Creating concepts

Concepts can be created either from within the file browser, or within the Assemble document environment.

Assuming you have sufficient rights, you can create concepts by going to the Browse files tab, and navigating to a suitable folder where you would like to store the concept.

Alternatively, you can create concepts directly from within the Assemble document environment.

Using dedicated concept folders

It is advisable to create separate, dedicated folders that will only contain concepts. Such dedicated folders will be automatically hidden for non-authors and users of ClauseBuddy, avoiding that such users — who may not be familiar with concepts — would get confused when encountering concepts while browsing for templates or clauses.

Folders to hold concepts can most easily be created by clicking on and choosing Concepts folder. This will create a dedicated folder (in purple) that will get automatically hidden for beginning users:

A newly created Concepts folder (shown in purple).

You can also convert an existing folder into a dedicated concepts-folder by selecting it, clicking on , and navigating to the folder subsection at the right side, and finally changing the Folder type to concepts:

Creating a concept within Assemble document

Instead of using the file browser, you can also create a new concept directly from within the Assemble document editor, by typing a hashtag followed by the name of your new concept.

A popup will then appear, inviting you to create a new concept: