Winning Research Skills - Westlaw

Getting Started on Westlaw
3. Select the check box next to each page you want to send and click Next.
4. Type the address information requested and click Send to e-mail the selected pages to one or more
colleagues.
Receiving a Tabbed Page
To add the tabbed pages sent to you via e-mail to your Westlaw interface, open the e-mail
message and click Save All Tabs, or click Save Tab next to each page that you want to add.
Clicking a link in the e-mail message opens your browser and displays the Westlaw sign-on page
(or the Save Tabs page if you are already signed on to Westlaw). Click Preview Tab to view the
tabbed page without saving it. The links in the e-mail message expire after two years.
To decline all tabbed pages that are sent to you, close or delete the e-mail message.
Choosing Your Research Preferences
The Preferences pages allow you to customize many aspects of your research session, such as
settings for document display, result list display, search method, document delivery, and display
of KeyCite information. To access the Preferences pages, click Preferences at the top of any page.
The location and pricing preferences are displayed in the right frame (Figure 6.2).
Figure 6.2: Location and Pricing Preferences
For other preferences, click the Westlaw feature or service in the left frame. Use the drop-down
lists, buttons, and check boxes to customize Westlaw for your research needs, then click Save
Changes. Note that some changes take effect the next time you sign on to Westlaw or use a
particular Westlaw feature or service.
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