When reviewing documents in Adobe® Acrobat or Reader and you find information that warrants a record entry on the Facts spreadsheet, you can simply highlight the text and import it into the case using the Send to CaseMap feature. The benefit is that during the import process, you can enter fact details, link to case elements and issues, as well as mark the status of the new fact — importing this data with the selected text. You can then continue to edit the fact, as needed, once the new record has been saved in the Facts spreadsheet.
| 1. | Open the Adobe Acrobat file you are reviewing. |
| 2. | In Acrobat, click on the Select Tool button  and highlight the text you want to import. |
| 3. | Right-click on the highlighted text and click Send Fact to CaseMap. |
You can also click the Send Fact to CaseMap button under CaseMap DocPreviewer.
| 4. | In the Send to CaseMap - New Fact box, select Document. |
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If CaseMap does not recognize the document as on object in the case, a Link this PDF to CaseMap dialog box displays instead for you to add this record to the Documents object spreadsheet. Once you complete this step, you see the Create New Fact dialog box.
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| 5. | In the Enter a name for the new Document field, type in the full name of the document. |
| 6. | In the Enter the assigned short name field, type in a short name for the document, then click OK. |
| 7. | In the Source PDF is linked to CaseMap box, click Source Quote in the Append Text Selection to field. |
Notice that the excerpt you highlighted in the PDF file now displays in the Text Selection field and is enclosed in brackets.
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Do not delete the brackets from text excerpts imported using the Send to CaseMap utility. Brackets prevent CaseMap's recognition of short names and designate actual document text for the import.
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| 9. | In the Date & Time field, type in the date of the fact. |
| 10. | In the Fact Text field, type in a short description of the fact, using short names to link the fact automatically to people entered in the Persons spreadsheet. |
This text description will display in the Fact Text field in the Facts spreadsheet.
| 11. | Select the Key check box, if this fact record is important to the case. |
| 12. | In the Status field, select whether the fact is disputed or not. |
| 13. | In the Linked Issues field, type in the short name for any issues you want to link to this fact. |
You can click the Issue Linker bar to select check boxes for each issue you want to link to the fact.
| 14. | When you are finished, click OK to send the fact to CaseMap. |
| 15. | In the message box, click Yes to view the new fact in CaseMap. |
Notice that the new fact now displays in the Facts spreadsheet and is sorted according to the date.
You can now analyze the record and complete any additional fields for this record.
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If you need to update a fact record in CaseMap with new or additional text from the PDF source file, simply select the highlighted text and resending it to the case.
| 1. | In the Facts spreadsheet, click on the fact record you want to update. |
| 2. | In the Acrobat source file, highlight the text you want to add to the Fact Text field for this record. |
| 3. | Click the CaseMap DocPreviewer button and then click Advanced > Send Fact to CaseMap - Update. |
| 4. | In the Send to CaseMap - Edit Fact box, review the updated text in the Text Selection field and make any other field updates. |
| 5. | When you are finished, click OK to save the updates in the fact record. |
| 6. | Return the fact record in the Facts spreadsheet to verify that the updated text was added after any existing text in the Fact Text field. |
You may want to review and edit the Fact Text field if there is duplicate information.
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You must select the fact record you want to update before sending the new text to CaseMap. Otherwise, the Send to CaseMap wizard opens the Add New CaseMap Object box if the document is not recognized as part of the case. CaseMap then creates a new fact record for the imported text with a link back to the document.
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