What is WhichDraft.com?
WhichDraft.com is a self-directed legal resource that allows users to build a variety of high quality contracts free of charge. Users build contracts by reviewing a series of simple questions. WhichDraft.com then provides sample contractual provisions. Users can also share contracts with others so that they can collaborate in building or negotiating the contracts. WhichDraft.com users can assess an ever-expanding selection of contracts that address a variety of business and personal legal needs.

Is WhichDraft.com an attorney? Does it provide legal advice?
WhichDraft.com is not an attorney and does not provide legal advice. WhichDraft.com is a self-directed legal resource that allows users to build contracts by reviewing a series of simple questions. WhichDraft.com then provides sample contractual provisions. WhichDraft.com does not review users' individual needs and recommends that all users consult with a qualified attorney before finalizing and/or signing any contracts built on WhichDraft.com.

How do I build a contract?
From the WhichDraft.com homepage, log in to your Whichdraft.com User Account using your Email Address and Password (if you don't have a WhichDraft.com User Account, click here to learn how to get one). Once you are logged in, click the BROWSE link on the navigation bar directly below the WhichDraft.com banner, use our search engine, or browse our official WhichDraft.com categories or our User Posted Contract categories. On the BROWSE or contract results pages, browse our constantly expanding selection of contracts, find the contract that you are looking for by pointing your mouse over the name of the contract to read a description of that contract, and click the contract name to open the contract and get started building your contract.

Once you have clicked on your contract, you must complete two simple steps to build your contract. First, enter your name or your company's name, as applicable, and contact information under Party 1 (You) and the name and contact information of the other party to the contract under Party 2 (Them). Second, scroll down to review a series of simple questions that allow you to customize your contract. The complete text of your contract appears in the word processor window to the right of the questions and, as you answer each question, the text of the contract itself will update based on your answer to each question. To advance to the next question (or to go back to a previous question) use the forward and back arrow buttons that appear above each question. A brief explanation of each question appears below the question. Once you have reviewed all the questions, you have finished building your contract!

How do I share a contract with someone else so we can review it together?
Sharing a contract with someone else is easy. Simply click the "SHARE" link that appears in the toolbar above the text of your contract. A pop-up window will appear prompting you to enter the name and e-mail address of the person with whom you want to share your contract. Make sure to enter the correct e-mail address and click the "Send It!" button. WhichDraft.com will send an email to the e-mail address you provided with a link inviting the recipient to access the contract you have shared.

Someone has shared a contract with me. How do I access it?
To access a contract someone has shared with you, you must first open the e-mail that WhichDraft.com sent you to notify you that someone has shared a contract with you. Click on the link in the e-mail. If you are currently logged in to WhichDraft.com, the link will take you to your "SHARED WITH ME" page. You can also access this page by clicking "MY CONTRACTS" on the navigation bar, then "SHARED WITH ME". If you are not currently logged in to WhichDraft.com, the link will take you to the WhichDraft.com homepage and you must log in using your Email Address and Password. Once you log in, go to the "SHARED WITH ME" page.

Once there, scroll down and the contract that was shared with you will appear. You can view, edit, print, e-mail or download the contract by clicking the related buttons that appear below the name of the contract that has been shared with you.

Can I directly edit the text of a contract?
Yes. To directly edit the text of a contract you are building, simply click anywhere in the text of the contract that appears in the word processor window to the right of the questions. You can add to, edit, delete or change the formatting of the text of the contract using your keyboard and the word processing toolbar that appears in the word processor window. Please note that you should never edit the gray area of a contract, as that part is automatically created with the questions, so if you every change a question answer in the left hand panel, you will lose anything you manually edited in the right hand panel. If you want to make extensive revisions, you can download the contract into MS Word, or copy the plain text into a new version.

Once I've started building a contract, can I save my progress?
Yes, you can save your progress at any point while building a contract. Simply click the "SAVE" button that appears in the toolbar above the text of your contract to access the contract later from the "MY CONTRACTS" page or continue building the contract from the point where you left off.

Once I've finished building a contract, how do I save it?
Once you have answered all the questions for your contract, click the "I Am Finished" button that appears above the text of your contract. You will be directed to a page to enter a description of the contract so that you can easily locate the contract from among all of your saved contracts.

What if I want to save a contract to my computer?
Click the "MY CONTRACTS" link on the navigation bar, and click the "DOWNLOAD" button under the contract name to save the contract to your hard drive.

How do I email a copy of a contract to someone else?
Simply click the "EMAIL" button that appears in the toolbar above the text of your contract, and under the name of your contract on the "MY CONTRACTS" page. A pop-up window will appear prompting you to enter the name and e-mail address of the person to whom you want to e-mail your contract as well as a subject for the e-mail and a message to appear in the e-mail. Make sure to enter the correct e-mail address and click the "Send It!" button. WhichDraft.com will send an email to the e-mail address you provided and a copy of your contract in Microsoft Word format will be attached to the e-mail.

How do I view a contract I'm building to see how it will look when printed?
Click the "VIEW" button that appears in the toolbar above the text of your contract. A new browser window will open and you can see exactly how your contract will look when you print it.

How do I print a contract?
Click the "PRINT" button that appears in the toolbar above the text of your contract. A new browser window will open containing a printable version of your contract as well as a pop-up window from which you can select the appropriate printer, the number of copies you want, or set print ranges. Click the "PRINT" button to print your contract.

How do I add notes to a contract? Once I've added a note, where does it appear?
To add notes to a contract, simply click the "ADD NOTES BELOW" button that appears below the brief explanation for each question. A pop-up window will appear; type in the text of your note and click the "Post Note" button to post your comment. Once you have posted your note, it will appear below your contract.

How do I access the contracts I've saved? Can I edit a contract that I saved previously?
To access your saved contracts, log in to WhichDraft.com using your Email Address and Password. Once you have logged in, click on "MY CONTRACTS". All of your saved contracts will appear on the "MY SAVED CONTRACTS" page. To edit a saved contract, simply click the contract name or click "EDIT" which appears below the contract name.

How do I save multiple versions of a contract?
On the "MY CONTRACTS" page, under each contract name, there is a "NEW VERSION" button. Click that button to save a new version.

How do I leave a personal comment regarding a contract I've saved?
On the "MY CONTRACTS" page, under each contract name, there is a "Comments" field. Click that in that field and type a comment. Clicking anywhere else will save that comment.

How do I compare two versions of a contract so I can see what's been revised?
On the "MY CONTRACTS" page, under each contract name, there is a "COMPARE" button. Click that button, select which two versions you want to compare, and click "COMPARE". Words that were added to the later version, and are not in the older version, appear in blue and are underlined. Words that were in the older version, but were deleted in the later version, appear in red and are struck through.

I want to build my own question and answer template. How do I do it?
Click "MY TEMPLATES" on the navigation bar. There are three major steps to building and using a question and answer template. In Step 1, build your questions and answers, including the text you want to appear in your template when a particular question's answer choice is selected. In Step 2, insert your contract name and provisions, and drag and drop the questions wherever you want their answers to appear. In Step 3, access any template you've created to build a specific contract, just like you would for an official WhichDraft.com contract. Click "MAKE PUBLIC" to share your template with the world under our "User Posted Contracts" pages.

In Step 1, create your questions and answer choices. Later on, you can use these questions to build your template. Or, if you want to add a template, and not use our automatic drafting Q&A wizard, just skip to Step 2. To build a question, fill in the Title, Type Your Question, and Add an Explanation. You can watch your question as it's being built on the right in our Real Time Question Builder.

Next, choose an Answer Type. The simplest is "Textfield." Later, whatever the user types in this field will pop into the template. You can also choose Radio Buttons. Pick how many answer choices you want, fill in the name of each Answer Choice and the Text in Template (this is the actual text that will pop into the template if this answer choice is selected). You can also try out our other answer types, including "Checkboxes" to let a user select multiple answers at once, and "Dropdowns" to let the user select from a variety of possible answer choices that you design.

In Step 2, build your template. Fill in the Title and then pick a Category or create your own. Make it Public and post the contract to our User Posted Contracts pages, and we'll show your User Name (or Email Address so potential customers or business contacts can contact you). Or keep it just to yourself. Type the name of your template. Don't change the preamble text, it's designed to automatically pull the parties' contact information into your template. You can draft captions and clauses below the preamble. Or paste in any provisions you want by clicking "PASTE" (don't paste in any other way or your contract could become unstable). Next, add questions. Just drag and drop any question from the upper left hand panel to wherever you want that question's answer choice text to appear on the right. Click on any question in Questions Used, in the lower left hand panel, to remove that question from your template. The removed question will now reappear in the upper left hand panel if you change your mind and want to use it again. When you're finished, click "SAVE".

In Step 3, you're now all set to create a contract. Just click on the name of any template you've saved. Customize the contract by filling in the parties' names in Step 1. Then, in Step 2, review each question by clicking the arrows on the left. Click or fill in whatever you want, and, on the right, the contract will automatically draft itself. Save it and use all the other features we provide.

I've finished building a contract and negotiating it with the other party. What's next?
WhichDraft.com recommends that you consult with a qualified attorney before finalizing and signing your contract.

What do I need to do to start using WhichDraft.com?
It's simple — all you need to do to starting using WhichDraft.com is become a registered user. WhichDraft.com does not charge its users to use any of the features currently available on the site. To register, simply complete the short registration form that appears under "SIGN UP NOW" on any of the pages on the WhichDraft.com site. Once you submit the registration form, WhichDraft.com will send you an email with a link to activate your account. Once your account is activated, you can start using WhichDraft.com today! Can't wait? Feel free to access all of our contracts, and you can download, view, or print them.

How do I become a registered user?
To register, simply complete the brief registration form and type in the alphanumeric code that appears under "SIGN UP NOW." Once your account is activated, you can start using WhichDraft.com's advanced features today!

How do I edit my user profile?
First, log in to WhichDraft.com using your Email Address and Password. Once you have logged in, click "Edit My Profile" in the user menu on the right of the page to navigate to the Edit User Profile page. On the Edit User Profile page, you can change your stored e-mail address and password, as well as store your contact and company information. WhichDraft.com will use your stored contact and company information to automatically populate the Party 1 (You) fields when building a contract, allowing you to avoid inputting that information each time you build a contract and build contracts much more quickly.

How can WhichDraft.com offer contracts free of charge?
WhichDraft.com anticipates deriving revenue from advertising. In the future, WhichDraft.com may offer premium services above and beyond those currently available on the site in exchange for a fee, or may no longer provide free tools and contracts and start charging for them.

How do I know that the contracts available on WhichDraft.com are of high quality?
The contracts available on WhichDraft.com are the product of many years of combined legal and knowledge management experience of WhichDraft.com's founders, who are both experienced attorneys. The founders' experience includes working at several of the nation's most prestigious and successful law firms and a Fortune 500 corporate legal department.

What contracts are available on WhichDraft.com?
To see a list of contracts that you can build on WhichDraft.com, simply click the "BROWSE" link in the navigation bar that appears directly below the WhichDraft.com banner. We are constantly working to expand our selection of available contracts. We anticipate our selection will include a large number of contracts to address a variety of business and personal legal needs.

What if WhichDraft.com does not offer a contract I need?
If a contract you need is currently not available on WhichDraft.com, send us an email at jason@whichdraft.com and we will see what we can do to make that contract available to WhichDraft.com users.