Filling in the placeholders
Every variable in a starter template is written in [square brackets]. Here's how to replace them.
Open any starter template and you'll see text like this:
This Agreement is made on [Date] between [Party A Name], having its registered office at [Address]…
Everything in square brackets is a blank for you to fill. They're written that way — rather than as underscores — so nothing is missed: you can search a document for [ and find every one.
Two ways to fill them
Edit the text before sending. Press the pencil on the template to open it in the document editor, replace the placeholders with your details, and save. If you save it as your own template, your version becomes the one your team reuses.
This is right for anything that's the same every time — your company name, address, GST number, the city whose courts you use.
Turn one into a field. If the value changes with every send, don't type it — place a text field where the placeholder is and let the signer or sender fill it in. Anchor tags make this repeatable: write {{text:1|GST number}} into the document and the field lands there automatically every time. See Anchor tags.
Placeholders you'll see everywhere
| Placeholder | What goes in it |
|---|---|
[Date] | The date of the agreement, usually DD/MM/YYYY |
[Party A Name], [Party B Name] | Legal names, exactly as registered |
[Address] | Registered office or residential address |
[Amount] | A figure — the documents pair it with "Rupees … only" |
[Number] days | Notice periods, cure periods, payment terms |
[City], [State] | Governing law, jurisdiction, seat of arbitration |
Before you send, check these three
The money clauses. Amounts appear as figures and words. Change both, or a dispute will turn on which one governs.
The notice periods. [Number] days appears in several clauses of the same document and they don't all want the same number. A thirty-day termination notice and a seven-day cure period are different things.
The governing law clause. [City] and [State] decide where a dispute goes. Leaving them blank is worse than choosing badly.
[ one last time before sending. A contract that goes out with [Party B Name] still in it is an awkward email to write.