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Managing Research

Searching for Documents

To search for documents on Westlaw, complete these steps:

1.From the Search menu in West Case Notebook, choose Westlaw Search. The Search Westlaw dialog box is displayed.

2.Type your Terms and Connectors query, e.g., retaliat! wrongful! /5 terminat! discharg! /s work! /5 compensat! & da(aft 2005), in the Terms text box.

3.Under Source, type a database identifier in the text box or select a database, e.g., All Federal Cases (ALLFEDS) from the drop-down list.

4.Click Search Westlaw. The Westlaw sign-on page is displayed.

5.Type your Westlaw password and client identifier in the text boxes.

6.Click Sign On. The result list for your search is displayed.

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Contents West Case Notebook User Guide Page February West Case NotebookTM User GuideReference Materials About This Guide Billing and Account AssistanceContents Managing Pleadings Working with Full Text Search Using the Word Index Introduction West LiveNote AdministrationSystem Requirements West Case NotebookFile Types for Importing Transcripts File Types for Importing Documents and PleadingsWest LiveNote Repository Managing Cases Creating a New Local CaseCreating a New Case from an Open Case Opening a Local Case Accessing Secure CasesImporting a Case Opening a RealLegal Binder CaseManaging Cases Managing Cases Viewing a List of Favorite Secure Cases Changing Replication Options Replicating Cases Offline and to the NetworkReplicating a Case Offline Replicating a Case to the NetworkImporting a Transcript Managing TranscriptsClosing a Transcript Opening an Existing TranscriptDeleting a Transcript Printing a Transcript with AnnotationsClick the Print icon to print the transcript Page Updating Transcripts Starting the Updating ProcessUpdating with an E-Transcript File PTX or EXE Updating with a PTF File Updating with an Ascii FileUpdating with a LEF File Page Importing a Document Managing DocumentsImporting Load Files Opening an Existing Document Deleting a DocumentClosing a Document Page Importing a Pleading Managing Pleadings Opening an Existing Pleading Deleting a Pleading Closing a Pleading Delivering a Westlaw Search Result to West Case Notebook Managing ResearchUpdating KeyCite Information Searching for Documents Importing Research Documents Creating a Key Fact Managing Key FactsEditing a Key Fact Deleting a Key FactClosing the Key Facts Tab Saving Key Facts As a West Case Timeline File Page Creating a Character Managing CharactersEditing a Character Deleting a CharacterClosing the Characters Tab Working with Issues Creating IssuesPrioritizing Issues Exporting Issues Importing IssuesWorking with Annotations Adding an Issue Annotation Using the Main Menu ToolbarAdding a Key Fact to an Annotation Adding an Attachment to an AnnotationAssociating Video with an Annotation Sending Annotations to Instant Messages Transferring AnnotationsEditing Annotations Deleting AnnotationsPage Creating a Full Text Search Working with Full Text SearchUsing Connectors Using the Root ExpanderUsing the Universal Character Formatting a Full Text SearchCreating Auto Tags Working with Auto TagsManaging Auto Tags Showing and Hiding Auto TagsDeleting Auto Tags Annotations Report Working with ReportsVerbatim Digest Report Attachments Report Issues ReportSearch Report Case ReportTransferring Reports Auto Tag ReportSaving Reports Working with Data Groups Creating a Data GroupEditing Data Groups Using Data Groups in Full Text Searches Using Data Groups in ReportsTransferring Document Text Transferring Text of a TranscriptTransferring Text of a Document or Pleading Transferring Text of a Westlaw Document Selecting Word Index Display Options Using the Word IndexPage Connecting to Realtime Connecting with a Serial ConnectionUsing LiveNote Stream Accessing LiveNote Stream Through Internet Explorer Accessing LiveNote Stream Through West Case NotebookAccess to Features in LiveNote Stream Page Using Quick Marks Working with a Transcript in RealtimeStarting and Stopping Text Quick Marks Report Using Issue Marks Page Playing Annotation Video Segments Working with Annotations and Video in TranscriptsTransferring Annotation Video Segments Creating a Video Segment from a Single AnnotationTransferring Annotations to Microsoft PowerPoint Creating a PowerPoint Presentation from a Single AnnotationSaving PowerPoint Files with the Same Name Appendix a Using Issues to Create an Errata Report Transcripts Items that are converted Items that are not convertedDocuments 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