# Insert Form Field

Insert Form Field lets you add a signature placeholder inside your Word document to mark where someone needs to sign when the document is sent using DocuSign.

> Kind: Guide · Updated: Jul 4, 2026

Insert Form Field lets you add a signature placeholder inside your Word document. This shows where someone needs to sign when the document is sent using DocuSign.

You can use this action with the CloudFiles Word Add-in to prepare documents for e-signature using Recipents.

## How to Insert a Form Field

- In the Resources Panel, set the action to 'Insert Form Field'.
- Set the Type to 'Signature'
- Under Recipient, select the individual the signature should be assigned to. This list includes all recipients configured under the Recipients resource.
- Click the location in your Word document where the signature should appear.
- Press Insert.
- A placeholder with the word "signature" will appear at the selected location.

![](https://media.help.cloudfiles.io/dg-insert-form-field-sf/01.png)

These fields are non-editable placeholders in the generated document  the actual signing happens in DocuSign. For more details, refer Sending Documents for Signature