Make complex forms easier with Split Fields

What are Split Fields?

Official and standardised forms often have individual boxes for each character. Preparing these documents for signing can mean positioning multiple text fields over the existing boxes.

Signable Split Fields let you collect a single value across multiple character boxes, without adding a separate text field to each one.

This makes it easier to digitise existing forms without changing their layout, while allowing you to validate the complete entry.

They’re ideal for documents that require information in a specific format, such as National Insurance numbers, bank details, card numbers, or court-form references.

Simply add a Split Field, choose the number of character boxes, and position it over your document. Signers can enter or paste their information as one value, which is displayed across the individual boxes.

Why use Split Fields?

1. Spend less time preparing documents
Add one Split Field instead of positioning multiple individual text fields, making forms quicker and easier to set up.

2. Make forms easier to complete
Signers can fill in forms faster without switching between individual character boxes, making the signing process more straightforward.

3. Use your existing forms without redesigning them
Add Split Fields to your existing forms without changing their layout. Adjust the number of character boxes and spacing to match the original document.

4. Collect information in the right format
Apply validation rules to the entire entry to help prevent incorrect information, such as letters in number-only fields.

5. Support automated document workflows
Use document tags or the Signable API to automatically add Split Fields to documents, without manually positioning them each time.

What can you do with the Signable MCP?

With Signable Split Fields, you can:

• Add a single field across multiple character boxes.
• Choose the number of boxes needed.
• Adjust cell sizes and spacing to match existing forms.
• Create custom layouts with gaps between groups of characters.
• Use regular expressions (regex) to set validation rules, such as allowing only numbers or requiring a specific number of characters.
• Let signers enter or paste information as one value.
• Set up Split Fields using document tags or the Signable API to support automated document workflows.

Perfect for…

Split Fields are ideal for businesses working with forms that require information to be entered into individual character boxes. They’re particularly useful for:

• Legal teams: Prepare court forms and legal documents that require references or other information in individual character boxes.
• Accounting teams: Prepare forms that require National Insurance numbers, bank details, or other information in a set format.
• Property professionals: Add fields to property documents that use individual character boxes, without changing the original layout.
• Businesses handling standardised forms: Prepare existing forms for signing without redesigning them or adding separate fields to every character box.

What you’ll need to get started

Split Fields are available on all Signable plans, so all you need is a Signable account and a document containing individual character boxes.