Welcome to Definely Draft/Definely Read. Draft/Read can be used during the iterative drafting stage to review and amend your document. The key benefit is letting you quickly surface definitions and references within the document you're working on, which is particularly useful in long, complex agreements. There's plenty more Draft/Read can help with too, including creating issues lists and gaps lists, checking for undefined and unused terms, and ensuring consistency across your documents.
Running your first scan
There are two ways to start a scan within Microsoft Word:
Click Open Definely within the Home ribbon, or
Click Scan Document within the Definely ribbon.
Definely Draft/Definely Read will then scan your document. You aren't locked out while the scan is running, so you can carry on with your review in the meantime.
What happens after the scan
Once the scan is complete, all your defined terms and references will be highlighted in green throughout the document. These highlights make terms easy to spot and, more importantly, mean the document is now interactive.
Interacting with terms and references
To open any definition or reference in the Definely side panel:
Double-click any green-highlighted term to view its full definition.
Double-click a reference to open the referenced text alongside the clause you're working on.
You can keep drilling further by double-clicking other terms or references within the side panel, giving you a complete picture of even the most complex provisions without ever leaving your place in the document.
What to do next
Once you're comfortable with the basics, head over to the Overview of Definely Draft/Definely Read article for a full tour of what Draft/Read can do, including:
Editing definitions and references in a split-screen view.
Linking related documents (including PDFs) into one suite.
Reviewing every defined, undefined and unused term in the Definition Report.
Navigating your document structure with the Reference Report.
Creating issues lists and Gaps Lists in seconds.
Every feature in Draft/Read has its own dedicated article. Explore the full series whenever you'd like to dive deeper into a specific area.