Technicolor - Thomson West Case Notebook manual Replicating Cases Offline and to the Network

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Managing Cases

Replicating Cases Offline and to the Network

Replicating a Case Offline

You can work on a secure case off the network by replicating the case offline in West Case Notebook. To replicate a secure case offline, complete these steps:

1.From the File menu, choose Replicate Case Offline. The Cases Replicated to Offline dialog box is displayed, informing you that the case was successfully replicated to offline.

2.Click one of the following:

Open Case. The case is displayed in the left pane.

Close. The case is closed.

Replicating a Case to the Network

To replicate a case to the network, complete these steps:

1.From the File menu, choose Replicate Case Online. The Cases Replicated to Network dialog box is displayed.

2.Click one of the following:

Open Case. The case is displayed in the left pane.

Close. The case is closed.

Changing Replication Options

West Case Notebook has replication options that prompt you to replicate the case offline when you close West Case Notebook or replicate the case to the network when you open West Case Notebook. To change these options, complete these steps:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Options. The Options dialog box is displayed.

2.Select the Replicate offline on closing West LiveNote check box, if desired.

3.Clear the Replicate to the network on opening West LiveNote check box, if desired.

4.Make your selection the default, if desired.

5.Click OK.

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Contents West Case Notebook User Guide Page West Case NotebookTM User Guide FebruaryBilling and Account Assistance Reference Materials About This GuideContents Managing Pleadings Working with Full Text Search Using the Word Index West LiveNote Administration IntroductionSystem Requirements West Case NotebookFile Types for Importing Documents and Pleadings File Types for Importing TranscriptsWest LiveNote Repository Creating a New Local Case Managing CasesCreating a New Case from an Open Case Accessing Secure Cases Opening a Local CaseImporting a Case Opening a RealLegal Binder CaseManaging Cases Managing Cases Viewing a List of Favorite Secure Cases Replicating Cases Offline and to the Network Changing Replication OptionsReplicating a Case Offline Replicating a Case to the NetworkManaging Transcripts Importing a TranscriptOpening an Existing Transcript Closing a TranscriptDeleting a Transcript Printing a Transcript with AnnotationsClick the Print icon to print the transcript Page Starting the Updating Process Updating TranscriptsUpdating with an E-Transcript File PTX or EXE Updating with an Ascii File Updating with a PTF FileUpdating with a LEF File Page Managing Documents Importing a DocumentImporting Load Files Deleting a Document Opening an Existing DocumentClosing a Document Page Managing Pleadings Importing a PleadingDeleting a Pleading Opening an Existing PleadingClosing a Pleading Managing Research Delivering a Westlaw Search Result to West Case NotebookUpdating KeyCite Information Searching for Documents Importing Research Documents Managing Key Facts Creating a Key FactDeleting a Key Fact Editing a Key FactClosing the Key Facts Tab Saving Key Facts As a West Case Timeline File Page Managing Characters Creating a CharacterDeleting a Character Editing a CharacterClosing the Characters Tab Creating Issues Working with IssuesPrioritizing Issues Importing Issues Exporting IssuesAdding an Issue Annotation Using the Main Menu Toolbar Working with AnnotationsAdding an Attachment to an Annotation Adding a Key Fact to an AnnotationAssociating Video with an Annotation Transferring Annotations Sending Annotations to Instant MessagesEditing Annotations Deleting AnnotationsPage Working with Full Text Search Creating a Full Text SearchUsing the Root Expander Using ConnectorsUsing the Universal Character Formatting a Full Text SearchWorking with Auto Tags Creating Auto TagsShowing and Hiding Auto Tags Managing Auto TagsDeleting Auto Tags Working with Reports Annotations ReportVerbatim Digest Report Issues Report Attachments ReportCase Report Search ReportAuto Tag Report Transferring ReportsSaving Reports Creating a Data Group Working with Data GroupsEditing Data Groups Using Data Groups in Reports Using Data Groups in Full Text SearchesTransferring Text of a Transcript Transferring Document TextTransferring Text of a Document or Pleading Transferring Text of a Westlaw Document Using the Word Index Selecting Word Index Display OptionsPage Connecting with a Serial Connection Connecting to RealtimeUsing LiveNote Stream Accessing LiveNote Stream Through West Case Notebook Accessing LiveNote Stream Through Internet ExplorerAccess to Features in LiveNote Stream Page Working with a Transcript in Realtime Using Quick MarksStarting and Stopping Text Quick Marks Report Using Issue Marks Page Working with Annotations and Video in Transcripts Playing Annotation Video SegmentsTransferring Annotation Video Segments Creating a Video Segment from a Single AnnotationCreating a PowerPoint Presentation from a Single Annotation Transferring Annotations to Microsoft PowerPointSaving PowerPoint Files with the Same Name Appendix a Using Issues to Create an Errata Report Items that are converted Items that are not converted TranscriptsDocuments AnnotationsAppendix C Prompts and Messages for Video and PowerPoint Appendix D Connecting to a Simulated Realtime Transcript Appendix E Trial Version of West Case Notebook Page

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