Signature Question Type

Last updated: 2 Dec 2021

Some forms may require signatures to be included with them. You can use appearance signature on both Collect Android app and Enketo. The draw widget is only available when using Enketo for data collection.

Collect Android app

Collect allows for a digital signature to be collected directly on the screen of the phone/tablet.

To add this to your form:

1. Open or download the XLS version of your form.

2. Create the question and set the type as image

3. Set the appearance to signature

Enketo

Digital signatures also work on Enketo web forms, where you have the additional option to use a draw widget to collect signatures. In your XLSForm just add signature or draw under the appearance column for an image-type question.

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type	name	label	appearance	hint
image	draw	Draw widget	draw	Image type with draw appearance
image	sign	Signature widget	signature	Image type with signature widget

Follow this link to test the difference between the draw and signature widgets.

Create a Signature question type in the formbuilder

1. Create a new question and select Photo as the question type.

2. In the Settings under Question Options, click on the Appearance drop down and select Signature.