Configure legal contract templates of type Microsoft Word

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title: Configure legal contract templates of type Microsoft Word
description: Configure a contract template of Microsoft Word format that are easier to review and modify.
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product: Legal Simple Contracts
classification: legal-simple-contracts
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Configure legal contract templates of type Microsoft Word

Configure a contract template of Microsoft Word format that are easier to review and modify.

-   **[Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-cont-contr-word-tmplt.md)**  
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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-create-ct-msword.md)**  
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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-add-config-participants-msword.md)**  
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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-template-map-msword.md)**  
Update template mappings to pre-fill information that will be placed in the contract document.
-   **[Publish a contract template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-publish-word-template.md)**  
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.

**Parent Topic:**[Legal contract templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/document-template-block.md)