Navigating Documents

You can use a variety of tools and techniques to navigate your document.

• Scrolling: When you drag the vertical scroller, the name of the part of the document to which you’ve scrolled appears at the bottom of the Word window. To stop this information from appearing, show the Contract Tools pane, click the Preferences button, and then deselect the “Show location when dragging vertical scroller” checkbox.

• Double-clicking: When you double-click a use of a defined term (see Working with Defined Terms to learn more), you go to where it’s defined. When you double-click a cross-reference (see Working with Cross-References to learn more), you go to what it references. When you set the insertion point (cursor) within text you can navigate by double-clicking, it’s highlighted in blue; see Highlighting Content to learn more. To turn off navigation by double-clicking, show the Contract Tools pane, click the Preferences button, and then deselect the “Double-click defined terms and cross-references to navigate” checkbox. Navigation by double-clicking does not change your document in any way.

• Back and Forward buttons: Click the Back and Forward buttons at the top left of the Contract Tools pane to return to items to which you’ve navigated. You can also use the Back and Forward buttons in the Contract Tools ribbon tab; see The Contract Tools Ribbon Tab to learn more.

• Context button, Previous and Next buttons: You can use the Context button at the top of the Contract Tools pane to navigate selected defined terms and cross-references, see the name of the part of the document you’re working with, and more. You can use the Previous and Next buttons at the top right of the Contract Tools pane to go to items that are similar to one you select. See The Context Button; the Previous and Next Buttons to learn more.

To learn more about the Contract Tools pane, see The Contract Tools Pane.