# Date Field

Use **Date field** to allow a participant to select or enter a specific date in a structured and validated format. .

You can place this field in:

* structured documents
* PDF documents

### Add a date field

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1. Open the template in edit mode.
2. Find the **Date field** in the **Fields panel** and add it to the template.
3. Configure the field and click **Save**.

### Field settings

Click on the placed field to reopen settings menu.

{% columns %}
{% column width="58.333333333333336%" %}

* **Name** — field name shown in the document
* **Role name** — role that fills the field (for example, Sender)
* **Placeholder** — hint text shown before input (if empty, **Name** is used)
* **Tooltip** — additional hint shown on hover
* **Optional** — whether filling the field is required
* **Time** — allows selecting both date and time values
* **Search** — makes the field available for search/filtering in the mailbox UI (if enabled in your setup)
* **Fill with profile data** — auto-fills the field from the participant profile (if available)
* **Min** — minimum allowed date
* **Max** — maximum allowed date
  {% endcolumn %}

{% column width="41.666666666666664%" %}

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{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Min** and **Max** restrict what users can select in the date picker.
{% endhint %}


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