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Overview: Transcripts
- 22 Nov 2024
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Overview: Transcripts
- Updated on 22 Nov 2024
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TRIAL DIRECTOR gives you plenty of flexibility when working with transcripts in a case. Once you've added a new transcript, you can apply issues and designations to it, link exhibits, and create clips.
Open a Transcript
You can open a transcript in TRIAL DIRECTOR EVIDENCE using the Transcripts Explorer.
To open a transcript, use the following steps:
Click the EVIDENCE tab in the left navigation panel.
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Open the needed case by double-clicking the case name in the Cases table. Alternatively, you can select the appropriate case name, then click the Open Case button in the ribbon bar above the table.
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Open the Transcripts Explorer.
If the Transcripts Explorer is not visible, you can open it using the Explorers dropdown in the TRIAL DIRECTOR EVIDENCE Main Menu.
Click the drop-down arrow and then click Transcripts.
By default, the Transcripts Explorer tab is found on the left of the window.
Select a transcript from the list.
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Click the Open button in the ribbon bar in the Transcripts Explorer.
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The transcript opens and appears in the work area.
If there are any synchronized exhibits attached to the transcript, they will appear in the Synchronized Exhibits Preview window.
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Note:
You can double-click a transcript to open it. Alternatively, you can open the transcript directly to a referenced item, such as a designation, by expanding the transcript and respective item folders and double-clicking on the page and line reference.
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Work with the Transcript Work Area Ribbon Bar
When you open a transcript from the Transcripts Explorer, the transcript appears in the Transcript Work Area. A ribbon bar appears above the transcript in the work area that allows you to perform several actions on the transcript.
View the following descriptions of each action to learn more:
Action | Definition |
Copy | Copy selected transcript text to paste elsewhere. |
Copy Formatted | Copy selected formatted transcript text to paste elsewhere. Instead of plain text, the selected text will retain the formatted page, line, and timecode references of the transcript.
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Page Prev | Click this button to navigate to the previous page from the page currently shown. |
Page Next | Click this button to navigate to the next page from the page currently shown. |
Find | Enter text into the Find box and press the Enter key on the keyboard. The Transcript Work Area will find any matches to the entered text in the transcript. |
Find Prev | Click this button to jump to the previous result in the transcript that matches the text entered in the Find field. |
Find Next | Click this button to jump to the next result in the transcript that matches the text entered in the Find field. |
Show Annotations | Use these options to show or hide items added to the transcript in the Transcript Work Area. The following items can be shown:
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Tools | Use these buttons to enable the different tools available for the transcript. The following items are available:
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Edit Transcript | Use this option if you need to edit a line of the transcript text. Lines need to be free of any Issues, Redactions, Designations, Notes and Linked Exhibits. |
Close | Closes the Transcript Work Area. |
