--- title: Create and edit a Smart Document from Word online description: "### Create a Smart Document from Word online To create a Smart Document using Word online, select an existing template from your list, then click the **Edit** button. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-e4f8c6869590b3a29e0a.jpg) --- ### Use the Legale add-in in Word online Inside Word…" url: "https://despapeliza.io/docs/create-and-edit-a-smart-document-from-word-online/" updated: "2026-10-28" category: Legale.io in details / 11. Smart document --- # Create and edit a Smart Document from Word online ### Create a Smart Document from Word online To create a Smart Document using Word online, select an existing template from your list, then click the **Edit** button. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-e4f8c6869590b3a29e0a.jpg) --- ### Use the Legale add-in in Word online Inside Word online, go to the top-right corner and click on the **Add-ins** icon (represented by a grid or square with a plus symbol).![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-41ad9b3963a72e180897.jpg) --- ### Access advanced add-ins In the add-ins panel, click on the **Advanced…** link at the bottom of the list to open the full catalog. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-a2581fd379bfcc604b6e.jpg) --- ### Upload the Legale add-in manually Click **Upload My Add-in** in the top-right corner of the Office Add-ins window—this lets you manually upload a manifest file provided by Legale to integrate the add-in and enable smart field functionality in your Word document. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-c460969213c339b933a7.jpg) --- ### Search the add-in manifest file To complete the setup, click the **Browse...** button and locate the Legale add-in manifest file on your computer.![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-67ecf7bf7dacab3a0b25.jpg) --- ### Download the Legale add-in manifest To obtain the manifest file needed for Word online, click the **Download Add-In** button from the Smart Document creation screen in Legale—this will generate the `.xml` file required to upload and activate the Legale add-in manually through Office’s add-in settings. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-2a3650a5fbe93bed873b.jpg) --- ### Select the manifest file for upload Locate the downloaded **manifest.prod** file in your system’s file explorer, select it, and click **Open** to proceed with uploading it. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-b0c449d93d8077a24c40.jpg) --- ### Upload the manifest to finalize installation With the manifest file selected, click the **Upload** button to complete the installation of the Legale add-in—once uploaded, the add-in will be available in Word online. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-686f6c2f84405e27514a.jpg) --- ### Open the Legale add-in panel Once the Legale add-in is installed, it will appear in the command ribbon as **Commands Group**—click the dropdown and select **Show Task Pane** to open the Legale interface. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-b2dfb520f4d55a297b6b.jpg) --- ### Log in to the Legale add-in (2FA disabled) To begin using the Legale Word Add-in, enter your **email** and **password** in the side panel and click **Submit**—please note that the account used **must have two-factor authentication (2FA) disabled**, as this is required to complete the integration. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-731a2ba6e3c7a73fd5dd.jpg) --- ### Edit in Word with the add-in After the add-in is installed and your session is linked, you can return to the Legale platform and click **Edit in Word** at any time to open your Smart Document directly in Word online. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-2ac3160501948c74b37c.jpg) --- ### Smart Document successfully opened in Word Your Smart Document has been successfully sent from Legale to Word online, as indicated by the Legale Add-in panel on the right—you're now editing the linked document (**#3676 - Smart Document Example**). ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-fe90ed7c47222a5012b8.jpg) --- ### Submit changes from Word to Legale After making edits in Word online—such as adding new content like the example sentence shown—click the **Send content to Legale** button in the Legale Add-in panel. This action synchronizes your updated document back to the Smart Document platform, ensuring your latest version is saved and ready for further configuration or use. ![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-240de4c338f7b6e71e19.jpg) --- ### Changes reflected in Legale editor After sending the updated content from Word online, the Smart Document editor in Legale now displays the new text (e.g., *"Esta es una frase de ejemplo"*)—confirming that your edits were successfully synchronized and are ready to be saved or further configured within the platform.![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-4961205aa3abe5541456.jpg)