Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document

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  • Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
  • 1 Minute Lesedauer

    • As a legal contract configurator, prepare a Microsoft Word document that you want to import as a contract template by marking the content with content controls so it can be efficiently parsed and reused.

    Vorbereitungen

    Ensure that you are on a Windows system to add content controls in a Microsoft Word document.

    Role required: sn_lg_contracts.contracts_config

    Prozedur

    1. In Microsoft Word, open the document that you want to import as a contract template.
    2. Display the Developer tab in Microsoft Word.
      For more information, see the Show the Developer tab topic in the Microsoft Office 365 documentation.
    3. Select the content to be tagged.
    4. Select Plain Text Content Control from the Developer tab.
    5. Select the Properties option from the Developer tab.
    6. In the Content Control Properties dialog box, enter a title for the content control.
    7. Enter a tag value.
      Hinweis:
      • The tag names are not case sensitive. If there are two tag names as field_COMPANY and field_company, both will be treated same.
      • The maximum character limit for the tag is 200.

      Tag names contain a prefix with the content control type.

      Tabelle : 1. Supported content control types
      Content control type Description
      field_ Indicates metadata.
      signature_ Indicates a signature.
      sign_date_ Indicates the signing date.

      For example, Microsoft Outlook Add-In for Legal Service Delivery If you are adding a metadata for company name, you would name the tag field_company.

      Content control example

    8. Select OK.