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Using anchors to place fields [video]

Use anchors in your source templates to automatically place fields on documents of varying length — perfect for quotes, engagement letters, and any document generated from a template you control.

Anchors let you pre-mark spots in your source document where Annature fields should be placed. When you upload a document containing those anchors, Annature reads them and drops the correct field on top — no manual placement, no matter how long the document is.

This is especially useful when:

  • You have access to the underlying template that generates your documents (e.g. a quote template, engagement letter template, or invoice template).

  • The length of the document varies each time it's generated (line items expand, terms shift down the page, signature panels move).

  • You want fields to always land in the right place regardless of pagination.

Watch the walkthrough

The video walks through the full setup using a quote as an example — from adding anchors to your source template, through to creating a template in Annature and sending an envelope with the fields automatically placed.

Learn more

For a full written reference on anchor placement and other automatic placement methods (including placement by coordinates), see Automatically place fields on your documents.

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