Create contract template by manually adding content controls

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title: Create contract template by manually adding content controls
description: Create contract templates by adding content controls manually.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Contract Management Pro
classification: contract-management-pro
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Create contract template by manually adding content controls

Create contract templates by adding content controls manually.

-   **[Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-word-doc-tmplt-contls.md)**  
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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-create-contract-template.md)**  
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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-add-participants.md)**  
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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-import-clauses.md)**  
Classify and map imported clauses to use the content from the clauses in a contract template.
-   **[Update contract template mappings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-template-mapping.md)**  
Update template mappings to pre-fill information that's placed in the contract document.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure templates for a contract requests](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-document-templates.md)

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