Select Settings to Create a Custom Pleading

To start the Pleading Wizard, click New (File menu), click the Legal Pleadings tab, and then double-click Pleading Wizard. There are two parts to the wizard: the first to create a template, and the second to create a pleading based on the template. The wizard asks you a series of easy questions. Your answers determine how Word sets up the basic page elements of the pleading template.

After you specify the basic structure and formatting of the pleading, the wizard saves the settings in a template with a name you specify. You might want to use the name of the court as the template name. The next time you need to create a pleading for that court, you can start with that template.

Important   If the Pleading Wizard isn’t available, rerun Setup to install it. For more information, see Add or Remove Components.