Undock the panel by clicking the heading and dragging the panel to a location on your screen or a secondary screen. Resize the panel by dragging to the desired size.

Collapsing Sections

Collapse all sections by clicking on the LEAP Icon and selecting Collapse Sections from the menu. 

Expanding Sections

Expand all collapsed sections by click on the LEAP icon and selecting Expand Sections from the menu.

Alternatively, clicking the arrow next to each section heading will collapse or expand the sections in the panel.

Note: The current state of your collapsed or expanded section/s will save when saving your document to LEAP.

Tab Fields

Use the Tab key to navigate between each of the fields in the panel.

There may be occasions where a standardized alternative response is required for an unknown answer in a form. Where possible LEAP will have the default responses listed as a dropdown in the panel beside each field.

A template may require additional entries to be listed within the document in a set location or order. To add additional entries or items to the LEAP for Word template, select the Plus icon . Additional options will be presented on a new panel window. Save and New will populate another entry without having to return to the main panel. Save will return you back to the main panel.

Edit or Delete entries by selecting the ellipses on each of the items. 

You do not need to reorder your entries, LEAP will automatically insert the entries into the template in the correct order.

LEAP for Word templates have built-in calculations that will automatically populate additional items onto the correct supplementary pages where required by the form or Government’s instructions.

This icon appears when a calculator is available to assist in calculating amounts for different time periods. For example, you can input a monthly expense and automatically have it convert to the corresponding weekly amount.

Reopen the panel by navigating to the Add-ins ribbon in Word and selecting the LEAP for Word button. If the panel is appearing as blank, right-click the space within the panel, then click Refresh.

Clicking Update Document will insert the data from the panel or from matter information such as cards into the template. If the data is not populating after selecting Update Document, select the Update button from the LEAP ribbon to refresh the entire template. For example, if you create a template or document and then change the card details, you can click the Update button to update the document with the new details.

Tell us your thoughts on the LEAP for Word panels by clicking on the Provide Feedback button on the LEAP Ribbon.