About cases
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A TextMap case is created for each case that your organization works on. A TextMap file is a database that stores all electronic transcript files related to the case. You can create as many TextMap cases as needed to organize your cases. You can also store as many transcripts as you need in each case.
TextMap cases are created using the New Case Wizard, which guides you through answering all the questions needed to create the file. Some of your answers to the New Case Wizard will display within the software application and on reports.
| • | Case Name is the name of the case you are working on. This name is provided on the title bar within the application and on reports that you create. |
| • | Organization Name is the name of the organization that is working on the case. This name is listed on reports that you create. TextMap retains the information entered in this box the next time the New Case Wizard is run. If you type over the information in this field, your new entry replaces the highlighted text. |
| • | File Name is the name of the file you open whenever you want to open the case. Make sure that the case file name is unique and specific to the case on which you are working. We recommend that you do not use any punctuation in the case file name except the underscore. You cannot use apostrophes, colons, quotation marks, slashes, or asterisks. |
Case files are identified by the column icon and have a file extension of .txmap.
TextMap can only have one case open at a time within an active application window. If you need more than one case open, you can open other instances of TextMap. Case names display in your Windows Title and Status bars so you can differentiate them while working.
TextMap cases are used by multiple staff. Store the case in a shared location on a network drive so more than one staff member can work on annotating and summarizing depositions and transcripts in the case file at the same time.
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