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# Create contract template by manually adding content controls

# Create contract template by manually adding content controls {#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

Create contract templates by adding content controls manually.
* **[Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/G61UR2PfofT5WAFGSOYl~A)**   
  As a 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 contract template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/16AqAKzASVn0798IebtJ4Q)**   
  Create a contract template that can be used to generate a standard contract with predefined content when an employee submits a contract request.
* **[Create and configure participants](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hDdWzp_MA5fTb8YSb57ciw)**   
  Add and configure participants that act as placeholder for users who will be assigned as signers of a contract document.
* **[Classify and map imported clauses](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/SeI2XPaw8JhpVZ_KqEMTBw)**   
  Classify and map imported clauses to use the content from the clauses in a contract template.
* **[Update contract template mappings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/YvUKyHGtzyYkra0dTm2Khw)**   
  Update template mappings to pre-fill information that's placed in the contract document.