Definely Proof helps you run final checks on your documents so you can eliminate common drafting errors and inconsistencies before a contract is signed or a court submission is filed.
It's designed to reduce risk for you and your clients and to make sure every document is executed to the highest possible standard.
Getting Started
Open your document in Microsoft Word.
Run your scan with Definely.
Click into the Proof tab to see the results.
As soon as the scan completes, Proof surfaces every potential issue it finds in the document, ready for you to review.
The six Proof categories
Proof groups potential issues into six categories.
Each category contains its own subcategories, so you can drill down from a high-level overview into the specific type of issue you want to focus on.
You don't have to work through everything, you can review all six, or narrow things down to just the categories that matter most for the document in front of you.
Filtering the results
If you only want to see certain types of issues, use the filter to narrow the report:
Click the filter button at the top right hand corner of the Proof panel.
Choose the categories or subcategories you want to focus on.
Click Apply.
Once the filter is applied, the panel will only show potential issues from the categories you've selected. This is useful when you have a particular concern in mind (for example, if you only want to check cross-references) and don't want to be distracted by other types of issues.
Reviewing individual issues
To dig into the detail:
Click into a category to reveal its subcategories.
Click on a subcategory row to open it up.
You'll see a snapshot of the issue showing what Proof has flagged.
Jumping to an issue in the document
There are two ways to navigate to where an issue appears in your Word document:
Click on the row showing the issue in the Proof panel, or
Use the arrows at the top of the panel to step through issues one at a time.
Either approach takes you straight to the relevant location in the document so you can see the issue in context.
What you can do with each issue
For every issue Proof surfaces, you have three options:
Fix: apply the suggested change to your document.
Flag for future review: leave a marker on the issue so you (or a colleague) can come back to it later.
Hide: remove the issue from the list if it's a false positive.
This means you stay in control of every change: nothing is applied silently, and you can park anything you're not ready to action.