How do I send one document to many people for signing using Send in Bulk?

First, open Acrobat and click 'E-Sign'. Next, select 'Send in bulk'. Upload your main document, which is called the parent template. Add your signers. You can type them one by one or upload a CSV file with all their names and emails. Finally, send it. Acrobat will create a unique document for each signer.

What is the benefit of using a CSV file to add recipients for Send in Bulk?

It saves a lot of time by adding many signers at once. You can set up specific roles for each signer directly in the file. It allows you to add security settings for each signer. You can put default values into fields for each signer before they even open the document.

Bulk Signature Collection in Adobe Acrobat — How-to & AI prompts

AI prompts

2 ways to ask · copy any one

AExecute — “help me do it”Send a bulk signature request for all campaign contracts to Legal ([approver=Marta Ruiz]) and…+

Send a bulk signature request for all campaign contracts to Legal ([approver=Marta Ruiz]) and Finance ([approver=Ethan Cole]) using the [roster=CSV roster] so approvals are completed this quarter.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

BImprove — “do it better”Before sending bulk signature requests to [approver=Marta Ruiz] and [approver=Ethan Cole],…+

Before sending bulk signature requests to [approver=Marta Ruiz] and [approver=Ethan Cole], validate the [roster=CSV] for signer emails and roles, include a cover sheet explaining approval thresholds, and mark contracts with urgency flags so legal and finance prioritize correctly.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

How to do it

the tool · the steps · what to avoid

1
Open Adobe Acrobat and sign in to your account.
2
Go to the Home screen and select Agree or Send for signature.
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Click on Send to multiple recipients.
4
Select Choose files and upload the document you want each recipient to sign.
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Enter an agreement name and customize the message to recipients if needed.
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Click Add recipients and enter the names and email addresses of each person you want to sign the document.
Best practiceYou can paste a list of email addresses or upload a CSV file for large recipient lists.
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Review the recipient list and document, then click Send to send individual copies for signature.
NoteEach recipient receives their own unique copy to sign, and you can track the status of each agreement.

In the appWith the API

You can monitor the status of each recipient’s signature from the Manage tab after sending in bulk.

This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.

Glossary

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CSV fileA type of file you can use to add many recipients at once.ExampleYou can use a CSV file to import all 20 team members as recipients for the project kickoff document.

Parent templateThis is one main document you create that will be used to make many copies.

Child agreementThis is one separate document created from the parent template, sent to one signer.

The real tasks

the one, listed here

Send a bulk signature request to legal and finance for all campaign contracts to speed approvals.

FAQ

about this task

First, open Acrobat and click 'E-Sign'.
Next, select 'Send in bulk'.
Upload your main document, which is called the parent template.
Add your signers. You can type them one by one or upload a CSV file with all their names and emails.
Finally, send it. Acrobat will create a unique document for each signer.

A parent template is your original document. It matters because Acrobat uses this one document to make up to 1,000 separate copies. Each copy is then sent to a different signer. This saves you time because you only prepare one document, not many.

No, signers will not see each other. When you use Send in Bulk, Acrobat creates a separate, private document for each person. This means each signer only sees their own document and their own signing process.

Send in Bulk requires Acrobat Pro or Pro for teams because it's an advanced feature designed for high-volume sending. It affects your agreement limits because each document sent to a signer counts as a separate agreement. For example, if you send to 500 people, that's 500 agreements, which can quickly use up your monthly allowance.

It saves a lot of time by adding many signers at once.
You can set up specific roles for each signer directly in the file.
It allows you to add security settings for each signer.
You can put default values into fields for each signer before they even open the document.

Bulk Signature Collection

When to use it

AI prompts

How to do it

Glossary

The real tasks

Who does this

FAQ

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