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# Configure legal contract templates of type Microsoft Word

# Configure legal contract templates of type Microsoft Word {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Configure a contract template of Microsoft Word format that are easier to review and modify.
* **[Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/KzkxkEFacrjdArXJPq1s6A)**   
  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.
* **[Create a Microsoft Word legal contract template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/GKAEi~SM8ruMbavKXr02zg)**   
  Create a legal contract template in Microsoft Word format that can be used to generate a standard contract with predefined content when an employee submits a contract request.
* **[Create and configure participants for legal contract template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/XgSr8KxP_m_iIbPVunnnmg)**   
  Add and configure participants that act as placeholder for users who will be assigned as signers of a contract document.
* **[Update contract template mappings for legal contract template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Ux0vu6Rsdpek~hcwnuByiA)**   
  Update template mappings to pre-fill information that will be placed in the contract document.
* **[Publish a contract template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/O6Z61TygUwdwRh4a79HHbw)**   
  Publish contract template to make it available for generating a standard legal contract document with predefined content when a legal user submits a contract request.