Creating Signature Fields

Some facilities want to capture patient and/or witness signatures on their education and other non-consent documents. Administrators may add a signature field to new and existing non-consent documents.

For instructions on adding a signature field, please see Adding a Signature Field.

To create a signature field:

1. Open your document by right-clicking and selecting "Edit."
2. Click the "Create Field" button at the top of your screen.
   
   
   

   
   
   
3. The Custom Field Creation Wizard will open. Click the radio button under Special Functions, “Create a Special Purpose Field.”
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
4. Click “Next Step” and select “Patient Signature Field.”
   
   
   

   
   
   
5. Click “Next Step” and customize the text that will appear above the patient’s signature (Example: “I have read and understand the instructions provided to me”).
   
   
   
   
6. Click “Next Step” and follow the instructions on the screen. First, you will name your new field. You may choose to enter the field into the document now or add it later. You may reuse this field in other non-consent documents.
   
   
   
   
7. Click Finish and the new field will appear in your document at the current cursor position.
   
   
   
   
8. When you are finished, make sure to click File -> Save.

TIP: You may want to type in the words “Patient Signature” above the field. You may also insert the field “patient name” underneath the signature field so it prints the name of the patient automatically.