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How to customize the text field resize settings in mobile app?
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The textbox resizing feature allows you to control how text is accommodated when a signer enters their information in the textbox form field. This helps maintain a clean, professional appearance by preventing text from spilling out of the designated area. It ensures all content remains fully visible, properly aligned, and neatly contained within the textbox. The default resize type is Grow Vertically.
Follow the steps below to customize the textbox resizing behavior:
- On the Dashboard screen, tap the + button on the bottom navigation bar and select Create New Document.
- On the Upload Documents screen, tap the Upload documents button to upload your file.
- Tap Continue to proceed to the Recipient List screen.
- Tap the Add Recipient button at the bottom to enter recipient details, then tap Add Recipient again to confirm.
- Tap Next to go to the Prepare Document screen and then tap the Configure fields button.
- On the Configure Fields screen, place the text box form field on the document. Go to the text box field settings screen by tapping on the settings icon.
- In the settings screen, scroll down to the Resize Type option and select the resize type based on your requirement:
| Resize type | Description | Ideal use case |
|---|---|---|
| Grow Vertically | Expands downward as additional text is entered. | Ideal for longer inputs such as comments, explanations, detailed notes, etc. |
| Grow Horizontally | Expands sideways until it reaches the available screen edge. | Perfect for short but wide entries like names, short phrases, address, etc. |
| Grow Both Vertically & Horizontally | Expands horizontally first, and then vertically when more space is required. | Best suited for fields where text length can vary significantly. |
| Fixed Size | Maintains a constant size. | Ideal for strictly formatted fields such as dates, IDs, etc. |
| Auto Resize Font | Automatically reduces font size to fit the entered text within the textbox (minimum font size: 7) | Works well for compact fields that occasionally need to accommodate slightly longer text. |
- After choosing the resize type, tap the Done button to apply the changes to the selected field. And then tap on the Continue button at the top right corner to send the document out for signature.
If the entered text exceeds the allowed space, signers will be indicated through the message, “The maximum character limit for this text box has been reached”. For the Auto Resize Font option, the text will not shrink below a minimum font size of 7.
