Create an Exhibit from Transcript Text
You can create an Exhibit from a selection of text within a transcript using the Transcript Work Area. This functionality allows you to image a specific excerpt of a transcript, which you can then present, print, and/or PDF. This feature is compatible with both text transcripts and DVTs (Digital Video Transcripts).
To create an exhibit within a transcript, follow the steps below:
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From the dashboard, click the Presentation module.
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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.
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Select a transcript from the list.
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Click the Open button in the ribbon bar in the Transcripts Explorer.
The transcript opens and appears in the work area.
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Select the text you would like to image.
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Right-click on the selected lines. In the context menu that appears, click the Create Exhibit button.
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In the Create Exhibit dialog box, enter a name for the exhibit. The default name includes the name of the transcript, plus the page and line reference numbers.
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Click Save. The imaged exhibit is saved in the Documents Explorer.
Note: If the exhibit spans multiple pages within the transcript, a separate page is created in the Documents Explorer for each transcript page. In the example below, the exhibit (King, Stacy - VOL 1 - 17.18-18.2) spanned two pages of the transcript. As such, the text from each page was imaged separately.
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Version: 2023.8.12
Last Revision: 11/8/2023