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Location of Files Invoice images are saved on the hard drive where your PCLaw data is stored — on drive C of stand-alone systems or on the server of network systems. On a standard PCLaw installation, where the default directories were accepted, the bills are located in: C:\Program Files\ACG\PCLAW32\DATA\DYNDATA With a custom installation, where a different path was specified for the data, the bills are saved in: C:\...\DYNDATA where ... represents the location chosen for the data files. On a network system, replace C with the drive letter of the computer where your PCLaw data files are stored. Loading the Invoice Image Once you have created a pre-bill or bill, or recreated a bill, using the Editor output option, you can load the image of the bill into your word processor. On the Billing menu, select Edit Invoice Disk Image. You see a list of invoices that have been saved with the Editor option. Select the invoice you wish to edit and click Open. PCLaw starts up your word processing software and loads the selected invoice. Once the invoice is loaded, you can modify, print and/or save the invoice as you would with any other word processing document. Any changes made to amounts are not reflected in the PCLaw data files. Use the Change Bill function from the Billing menu to change the billed amounts on the Client Ledger and the Billing (Fees) Journal. If your word processor does not start up, see 375 of the user manual.
System Settings that Affect the Editor PCLaw is initially set up to save 20 invoice images on your hard drive, which means that when you save the 21st invoice image, the first one is deleted. You can change the maximum number of invoice images that are stored by using the History setting on the General tab of System Settings. When you are mass billing, you should increase this setting to a number higher than the number of bills that will be created. For example, if between 150 and 200 bills are created when you mass bill, you should increase the History setting to at least 200. This ensures that invoice images are saved for all the bills. The maximum number of invoice images you can save depends entirely on the amount of hard drive space available on the computer where your PCLaw data files are stored. System Settings and the Appearance of Bills The appearance of bills in RTF files is controlled by the template used when creating the bill. By default, pre-bills use the SDETAIL template and bills/recreated bills use the template called DETAIL. You can change which template is used for pre-bills on the Matter tab of System Settings. The bill template is changed on the Billing/Past Due/Taxes tab of the Open Matter window. For more information about editing bills, see page 243, or click Help in the Edit Invoice Disk Image window. When I look at my bill in RTF format, it contains odd-looking boxes. The contents of your invoice are displayed in tables and cells. Consult your word processing documentation for information about manipulating tables and cells. When I click Open, my word processor does not start up. If your word processing software does not automatically start up when you click Open, you need to associate your word processor with RTF files. Follow these steps only once on any workstation where the invoice does not load. 1. On the Windows desktop, double-click My Computer. 2. On the View menu, select Options or Folder Options. 3. Click the File Types tab. 4. In the list of file types, click RTF files or Rich Text Format. 5. Click Edit. 6. In the Actions box, click Open. 7. Click Edit. 8. Select the word processing software you want to use to edit PCLaw invoices. (Use the Browse button to find the appropriate software.) 9. Click OK.
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