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Add a Segment to an Existing Clip

A paralegal needs to add a segment to an existing clip in his case.

The paralegal can add a segment to an existing clip in a case using any of the following methods:

  • The Transcript Work Area right-click context menu
  • The Clips Work Area

Transcript Work Area Right-Click Context Menu

To add a segment to an existing clip from a transcript, the paralegal opens a transcript in a case and follows the steps below:

  1. Select text within the transcript in the Transcript Work Area.

    2. With a transcript open in the Transcript Work Area, the paralegal selects the text he wants to add as a segment to a clip.

  2. Right click on the selected text.

    3. The paralegal right clicks on the text he selected. The context menu appears.

  3. Click the Add to Existing Clip button.

    4. The paralegal clicks the Create Clip button in the context menu.

    The Add to Existing Clip dialog appears.

  4. Select a clip from the list in the dialog.

    5. The paralegal selects the clip he wants the segment to be added to.

  5. Click the Add button.

    6. The paralegal clicks the Add button and the selected text from the transcript is added to the selected clip.

Clip Work Area

To add a segment to a clip from the Clip Work Area, the paralegal opens the Clips Explorer in an open case and follows the steps below:

  1. Select a Clip from the Clips Explorer.

    2. The paralegal selects the clip he wants to add segments to.

  2. Click the Launch Work Area button.

    3. With the clip selected, the paralegal clicks the Launch Work Area button.

    The Clip Work Area appears with the clip he selected populated inside.

  3. Click the Add button in the explorer.

    4. The paralegal clicks the Add button in the explorer.

    The Create Clips dialog appears.

  4. Click the Add Segment button in the Clip Work Area ribbon bar.

    5. The paralegal clicks the Add Segment button.

    The Add Clip Segment dialog appears.

  5. Enter the Page:Line reference range in the fields.

    6. The paralegal enters the Start Page:Line reference and the End Page:Line reference in their respective fields (e.g. 6:12, 7:10).

  6. Click the Save button.

    7. The paralegal clicks the Save button.

    The segment is added to the clip.