# Why?

### **Why use Smart Templates?**

Smart Templates lets you automate complex documents so you and your users don’t need to manually fill every placeholder. You get customised contracts created quickly and accurately with minimal effort.

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

* **To speed up repetitive drafting**\
  Save time by generating full documents from a few answers instead of manually editing each version and reading through the whole document.
* **To ensure consistency and reduce errors**\
  Logic-based placeholders keep your documents error-free and maintain a uniform style and structure.
* **To enable non-technical or legal users**\
  Allow team members or clients to fill in complex documents without needing to understand the concrete structure of the document.
* **Provide guided, context-aware editing**\
  Conditionally show or hide parts of the text, ensuring users only see and fill in what's relevant for them.

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

* **If you are drafting one-off documents**\
  Smart Templates are most effective when reused. Manual drafting may be faster for standalone texts which are only used once in a specific context.
* **If your content isn’t standardised**\
  If each document is fully unique, the template logic might become cumbersome rather than helpful.