WestlawNext™ allows you to deliver documents in electronic and hard copy formats. Before you print
a document, ask yourself whether you need a hard copy or whether storing the document in a
WestlawNext folder or emailing it would work as well.
Use Folders
Saving Documents and Selected Text
• To save the document you are viewing, click the Save to Folder icon ( ) on the document
toolbar. Select the folder in which you want to save the document and click Save. If the document
is successfully saved in the folder, a confirmation message is displayed.
• To save documents in a result list, select the check boxes next to the documents you want to save
and click the Save to Folder icon. Select the folder in which you want to save the documents and
click Save. If the documents are successfully saved in the folder, a confirmation message is
displayed.
• To save selected document text in your active folder, select the text you want to save and choose
Save to ... from the pop-up menu. A message is displayed confirming that the text has been
saved.
Viewing Saved Documents and Text
To view the documents or text saved in your active folder, click the active folder. To view documents or
text saved in other folders, click Folders at the top of the page. A list of your folders is displayed at the
Folders page. Click the folder containing the items you want to view.
Use Alternate Delivery Methods
On WestlawNext you can deliver documents to an email address or to Amazon Kindle
TM
. Click the Email
icon ( ) or Kindle icon ( ) on the toolbar, or click the arrow next to the delivery icon and choose
Email or Kindle from the menu (Figure 1).
Delivering Documents
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Figure 1. Delivery options on WestlawNext
Email
To deliver the document you are viewing to an email address, complete these steps:
1. Click the Email icon or choose Email from the menu. The Email this Document dialog box is
displayed.
2. On the Recipients tab, type one or more email addresses in the To text box, then choose a
document format.
3. Click the Layout and Limits tab. Select the check boxes for the elements you want to include in the
document, such as expanded margins for adding notes.
4. Click the Content to Append tab. Select the check boxes for the content you want to append to the
document, such as KeyCite
®
information.
5. Click Email.
Amazon Kindle
To deliver the document you are viewing to Amazon Kindle, complete these steps:
1. Click the Kindle icon or choose Kindle from the menu. The Send to Amazon Kindle dialog box
is displayed.
2. On the Basics tab, type your Kindle email address in the text box.
3. Click the Layout and Limits tab. Select the check boxes for the elements you want to include in the
document, such as a cover page.
4. Click Send.
Use Westlaw Find&Print
For times when you need hard copies of key documents and you know their citations, you can use
Westlaw Find&Print
TM
on Westlaw
®
to quickly print them. Access Westlaw and click Find&Print at the top
of any page. The Find a Document page is displayed (Figure 2). Type or copy and paste your citations in
the Enter Citation(s) text box in the right frame. Select one or more check boxes under Select Result
Options and select Westlaw Printer under Select Delivery Options. Then click Send Request.
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