Change field properties of multiple fields at once

[SI_MSD7]

Hello...I'm very familiar with Adobe Sign, but I can't seem to resolve a very important need - Changing the field designation of multiple fields to a desired signer. I'm uploading a fillable form and need to change over 75 fields to be designated for the sender (prefill). Currently, this has to be done field-by-field which is VERY tedious. I'd imagine there would be a simpler way which entails selecting multiple fields, right clicking, selecting properties, and changing who the field is for (i.e. Sender, Signer/Participant 1, Signer/Participant 2, etc.). I know I can add Adobe Sign "tags" to the fields in Acrobat to designate the different Particpants (i.e. :sender or :signer) then upload the tagged form to Adobe Sign, but that prcoess will also take a bit of time to go into each field and enter a unique field name. So, is there a way to select multiple fields and change the signer designation very quickly?

[SLani]

Hi there,

This is also a very important need for us.

We are Docusign Customers for 5+ years and we have recently switched to Adobe Sign. 

Don't get me wrong, there are things we love about Adobe Sign and there are things we love about Docusign.

Unfortunately, we cannot have these things we love combined in one system or platform.

This is possible in Docusign so this is a feature we badly miss now that we are using Adobe Sign.

We cannot even drag multiple fields from one page to another. We have to do this one field at a time which is very cumbersome. Another one is, if we want to copy multiple fields from page 1 and paste them to page 2 until page 20, this is again not possible in Adobe Sign. If you choose multiple fields and right-click, the only option is Delete. I'm wondering why is there no option to Copy?!?

[-leejordanjay-]

Same here, when is this feature going to be available!!?? Using the mouse to lasso select multiple fields is a highly needed feature, and allowing you to change multiple fields at once is also a huge need! I have a table with a 15x19 grid that assigns all of the participants incorrectly upon upload. Because this feature is lacking I have had to change all 195 table fields manually from participant 1 to participant 2. . . Not cool, please come up with a fix for this ASAP! This has been a huge sticking point for our company ever since we began using Adobe Sign. 

[Leandro27360900gxle]

Same here, no answer from any adobe representative and no improvement after 3 years... Assigning roles and editing fields in Docusign is far easier.

[jeswong]

To quickly select multiple fields at once, hold the SHIFT key down while selecting with your mouse. 

[SLani]

Hi Jeswong,

Doing this step you shared does not equate to 'at once' because you still need to select each field (this is what I do at the moment = no choice!). What if you want to select 50 fields in one go? Then you would have to click on your mouse 50 times while holding the shift key down. I don't think this is what 'at once' mean. At once means using a lasso effect that will select all 50 fields in one go. This feature is still NOT available which is very disappointing, to be honest.

[-leejordanjay-]

SLani is absolutly correct. This is not an answer lettle lone the "correct answer". This is a crapy work around that at best may require you to select all of the fields twice if you accidentally miss a field while selecting a large group, and at worst still doesn't allow you to change properties inside of all selected fields at the same time.

This is a crapy way to select multiple fields and it only allows you to move or resize the selected fields. It doesn't allow you to change the participant of all selected fields, or allow you to apply a condition to all selected fields, etc.

Adobe needs to put some time and effort into fixing this issue not try to mark a crappy work around that we all already know about as the "correct answer".

[SI_MSD7]

jeswong, thank you for your input. However, the need goes far beyond being able to select multiple fields. I need the ability to change the assigned Participant of multiple selected fields. Even if there were just 3 selected fields, there should be a way to change the assigned Participant of all 3 at one time vs having to do it, individually. Just imagine having 50+ fields and after going through the hassle of selecting each field individually you realize you can't simply right-click and change the assigned Participant of all, but are forced to do it one-by-one. This ability is long overdo on Adobe's part and significantly slows down the process of sending out documents containing a large number of fields with more than one participant. 

Currently, the only way to do this outside of Adobe Sign is to name each field (individually) using participant-specific tags in Acrobat.

For example:

FirstName_es_:signer1
LastName_es_:signer1

Address_es_:signer1
FirstName_es_:signer2
LastName_es_:signer2

_es_:signer1 =  tag suffix which assigns the specific field to Signer 1

Or, if uploading a Word doc, this can be done using a different set of tags but still time consuming.

[SLani]

I also echo this. Adobe Sign is definitely lacking the efficiency tools/features for their Users. Docusign is far better on this aspect.