# Why?

### Why use Proofreading?

Proofreading helps you catch technical oversights that are easily missed during manual reviews. While it doesn’t replace legal or stylistic analysis, it flags small but critical issues that can affect the professionalism and accuracy of your documents.

✅ **When you *****should***** use it:**

* **To do a final review before sending or signing**\
  A last-minute check for hidden technical flaws ensures your document is polished and error-free.
* **To check reused or third-party templates on technical details**\
  Quickly detect inconsistencies like leftover placeholders, invalid references, or missing definitions.
* **To simplify reviewing when collaborating with multiple authors**\
  Catch formatting mistakes or hardcoded content that may slip through when different people edit a document.
* **To ensure document integrity in large contracts**\
  In complex, multi-page documents, it’s easy to overlook broken references or unused definitions. Proofreading can spot these instantly, combining traditional checks with an AI filter to reduce false positives.

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❌ **When you *****shouldn’t***** use it:**

* **You want to assess legal meaning or compliance**\
  Proofreading checks for technical issues. For checking legal validity or clause content, use [Playbooks](https://help.clausebuddy.com/playbooks/) instead. For spelling or grammer corrections, [Polish Text](https://help.clausebuddy.com/polish-text/) can be used.
* **You're dealing with highly unique or informal texts**\
  In highly technical creative or non-standard documents, flagged items may be irrelevant or misleading.


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