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Free supports up to five Recipients, and Basic supports up to ten. "}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Open the PDF field-placement view."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Place a Signature, Date, Text, or Stamp field at each required location."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" Assign each field to the Sender or the Recipient who must complete it. Every Recipient must have at least one assigned field. "}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Review every page and confirm that each required person has the correct fields."}]}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"figure","attributes":{"id":"recipient-field-assignment"},"children":[{"kind":"element","tag":"img","attributes":{"src":"/help/assets/screenshots/recipient-field-assignment.png","alt":"Conceptual field assignment step showing a Signature field assigned to one specific Recipient.","width":1440,"height":900,"loading":"lazy","decoding":"async"},"children":[]},{"kind":"element","tag":"figcaption","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" Conceptual mockup — final interface will change. Staging use only: assign every field to the Recipient who must complete it. "}]}]}]},{"headingId":"next-heading","title":"What happens next","content":[{"kind":"element","tag":"p","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" Continue to the Sender signing page. The Sender must complete every field assigned to them before Recipient invitations are ready. "}]}]},{"headingId":"warnings-heading","title":"Warnings and limitations","content":[{"kind":"element","tag":"ul","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"The only current Recipient role is Signer."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"The current field types are Signature, Date, Text, and Stamp."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"The Sender does not count toward the Recipient limit."}]},{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Send each private signing link only to the Recipient email assigned to that link."}]}]}]},{"headingId":"troubleshooting-heading","title":"Troubleshooting","content":[{"kind":"element","tag":"ul","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"element","tag":"li","attributes":{},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":" If you reach the Recipient limit, remove an unintended Recipient or review "},{"kind":"element","tag":"a","attributes":{"href":"/help/en-us/articles/free-and-basic-plan-limits/"},"children":[{"kind":"text","value":"Free and Basic plan limits"}]},{"kind":"text","value":". 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