Use Word's AI to Proofread Title Commitments

What This Does

Microsoft Word's Copilot AI can review a title commitment draft for inconsistencies, missing elements, grammatical errors, and formatting issues — catching the errors that tired examiners miss before the commitment goes out to attorneys and lenders.

Before You Start

• You have Microsoft 365 (Word) — Copilot requires a Microsoft 365 Personal/Family or Business subscription
• You're signed into Word (desktop app or Word Online at office.com)
• You have a title commitment draft open in Word

Steps

1. Open your title commitment in Word

1. Open your title commitment draft in Microsoft Word (the full document, including Schedule A and B)
2. Make sure the document is saved — Copilot works on the current document

2. Open the Copilot pane

1. Look for the Copilot button in the Home tab of the ribbon (it has a colorful circle icon)
2. Or click View → Copilot in the toolbar
3. A chat panel opens on the right side of Word

What you should see: A Copilot chat panel with a text input field at the bottom. Troubleshooting: If you don't see Copilot, check that you have Microsoft 365 with a Copilot license, or try Word Online at office.com where Copilot features may be available.

3. Ask Copilot to review the commitment

1. Click in the Copilot input field
2. Type your review request — be specific. Examples:

   • "Review this title commitment and flag any inconsistencies between Schedule A and Schedule B exceptions"
   • "Check this document for grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies"
   • "Does Schedule A contain all required ALTA elements: effective date, policy amount, legal description, vesting, and proposed insured?"
3. Press Enter

What you should see: Copilot reviews the document and lists any issues it finds, with specific locations in the document.

4. Make corrections

1. Review Copilot's list of issues
2. Click on any flagged location to jump to it in the document
3. Make your corrections manually — Copilot identifies problems but you decide the fix
4. Ask follow-up questions: "Is the legal description format in Schedule A standard ALTA format?"

Real Example

Scenario: You've drafted a commitment for a residential sale. Before sending it to the closing attorney, you want a quick quality check.

What you do: Open Copilot in Word and ask: "Review this title commitment. Check that: (1) the effective date is present, (2) Schedule B exceptions are numbered consistently, (3) no exception language is cut off mid-sentence, (4) the vesting in Schedule A matches the grantee in the most recent deed."

What you get: Copilot flags that exception #4 in Schedule B is missing the recording information (book and page), and that the effective date says "TBD" instead of an actual date. Two problems caught before the attorney calls.

Tips

• Use Copilot as a final check before every commitment goes out — not a replacement for your own review
• The more specific your checklist prompt, the more useful the output — generic "proofread this" gives less actionable results
• If your firm uses templates, ask Copilot to compare the draft to the template: "Does this commitment follow the same structure as [paste template excerpt]?"

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