This module will explain how to insert, modify and delete provisions into in your document, with some exercises to allow you to practice this and find out about some useful shortcuts built into the Editor to help make drafting easier.
🎞️ Watch the Demo
Watch the demo to see how provisions are inserted into documents in Lawmaker
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🚦 Starting point
This module assumes you are staring with an empty bill document—
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📘 Introduction
[Basic introduction video]
https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/x/gIIK
📚 Exercises
✏️ Insert basic provisions
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Recreate the following provision—
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Starting point
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Instructions
To create a section containing some definitions.
Place your cursor in the empty body placeholder element
Click Enter on your keyboard to view the insert menu
Click Enter again to insert the default element at the top of the insert menu—
For Bills, this will be a Section.
When you insert a Section, Lawmaker will automatically include a subsection by default
Type Interpretation into the Heading placeholder
Use tab on your keyboard or click using the mouse to move the cursor into the ‘Text’ placeholder for the subsection and start typing the content of the first subsection.type In this Act—
To insert the definitions, click Enter and use the arrow keys on your keyboard or click using the mouse to select Definition from the insert menu, clicking Enter to insert it—
A definition will be inserted, made up of 2 placeholders—
a “Defined term” placeholder within quote marks surrounding it; and
a ‘Text’ placeholder for the meaning.
Add the first defined term and meaning and insert Type “the Department” means the Department for Communities; into the first definition
Insert the second definition by clicking Enter again and repeating the process
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type “the emergency period” has the meaning given by section 1(2).
Expected outcome
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Video recording
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✏️ Insert a provision at the start
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Recreate the following—
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Instructions
Place your cursor in the section num “1.”
The breadcrumb will read Bill > body > Section > Num
Use your right arrow key to move your cursor until the breadcrumb changes to Bill > body > Section
Click Enter to view the insert menu
Select Subsection (1) and click Enter again to insert
The subsection will be inserted before your existing subsection
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Expected outcome
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Video recording
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✏️ Delete a provision using the breadcrumb
Recreate the following—
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Instructions
Remove the newly inserted subsection by placing your cursor in the empty Text placeholder
The breadcrumb should say Bill > body > Section > Subsection > Content > Text
Use your mouse to select Subsection from the breadcrumb
The whole subsection (num and text) will be highlighted
Delete it using backspace or Delete on your keyboard or right-click with your cursor on the Subsection breadcrumb and select Delete Element
The subsection will be safely deleted
To undo this deletion, select the Undo button
in the upper tool bar or use the keyboard short cut CTRL + ZTo redo the deletion, select the Redo button
in the upper tool bar or use the keyboard short cut CTRL + Y
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Expected outcome
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Video recording
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✏️ Converting a subsection to section content
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Learning pointsInsert location for provisions Lawmaker will insert your selected provision in the next valid location after your cursor location. This is useful to know when you want to add a provision at the start of a series of provisions. Breadcrumb At the bottom of the Editor view is a breadcrumb showing you exactly where you cursor is placed in the Editor. If you have your cursor in the heading of the section, the breadcrumb will read— Bill > body > Section > Heading |
Recreate the following—
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Key learning points Converting subsection into section content using the promote feature. |
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Instructions
Place your cursor in the remaining subsection
Promote it to become section content using any of the following options—
Right-click and select Promote element,
Select Tools > Promote element,
Keyboard shortcut ALT+[
The subsection will turn into an unnumbered section content element.
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Expected outcome
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Video recording
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✏️ Converting section content to a subsection
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Key learning points Auto-converting section content into a subsection |
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Recreate the following
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when a second subsection is inserted. |
Starting point
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Instructions
Place your cursor anywhere in the last definition and click Enter to view the insert menu
Use the down arrow key on your keyboard or click using the mouse to select Subsection from the insert menu, clicking Enter to insert it—
A subsection is inserted after your cursor location (after the last definition)
The section content will auto-convert to subsection (1)
Type in the content of the second subsection.
Expected outcome
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Video recording
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