For Contracts Administrators ·
What you'll accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll have Spellbook installed in Microsoft Word and running AI-assisted redline reviews on vendor contracts. Spellbook reads your contract in context, flags non-standard clauses, suggests redline language based on market standards, and drafts alternative language with legal reasoning — all without leaving Word.
What you'll need
What you should see: A download page or Microsoft AppSource link for the Spellbook add-in.
On Windows:
On Mac:
What you should see: A Spellbook pane appears on the right side of your Word window after you sign in with your Spellbook credentials.
Troubleshooting: If you can't install add-ins, your IT department may have restricted this. Contact IT to request Spellbook as an approved add-in, or ask whether you can use a personal Microsoft account.
Open any vendor-supplied contract in .docx format. This should be a contract the other side has proposed — not your clean template.
What you should see: The contract text in Word with the Spellbook pane active on the right.
In the Spellbook pane, click Analyze or Review Contract (the exact button name may vary with software updates).
Spellbook reads the full document and identifies clauses that deviate from standard market terms.
What you should see: Highlighted sections in the document with Spellbook flags in the right pane, categorized by issue type (risk level, deviation from standard, missing provisions).
Click on a flagged clause. In the Spellbook pane, you'll see:
For each suggestion, you can:
Accept the suggestions you agree with. Spellbook adds them as Word Track Changes comments with the redlined language and the rationale embedded.
The document is now ready to send back to the vendor with professional redlines and clear explanations for each change.
Full risk review:
"Analyze this contract and flag all clauses where the buyer is taking on above-market risk. Prioritize by severity."
Missing provisions check:
"Are there any standard provisions missing from this agreement that are typically included in a [type] contract?"
Specific section focus:
"Review only the indemnification and limitation of liability sections. Suggest market-standard redlines from the buyer's perspective."
One-sided clause identification:
"Identify any clauses that appear heavily one-sided in favor of the seller/vendor. Flag each with an explanation."