Exporting annotations

Using the Export Annotations Wizard, you can export annotations from one or more transcripts to a .csv file that can be viewed in Microsoft® Excel. Using the wizard, you can:

Select the transcripts from which you want to export annotations
Limit the annotations included by issue
Choose the storage location/output file

 

hmtoggle_plus1To export annotations to a .CSV file
1.In the Transcripts pane, select a transcript, and then select the annotation you want to export.
2.Click More Export on the Home ribbon, and then click Export Annotations.

On the File menu, you can also click Export, and then click Export Annotations.

3.In the Export Annotations Wizard, click Next.
4.On the Select Transcripts page, select the transcripts that have annotations you want to export.

Export Annotations Wizard > Select Transcripts

The transcript now displays in the Transcript pane now displays in the export wizard.

The default transcript is the current, active transcript.

a)Click the Modify button to add more transcripts to the export.

The Select Transcripts dialog box opens.

b)In the Available Transcripts box, select the check box beside the transcript you want to add.

When an item is selected, it is added to the Selected Transcripts area of the Select Transcripts dialog box.

c)Optional: Click the Select All check box to add all transcripts in the Available box.
d)Click OK to close the dialog box.
5.Click Next to display the Limit Annotation by Issue dialog box.

Export Annotations Wizard > Limit Annotations by Issue

6.On the Limit Annotations by Issue page, select one of the following:
a.Select  the Yes, include all annotations check box to export all annotations.
b.Click Next.
a.Select the No, only include annotations linked to the selected issues check box to include only the  annotations that are linked to the issues that are selected here.
b.In the Select issues to include area, select the check box(es) for all annotations to be included in the export.
c.Click Next.
7.In the Optional Annotations Fields dialog box, select the field(s) to be included with the exported annotations:

Optional Annotations Fields

Notes -- Include a field to list the note(s) associated with each annotation.

Issues -- Include a field to list the issue(s) associated with each annotation.

Video Duration --  Include a field to list the length of the video clip.

8.Click Next to continue.

The Output File dialog box opens.

9.Click the Browse button to choose a file name and storage location.
10.In the Export Annotations dialog box, navigate to the folder where you want to save the .CSV file.

This folder defaults to the export folder selected in the File Locations tab in the Tools > Options dialog box.

12.In the File Name field, type in a name for the .CSV file, and then click Save.
13.On the Output File page, click Next to initiate the export.

The Completing the Export Annotations Wizard displays the number of annotations exported.

14.Optional: Click the hyperlink to view the output file.

The exported annotations can be viewed in Microsoft Excel. Transcripts display in alphabetical order.

Exported .csv file

15.Optional: To calculate video clip duration, perform the following:

Calculating the total video duration is very beneficial when it comes to determining if you are within the allotted time when making presentations.

a.In the Completing the Export Annotations Wizard dialog box,  click the Click here to open the output file hyperlink.

     The output file opens in Microsoft® Excel®.

b.In the Excel spreadsheet, place the cursor below the last entry in the Video Duration column and click the Auto Sum button.

     The total duration time is displayed.

c.Save and close the Excel spreadsheet.
16.Click the Finish button to close the wizard.

 

related_topics_buttonRelated Topics

 

 

Need additional help? Email the CaseMap Support team at: casemap.support@lexisnexis.com, or contact a support representative at 800.543.6862 (Option 2, then Option 4). The CaseMap Support team is available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday - Friday.

© 2018 LexisNexis. All rights reserved.