This module will explain how to insert, modify and delete provisions 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.
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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 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.
Type “the Department” means the Department for Communities; into the first definition
Insert the second definition by clicking Enter again and type “the emergency period” has the meaning given by section 1(2).
Expected outcome
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Video recording
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✏️ Converting a subsection to section content and vice versa
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Key learning points Converting subsection into section content using the promote feature. Auto-converting section content into a subsection when a second subsection is inserted. |
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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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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 when a second subsection is inserted. |
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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.
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Video recording
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✏️ Promoting/demoting provisions
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✏️ Converting section content to a subsection
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Video recording
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✏️ Grouping levels and wrapping/unwrapping provisions
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Video recording
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✏️ Converting a section to a schedule and vice versa
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