# Editing Drafts with Canvas

### What is Canvas?

Canvas is a built-in document editor designed for drafting, editing, and organizing legal documents generated by Paxton. It makes it easy to revise content in one place.

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### How it works

1. **Generate a draft**: Create a document using Paxton’s AI assistant
2. **Edit in Canvas**: Your draft opens in Canvas, where you can begin editing immediately
3. **Auto-save & export**: All changes are automatically saved and ready to export when you're done
4. Continued conversations and drafts will leverage the changes made in Canvas.&#x20;
5. You can download the output using the download icon.

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### Key benefits

* **Stay in one platform**: No more switching between tools
* **Faster editing**: Revise and finalize documents in real time
* **Organized workflow**: Keep AI output and manual edits together

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### FAQ

**Can I collaborate with others in real time in Canvas?**\
For now, only one person can edit at a time.