---
title: "Customize wording of customer UI"
slug: "new-pdf-builder-customize-wording-of-customer-ui"
updated: 2025-05-25T12:17:18Z
published: 2025-05-25T12:17:18Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Customize wording of customer UI

You can create templates that change the default wording of button labels and messages that appear in the customer UI when completing a PDF form. Wording templates apply to [PDF Templates](https://knowledge.lightico.com/v1/docs/en/getting-started-creating-esign-documents) and [External Documents](https://knowledge.lightico.com/v1/docs/en/add-external-documents-in-a-workflow) with an [overlay template](https://knowledge.lightico.com/docs/new-pdf-builder-configure-pdf-settings#save-the-template-as-an-overlay-for-ad-hoc-pdfs).

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Wording templates are supported only when the [Format and design > Language](https://knowledge.lightico.com/docs/format-design#language) setting is defined as **English**.

For example, you can change the label on the **Approve**button to read **I approve**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/image-1724832769626.png)

You can also customize some of the wording on the audit trail. For example, you can change "esigned" to "digitally signed".

![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/Snag_27cef39b.png)

In the **Customizations** > **Wording**page you'll find a table of all wording that can be changed in the UI and audit trail.

Note:A wording template only affects the specific PDF Template or overlay template to which you associate it (see below).

## Outline

Here is an outline of the steps for customizing wording of the customer UI for a PDF Template:

1. [Create a custom wording template](/v1/docs/new-pdf-builder-customize-wording-of-customer-ui#create-a-custom-wording-template)
2. [Associate the wording template to a document](/v1/docs/new-pdf-builder-customize-wording-of-customer-ui#associate-the-wording-template-to-a-pdf)

## Create a custom wording template

1. In the Administration screen, go to **Customizations** > **Wording** and click **New Template**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/Snag_27ed2874.png)
2. Name the template and click **Create**.  
 ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/Snag_27ed7cce.png)  
The template configuration page opens with a table of all customizable UI and audit trail elements.
3. Add custom text to a field in the **Value**column.
4. Delete the custom text to return to the **System Default** text.
5. Click **Reset**to return to the last saved version of the text.![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/Snag_27f38cce.png)
6. After making all your changes, click **Save**.  
The wording template is saved.

## Associate the wording template to a PDF Template

For each PDF Template, you can select a wording template with its own unique wording. This wording template defines wording of the UI elements when this PDF Template is sent.

**To associate the wording template to a PDF Template:**

- In the PDF Builder formatting tab for the relevant document, turn on the **Wording template** toggle and select the template from the pop-up that appears.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/Snag_bec8a3.png)

## Table of Wording Changes

Below is a table of all the UI and audit trail elements that can be defined in a wording template. The same table (without the screenshots) appears in the wording template editing page (see above).

### Document Approval

| **Key** (Name of UI element) | **System Default Text** | **Screenshot** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A) Approve Document label in the collaboration room (session) | Document to approve | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-27_17-54-07.PNG) |
| B) Approve button label | Approve | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-27_17-54-59.PNG) |
| C) Approve consent Accept button label | Yes | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-27_17-55-14.PNG) |
| D) Approve consent Decline button label | No |
| E) Approve consent text | By selecting YES, I agree that my approval will be the electronic representation of my signature for all purposes. Especially when I use it on documents, including legally binding contracts exactly like my pen-and-paper signature. |
| F) Approve title | Approval |

### Document completion and Esign

(for PDF Templates and External Documents with overlay)

| **Key** (Name of UI element) | **System Default Text** | **Screenshot** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A) Esign opening screen title | Blank | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-27_16-40-01.PNG) |
| B) eSign opening screen subtitle | Please review and sign the following document |
| A) Esign closing screen title | Your documents have been submitted | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-27_17-03-02.PNG) |
| B) eSign closing screen subtitle | Blank |
| A) Sign button label | Sign | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-27_15-40-12(1).PNG) |
| B) Sign title | Review |
| A) Sign consent Accept button label | Yes | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-27_15-33-15.PNG) |
| B) Sign consent Decline button label | Decline |
| C) Sign consent text | By selecting YES, I agree that the signature will be the electronic representation of my signature for all purposes. Especially when I use it on documents, including legally binding contracts exactly like as my pen-and-paper signature. |

### Download-only document

| **Key** (Name of UI element) | **System Default Text** | **Screenshot** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A) Download button label | Download | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/2024-08-28_09-56-43(1).PNG) |
| B) Download only title | Downloading |

### Audit Trail

| **Key** (Name of UI element) | **System Default Text** | **Screenshot** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A) Audit action approved | approved | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/473bb8c5-ff1b-4930-8109-2321ac6ab967/Images/Documentation/Snag_ff7cde7(1).png) |
| B) Audit action e-signed | e-signed |
| C) Audit action locked | locked |
| D) Audit action viewed | viewed |
| E) Audit approved status | APPROVED |
| F) Audit signed status | SIGNED |

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