LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage 9.0 - Litigation Solutions

Table of Contents
Overview ........................................................................................................ 5
What is LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage ................................................................... 5
LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage Features ................................................................... 5
About This Book ............................................................................................................... 6
Help and Support .............................................................................................................. 6
Installing the Software .................................................................................... 7
Installation Requirements .................................................................................................. 7
Installing LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage .................................................................. 8
Creating & Initializing the SQL Database ........................................................................ 14
Registering The Software ................................................................................................. 16
Entering Initial User and Application Settings .................................................................. 18
Downloading and Installing Feature Packages ................................................................. 22
Using the Preconfigured Setup Program .......................................................................... 24
Configuring for Shared Data ............................................................................................ 25
Getting Started ............................................................................................. 27
Starting LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage .................................................................. 27
Navigating Within the Application .................................................................................. 29
Navigators ....................................................................................................................... 31
Shortcuts and Hot Keys ................................................................................................... 34
Entering Initial Data ........................................................................................................ 36
Commonly Used Features ............................................................................. 39
Contact and Matter Management .................................................................................... 39
Online Research ............................................................................................................. 50
Forms and Documents .................................................................................................... 52
Outlines .......................................................................................................................... 55
Notes .............................................................................................................................. 57
Calendars ........................................................................................................................ 58
Searches .......................................................................................................................... 67
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