# What?
### What are Smart Templates?
Smart Templates turn standard Word documents into intelligent, fillable templates. Instead of manually editing placeholders or clauses, you can set up a Q\&A for your document's variables - so you only need to answer key questions once and they will be adjusted everywhere in your document. You simply highlight words in Word and let ClauseBuddy handle the rest.
A Smart Template is built by combining highlighted text with interactive questions. The result: users only need to answer a short questionnaire to generate a complete, tailor-made contract.
Behind the scenes, you define:
* **Placeholders**: Cyan highlights indicate where custom input is needed.
* **Conditions**: Add logic to show or hide specific text.
* **Questions**: Build a guided Q\&A, so users provide only the necessary custom input.
* **Predefined answers and logic**: Guide users with predefined answers and instructions.
Smart Templates work seamlessly inside Word and ClauseBuddy’s web interface. You can test, save, and even share them with colleagues or clients through a simple link, no technical knowledge required.
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