Winning Research Skills - Westlaw

Chapter 6
Starting a New Research Trail
To start a new research trail during a Westlaw session, follow these steps:
1. At the Research Trail page, click New Research Trail.
2. If you want to change the research identifier associated with the trail, type a new identifier in the
Change Client ID to text box. An identifier may consist of any character, except a semicolon, up to
a maximum of 32 characters.
3. Type a name for the trail in the Enter new Trail Name text box. If you don’t type a name, the current
date and time will be used to name the trail.
4. Click Start New Trail.
List of All Research Trails
To view a list of all research trails associated with your Westlaw password (or the username and
password you created) from the last 14 days, click List of All Research Trails. From the list
(Figure 6.4), you can rename or delete a trail, reset the date of expiration, and add trail notes.
Figure 6.4: List of research trails
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