Download dialogue box

Use this dialogue box to download (i.e., save) documents and other items to storage locations such as hard disks, network folders, and other similar locations accessible to your computer.

TabDescription
Selected Documents (n)

Appears only when the dialogue box is accessed from an open document or from a results or folders list where documents have been selected. Use this tab to identify the documents you want to download.

Note: If you access the dialogue box from a results list where no documents are selected, a list of the first 250 documents contained in the results list will be downloaded. See What do you want to download? in the "Basic Options" section below.
Documents
Select the checkboxes of each document you want to download. Clear the checkboxes of any documents you do not want to download.
Subscription Status

Appears to the right of each document title. Indicates one of the following:

  • In Plan. The document is available within your subscription plan.
  • $nnn.nn. The document is not available within your subscription plan, and this is the cost of accessing it.
  • Accessed ($). The document is not available in your subscription plan, but you have agreed to the access charges and accessed it.
Client
Appears to the right of each document title. Identifies the client ID assigned to each document. If no client ID is assigned, "-None-" appears.
Basic Options

Use this tab to identify or verify the documents or items you want to download. Also use it to identify the document format to use and whether to group multiple documents into one file or to save them as individual files. (Some of the options listed in this section may not appear, depending on what you are downloading.)

What do you want to download?

Select or verify one of the following options, depending on what you want to save:

  • Full documents for selected results
  • Attachments only for selected results, where available
  • Select a range of cases from results list. Cases are grouped from 1-100, 101-200, and so on. You can select only one range to download at a time.
  • Include document attachments, where available

If you choose to download selected documents or a folder, select the Include document attachments, where available checkbox, if you also want to save any available document attachments.

Document Type
Select the format in which you would like the documents to be saved as follows:
  • Portable Document Format (.PDF). Choose this to save the selected documents in Portable Document Format. PDF files can be viewed using the Adobe® Acrobat Reader, an application that can be downloaded free from the Internet.
  • Microsoft Word-compatible (.DOCX). Choose this to save the selected documents in Microsoft Word 2007 format.
  • WordPerfect-compatible (.WP). Choose this to save the selected documents in WordPerfect-compatible format.
  • LexisNexis® CaseMap® (software must be installed separately).
When downloading multiple documents
Select one of the following options from the drop-down list:
  • Group and save documents as a single file. Select this to save all the selected documents in one file.
  • Save as individual files. Select this to save each selected document as a separate file.
Compress files in .ZIP format
Select this to save the selected documents in a single compressed (.ZIP) file. Compressed files take up less storage space.
Note: Files stored in a ZIP archive file can be viewed and/or extracted from the archive file using WinZip®, an application that can be purchased and downloaded from this location: http://www.winzip.com/downwz.htm.
Filename
Enter the name you want to assign to the downloaded file or files. Based on your earlier selections, Lexis Advance Quicklaw automatically supplies the correct file extension (.PDF, .DOCX, .WP, or .ZIP).
Formatting Options

Use this tab to specify formatting options. (Some of the options listed in this section may not appear, depending on what you are downloading.)

Include the following in the delivered document
Select the following checkboxes to include the corresponding item. Clear the checkbox to exclude the item.
  • Cover page
  • LexisNexis® logo
  • First and last name on cover page and within footer
  • Page numbering in document. If selected, specify location: Top-right, Bottom-centre, Bottom-right.
  • Embedded references as links. If you want embedded legal citations to be italicized, select the corresponding checkbox.
  • Users' annotations, highlights, and notes
  • Shared information
Font Type
Select the font to use in the selected documents. The Times New Roman font is best for cases, statutory materials, and long documents that are typically read in printed form. Courier is best for tables and other types of content where accurate vertical alignment of characters is needed.
Font Size
Select the desired font size for the selected documents.
Styling

Select the following checkboxes to apply the corresponding formatting.

  • Bold search terms
  • Italicize search terms
  • Underline search terms
  • Bold reporter page numbers
Content-specific Options

Appears only when documents with specific content are selected. Use this tab to select content-specific options. For example, for QuickCITE® documents, select the following checkboxes to include the corresponding item or clear the checkbox to exclude the item.

  • Deliver Full Text Decision (selected by default)
  • Deliver Case Summary (Headnote) only
    Note:

    When selecting this option, another option appears below with a checkbox: Show Case Summary (Headnote).

    • The Full Text Decision radio button and Case Summary checkbox must both be selected to receive both the decision and the summary.
    • If only one is selected, only that selection is delivered.
  • Include QuickCITE® Signals
  • Include History of Cases (QuickCITE only)
  • Include Citing Cases (QuickCITE only)
  • Include Commentary Referring To This Case (QuickCITE only)
DownloadSelect to download the selected documents.
CancelSelect to close the dialogue box.

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