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To add a signature field  

LiveCycle Designer ES provides a built-in signature field that you can add to a form so that users can sign the data they enter. By default, the signature applies to all the objects on the form. If you want the signature to apply to a collection of objects on the form, you need to create the collection and then specify the collection in the Signature tab of the Object palette.

If the signature applies to a collection of objects, signing the document also locks the fields in the collection. If you add more than one signature field to cover different parts of the form, the first collection of objects is locked after the first signature field is signed and only the remaining fields can be filled in the form.

When a signature applies to a collection of objects, it protects the value in the objects. The signature can also protect the appearance of the objects in the collection so that their original appearance is restored when the form is opened. The ability to protect the appearance of the objects depends on the Preserve Scripting Changes To Form When Saved option in the Defaults tab of the Form Properties dialog box. If this option is set to the default, Automatically, the appearance of the objects is automatically protected. However, if the option is set to Manually, you will need to write a script to restore the appearance of the objects.

A signature field should not be repeatable and should not be inserted in a repeatable subform object. A form with repeatable signature fields is not valid and causes problems in Acrobat where the signature field may not appear at all.

If signature covers a collection of objects, the objects in the collection should not be repeatable, because the number of objects can change and invalidate the signature. You can either remove the repeatable objects from the collection or use a data signature instead.

To sign the form, the user clicks the signature field. To sign a collection of form objects, the signing party must use Acrobat or Adobe Reader 8.0 or later.

1.	In the Object Library palette, click the Standard category and drag the Signature Field onto the form design.

2.	(Optional) To apply the signature to a collection of fields on the form, click the Signature tab in the Object palette and select Lock Fields After Signing.

3.	(Optional) Create and select the collection:

•	Select New/Manage Collection.

•	In the Collection List dialog box, click New, type a collection name, press Enter, and click Modify.

•	In the Collection Editor dialog box, select the objects that you want to include in the collection and click OK.

•	In the Collection List dialog box, click Close.

•	Select the collection from the list.

4.	(Optional) Apply the signature to the fields inside or outside the collection:

•	To apply the signature to the fields inside the collection, select All Fields In Collection.

•	To apply the signature to the fields outside the collection, select All Fields Not In Collection.

5.	(Optional) Click Settings to define optional security settings, such as a signature handler or certificate revocation list.

6.	Use the palettes to format the appearance of the signature field.

7.	Save the form design.

See also 

Overview of signature fields

Considerations for adding multiple signature fields

Signature field properties in the Field tab

Signature field properties in the Signature tab

About form object collections

Collection Editor dialog box

Collection List dialog box

To add a signature field