Speed Up Your Drafting

SingleDraft reduces the time spent on repetitive drafting tasks. This guide covers the features that help you draft faster while keeping quality consistent.

Definition tracking

SingleDraft automatically finds all defined terms in your document and tracks how they are used. Defined terms are highlighted in the text so you can see at a glance which terms have definitions elsewhere in the document.

How definition tracking saves time:

• Select any term in the document to see its definition in the sidebar. No need to scroll through the document to find it.
• Jump to the definition by clicking the navigation icon on the definition card.
• Nested definitions are highlighted inside other definitions. Click a highlighted term to see its definition too.
• Word forms are recognised automatically. If “Contract” is defined, SingleDraft also finds “Contracts” and other inflected forms.

See Definition Tracking for the full feature description.

External information

Look up company details, statutory text, and land registry data from official sources without leaving Word. This eliminates manual lookups in external databases.

Reactive lookup

When the plugin analyses your document, it automatically fetches data for companies, statutes, and land parcels it finds in the text. Results appear in the Checks tab.

Manual search (Registries tab)

To search for a company that is not mentioned in the document:

1. Open the extended menu (grid icon, top-left).
2. Select Registries.
3. Choose the country and type the company name or ID.

After you find the company, you can copy a pre-formatted specification directly into your document.

See External Information for supported countries and format options.

Blocks

Blocks let you insert pre-made content sections into the document with a few clicks. Two types of blocks are available:

Placeholder blocks

Insert placeholder markers such as [*], [...], or [___]. You can also type custom text for the placeholder content (e.g. [__TBA__]).

Signature pages

SingleDraft generates signature blocks based on the parties in the document.

1. Open the extended menu and select Blocks.
2. Click Signatures at the top.
3. Adjust the fields (party names, positions, dates) as needed. SingleDraft pre-fills party names from the document automatically.
4. Set the number of signature blocks.
5. Click Insert a signature.

See Blocks for the full list of placeholder types and signature options.

AI assistant

The AI assistant can iterate on clauses, extract structured information, and draft new content based on the context of your document.

Example uses for faster drafting:

• Select a clause and ask the AI to rephrase it for a different jurisdiction or style.
• Ask the AI to extract all dates, monetary values, or key terms into a table.
• Use a pre-built flow such as “Client Overview” or “Deal Conditions” for structured summaries.

The AI proposes changes as bulk edits. You review each suggestion and accept or reject it individually.

See AI Assistant for details on customisation, model selection, and workflows.

Knowledge base (Snippets)

If your organisation has connected its internal document library, you can search for relevant clauses from past documents directly inside Word.

How the knowledge base speeds up drafting:

• Search by text — type a few words (e.g. “contractual penalty”) and SingleDraft returns clauses with matching or semantically similar content.
• Drag-and-drop search — select text in your document and drag it into the search bar to find similar clauses.
• Compare clauses — drag text from your document onto a search result to see the two versions side by side.
• Filter results — narrow results by language, contract type, area of law, governing law, or date range.
• Insert into document — copy a found clause directly into the current document.

The AI assistant can also access the knowledge base as context when drafting or rephrasing clauses.

See Use Your Internal Knowledge for the full guide on searching, filtering, and organising clauses.