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March 17, 2021
Question

Field "Duplicate Across Pages" not working

  • March 17, 2021
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When I try to duplicate a field and select "duplciate across all pages" nothing happens!!! Ive tried selecting "across all pages" and "specific pages" and nothing happens/works. 

 

I am trying to get a signature field copied on 8 different pages. It's the same person's signature. When I try to use the same field name, I get an error message "A field of a differnt type already uses this name. Please choose a new name for the field, or change the field type to match the existing field with this name". 

 

Nothing's working! HELP!

3 replies

Participant
May 21, 2025

this is so incredibly dumb. For over a decade Adobe has been aware that pro PDF users want this functionality.  

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 21, 2025

They can want it all they want. It's not going to happen. Each signature field in a file must have a unique name.

Participant
May 21, 2025

This thinking is exactly what's wrong with this software. It's so bloated and poorly ad hoc'd that it runs slower than enterprise 3D software. Quite the accomplishment. Yet Adobe knows no one will go elsewhere. Ripe for antitrust reaming. 

JR Boulay
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 18, 2021

It is normal that you cannot duplicate a digital signature field.

What is not normal is the behavior of Acrobat, which should warn the user, or at least gray out the command.

 

The UI of this software is made despite common sense and ergonomics, it must be done with.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 17, 2021

For the document you need only one signature field. 

Participant
March 17, 2021

How do I get it on multiple pages? 

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 18, 2021

You can add signature fields on the pages.