Editing Drafts with Canvas
Canvas is Paxton’s in-app editor that allows legal professionals to seamlessly revise and finalize AI-generated documents without leaving the platform.
What Canvas Is
Canvas is Paxton's in-app document editor. When Paxton generates a draft, it opens in Canvas beside the chat — so you can edit the document and keep talking to Paxton about it in the same view.
No exporting to Word, editing there, and pasting back.
🖼️ Screenshot goes here: The draft opens on the left; the chat stays available on the right.
How It Works
Generate a draft — ask Paxton for the document in your matter chat.
Edit in Canvas — the draft opens automatically. Rewrite, restructure, and format directly.
Keep working with Paxton — ask for changes in the chat; later responses build on your Canvas edits rather than overwriting them.
Export — click the download icon. Apply a template first if you need firm or court formatting.
ℹ️ Edits save continuously as you type. There's no save button and nothing to lose.
Checking Citations as You Read
Numbered markers such as [1] or [2.1] appear inline where a statement draws on a source. Select one to see what it's citing.
Review the draft the way you'd review a junior associate's: read the assertion, open the source, confirm it says what the draft claims.
⚠️ Verify legal citations with the AI Citator before filing. Confirm factual assertions against the underlying document in the matter.
Why It Matters
One environment — draft, revise, research, and verify without switching tools.
Your edits stick — Paxton treats the edited draft as the current version.
Everything stays with the matter — drafts, chat history, and versions remain on the Matter Overview for you and your collaborators.
Finished drafts become part of the record — a later chat in the same matter can reference a draft you completed earlier, alongside your uploaded files.
FAQ
Can two people edit in Canvas at the same time?
Not currently — only one person can edit a draft at a time. Collaborators on the matter can still view the draft, the chat, and the rest of the matter's contents.
Do my manual edits get overwritten when I ask Paxton for changes?
No. Later conversations and document versions build on the edits you've made in Canvas.
How do I get the document out of Paxton?
Use the download icon in the Canvas toolbar. To download it in your firm's or a court's formatting, apply a template first — see Drafting in Paxton.
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