How to Use Your TurboLaw Toolbar
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1. document is in protected or unprotected mode note the toolbar buttons If most buttons are grayed out check the B I U buttons for quick reference your document is protected if active the document is unprotected 3 In lined documents such as Court forms where text does not fit in the available space First you might try abbreviating or rewriting the text If this is insufficient click on the Show Gridlines button on the TurboLaw editing toolbar to see the affected area Unprotect your document Move your mouse pointer over the line you must move to resize the table cell until it changes to a double sided arrow Click and drag to resize the cell Lines will snap to grid To slide a line smoothly hold down the ALT key as you click and drag You can also resize the font to squeeze text effectively Unprotect the document Select the applicable text Click in the font size window on the Microsoft Word or Excel toolbar Palatina Linotype 11 Font size window Resize the text to fit TIP You can use font sizes in half point x 5 increments e g 9 5 by typing the number in the font size window and pressing lt Enter gt If you find yourself struggling with any aspect of editing a TurboLaw document you are not doing it the way it is intended DON T FIGHT IT CALL US That s why we re here 800 518 8726 ext 32. the text will appear like this Exeeuter4Executrix If you do NOT see your TurboLaw editing toolbar on your screen Right click any toolbar button or click View on your menu bar then click Toolbars There should be a check mark preceding the word TurboLaw appearing near the end of the list If there is no check mark click on TurboLaw and the checkmark and the toolbar will appear If TurboLaw does not appear in the Toolbar list refer to the User s Manual the large button with the question mark on the Navigator or call 800 518 8726 ext 3 for assistance Remember You want to use the TurboLaw editing toolbar for maximum editing efficiency of all your TurboLaw documents EDITING TIPS TurboLaw documents are easy to edit using the TurboLaw editing toolbar Here are a few editing tips to help speed you through document preparation 1 lt Tab gt amp Type your way forward through the document to be sure you complete and review every applicable form field Shift lt Tab gt takes you back When you come to a section that needs a hard edit click on the Edit Document button make the edit and then click on the Edit Document button again to reprotect it Resume lt Tab gt amp Type until you come to another such section and repeat the process as necessary NOTE You cannot lt Tab gt amp Type if the document is unprotected 2 To determine if a TurboLaw
3. How to Use Your TurboLaw Editing Toolbar SAVE THIS SHEET The TurboLaw editing toolbar is specially designed to make editing TurboLaw documents fast and easy Here s how to use it First do you see the toolbar above your document It looks like this Edit Document Save as Check Spelling QJ 9 Hp ABE wee x Wa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Edit Document This button unlocks the document for editing anything not appearing within a gray form field text fonts margins etc When a TurboLaw document opens it opens in protected mode You can lt Tab gt your way forward Shift lt Tab gt takes you back through the document filling in additional information as you go In this mode most toolbar buttons are grayed out as those functions are not available to you in protected mode By clicking on the Edit Document button when you come to a section that you wish to hard edit you unlock the document and can then do any type of Microsoft Word or Excel edit ordinarily available You will notice that most toolbar buttons become active This is a good way to tell if a TurboLaw document is protected or unprotected When finished click on the button again this re locks the document then lt Tab gt your way forward entering information until you come to another section you wish to modify 2 Save As This button allows you to save the document in a different location or under a different name This functio
4. n is especially convenient when you have two very similar documents that require only minor changes from one another 3 Check Spelling This button checks not only document text for spelling errors but also text entered in form fields 4 Print This button s function differs from the regular Word quick print button s in that the TurboLaw button opens the Print Setup window This allows you to instruct the printer as to the number of copies to print to use both sides as applicable etc 5 Page Setup This button allows you to resize margins when in unprotected mode change paper orientation etc This is convenient to use in the case of slight text overruns onto another side or page 6 Show Hide This button toggles on and off the text and editing characters such as spaces tabs page breaks etc to assist in editing a document 7 Normal View Print Layout These two buttons toggle between a full window view and the page view as the document will appear when printed 8 Show Hide Table Gridlines Many documents especially lined forms are constructed within tables By showing gridlines editing such documents e g enlarging a tight space to fit required text see Editing Tip 3 on reverse is made much easier 9 Single and Double Strikethrough Some official Court forms require striking out inapplicable language By unprotecting the document highlighting the pertinent text and pressing on either button
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