Lawmaker help
Online user manual and help for the Lawmaker application. Use the search box to find help on a particular issue or click on the topic links below.
Essentials
Getting started
Resources to help you get started using Lawmaker including a general overview of Lawmaker, a glossary of terms used in Lawmaker and legislation, and a guide to keyboard shortcuts.
Keyboard shortcuts
Useful keyboard shortcuts when working the the Editor. Including: inserting special characters, inserting provisions, navigating around the document and accessing functions.
Troubleshooting
Help on a range of specific issues that have cropped up in practice. Also includes notes on known issues with the current version of Lawmaker.
Topics
Projects and documents
This section covers how to create and manage projects and the documents within them, including how to use the Dashboard and the Project Tab, generating PDFs. sharing documents and managing permissions.
Drafting and editing
How to draft and edit documents using the XML editor built into Lawmaker.
Amendments and amendment lists
How to create and manage draft amendments using the Amendment Workspace and Amendment Manager tabs; and how to generate and manage amendment lists using the Official Lists tab.
SIs and SSIs
Specific help for drafting and managing statutory instruments, e.g. handling subjects and signatures, submitting SIs to TNA.
UK Bills and amendments
Specific help for drafting and managing UK Bills, amendments and amendment lists, e.g. how to publish Bills at each stage, producing amendments lists in the House of Commons and House of Lords, publishing lists, applying amendments to a Bill, Ping Pong, drafting Finance Bill Resolutions.
Drafting Scottish Bills and amendments
These pages are developed by PCO to provide specific help for drafters of Scottish Bills and amendments.
Managing Scottish Bills and amendments
Specific help for managing Scottish Bills, e.g. how to publish Bills at each stage, and amendments, e.g. producing daily, marshalled and groupings lists.
Troubleshooting
Help on a range of specific issues that have cropped up in practice. Also includes notes on known issues with the current version of Lawmaker.
General help
General help with and information about Lawmaker including user management, release notes, known issues and help with the API.