Filling out a contract

When you open a draft, Done-Deal renders the actual CREC form on screen and lets you type directly onto it — no separate list of fields to fill in and match up later. This article covers how that editor works.

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Typing into the form

Each page of the form renders as an image with real, clickable fields laid on top of it in the same spots as the printed form. Click into any field and type — text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns all work the way you'd expect.

Multi-line boxes (Additional Provisions, Exclusions, water rights, and similar write-in areas) render as larger text areas so you have room to write more than a line or two.

Tip: Before you click into a field, it shows a faint blue highlight and outline so you can see every fillable spot on the page, even ones that are currently empty.

The blue-ink convention

Colorado Real Estate Commission rules (CREC §7.2.E) require that anything you type onto a commission-approved form be visually distinct from the form's printed text, so nobody can mistake your entry for boilerplate language. Done-Deal enforces this automatically:

• Anything you type renders in blue, in a different typeface than the printed form text.
• A checked checkbox fills solid blue with a bold white check mark, so a selection is unmistakable at a glance.

This applies both on screen and in the PDF Done-Deal generates when you download or send the contract — the blue styling isn't just a screen effect. You don't need to do anything to trigger it; it's automatic on every field you fill in.

Autosave

Changes save automatically about half a second after you stop typing. The save indicator near the top of the page tells you what's happening:

• Auto-saves as you type — nothing pending.
• Saving… — a save is in progress.
• Auto-saved Xs ago — your last change is safely stored.

If a save fails (for example, a dropped connection), Done-Deal retries automatically with increasing delays. If it can't save after several attempts, it shows an error and asks you to refresh — don't close the tab before that clears, or the pending change could be lost.

Warning: If you try to leave the page with unsaved changes still pending, your browser will warn you before navigating away.

Other tools in the editor

Alongside the form itself, the editor toolbar gives you:

• Dictate — speak field values instead of typing them.
• Explain — an AI-generated, section-by-section read of the contract, flagging anything unusual for review.
• Apply deadlines — computes and fills date fields from your MEC and closing dates in one step (CBS1 only).
• Templates — apply a saved template's field values to this draft, or save the current draft as a new template.
• Comments — leave notes for anyone else working the file.
• View history — the full change log for this contract; see Contract history and versions.
• Download PDF — download the filled contract at any time.

Adding a clause

Look for the small + button anchored to the top-right corner of any multi-line write-in box. Click it to insert a saved clause from your clause library directly into that field — see The clauses library for how to build and manage your clauses.

FAQ

Why is my typed text blue instead of black?

That's intentional — Colorado real estate rules require agent-entered text on commission-approved forms to be visually distinct from the printed form. Done-Deal handles this automatically; there's no setting to turn it off.

Can two people edit the same draft at the same time?

Yes, on the desktop editor. Changes from other collaborators sync in near real time while the draft is open.

What happens to signature fields in the editor?

Signature fields don't appear in the on-screen editor — you never sign inside the field-filling view. Signing happens as a separate step once the contract is ready to send.