, and adjust as needed.
  5. Publish the web form.
  6. Share the link to the form, or embed it in a web page

Things to watch out for

  1. Most attributes of a form, including its Group, Name, Counter Signers, Participant Role, and Authentication Factors cannot be changed after it is created, even if it is disabled.

What Information do I need to collect before I can create and publish a web form?

  1. Establish naming conventions e.g. [DEPT] - [Category] - [Form Name]
  2. Establish who should be CC'd in any notification emails
  3. Establish whether there should be Approver Roles in addition to Signer Roles
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