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title: Import a DOCX for Smart Document or create it manually in Legale
description: "### Create a new Smart Document To create a new Smart Document, go to the **Smart document** section in the left-hand menu, and click the **New Smart document** button (marked with an orange plus icon) located at the top of…"
url: "https://despapeliza.io/docs/import-a-docx-for-smart-document-or-create-it-manually-in-legale/"
updated: "2026-10-28"
category: Legale.io in details / 11. Smart document
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# Import a DOCX for Smart Document or create it manually in Legale

### Create a new Smart Document

To create a new Smart Document, go to the **Smart document** section in the left-hand menu, and click the **New Smart document** button (marked with an orange plus icon) located at the top of the page—this will initiate the setup process for a new document template.![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-57de385f87d170c57782.jpg)

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### Import from DOCX

Once in the Smart Document editor, you can quickly bring in content by clicking the **Import from DOCX** button, this allows you to upload an existing Word file and automatically populate the content section of your smart document.![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-1a479e8959d5675fa0bb.jpg)

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### Select a Word file to import

After clicking **Import from DOCX** , a file explorer window will open—navigate to the folder where your Word document is stored, select the desired `.docx`file, and click the **Open** button to upload its contents into the Smart Document editor.

![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-2a1cb78da233b9c0d91b.jpg)

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### Imported content appears in editor

After selecting and uploading your `.docx`file, its content will automatically populate the **Content** section of the Smart Document editor, allowing you to review, edit, and format the text directly before continuing with form field configuration or saving.

![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-a010993287bcf2bac526.jpg)

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### Create content manually in the editor

Alternatively, instead of importing a file, you can manually create your Smart Document by typing or pasting text directly into the content editor, using the built-in formatting tools (bold, alignment, tables, links, images, etc.) to structure your content just as needed before saving the template.![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-d13f17dea318e87984ea.jpg)

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### Name and save your Smart Document

Once your content is ready—whether imported or manually written—enter a title in the **Name** field at the top of the editor, then click the green **Save** button at the bottom-right corner to store your Smart Document as a reusable template.

![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-87f40885a757f1c3e883.jpg)

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### Smart Document saved and listed

After saving, your Smart Document will appear in the **Home** tab of the **Smart document** section, listed under your drive with its assigned name.![](https://despapeliza.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bdmig-8bded19e779552ec8048.jpg)