Need to capture signatures in your app? Receiving an error? Give the following a try:
What is signature capturing?
Signature capturing gives you the ability to collect a userโs hand-drawn signature on your device while adding them to your database. This capability can be activated simply by naming one of your spreadsheet columns โsignatureโ
Where does signature capturing live?
Signature capturing is a functionality of the forms view (a UX feature) but itโs performance is influenced by your data structure. Weโll be primarily focused on the data portion of signature capturing. You can learn more about the form view (UX feature) by reviewing this post.
Important notes
There are two ways to activate the capture signature in your app:
Try adding this feature to your app now and let us know how capturing signatures works for you.
Happy app building!
What if I want to take the captured signature and send it to a Excel Template to send to a customer as a report?
@Ryan_Sonntag1
You can create a PDF report and place that image in that report. Why do you need an Excel Template?
Im using a specific Spreadsheet for inspections. It is our paper copy and I would like to have the customer recieve this form without having to make any changes or recreate it in Docs. It has the letterhead and legal information on it. I know you can cature the signature and use the << >> in the docs to show the signature but I was hoping to do it in a excel sheet to
I believe thatโs not possible other than docs.
Hi @Ryan_Sonntag1 There is one solution by using Zapier.