THE BENEFITSTHE BENEFITS

Marking textMarking text Assigning issuesAssigning issues Taking notesTaking notes Searching transcriptSearching transcript Generating reportsGenerating reports Saving your annotated transcriptSaving your annotated transcript Access to the realtime in your officeAccess to the realtime in your office

Marking TextMarking Text Mark identifies a line or lines by placing a black diamond indicator Mark identifies a line or lines by placing a black diamond indicator

to the left of the line numbers. Using the Quick Finds and Find to the left of the line numbers. Using the Quick Finds and Find commands you can locate marked lines in the file. When using commands you can locate marked lines in the file. When using Generate Reports, marked lines can be included in the report.Generate Reports, marked lines can be included in the report.

Use any of the following methods to mark lines. Use any of the following methods to mark lines. Mark the current line by pressing the Spacebar, F5, or click the Mark the current line by pressing the Spacebar, F5, or click the

Mark icon. Mark icon. You can also use your mouse to select several lines at one time You can also use your mouse to select several lines at one time

and highlight and mark them. and highlight and mark them.

ISSUESISSUES

An Issue is an identifier for a specific An Issue is an identifier for a specific topic or category that is assigned to a topic or category that is assigned to a line or lines of text making it easier to line or lines of text making it easier to locate information in the transcript. For locate information in the transcript. For example, you create an issue named example, you create an issue named "perjury". During the proceedings, "perjury". During the proceedings, whenever you think the witness whenever you think the witness committed perjury, you insert the committed perjury, you insert the "perjury" issue. You can then generate "perjury" issue. You can then generate reports to have a reference to all the reports to have a reference to all the issues and their locations. issues and their locations.

Creating master issue listCreating master issue list Maintain Master Issues allows you to create and edit an unlimited list of Maintain Master Issues allows you to create and edit an unlimited list of

issues. You can assign different text and background colors to issues for issues. You can assign different text and background colors to issues for easy identification when inserting issue codes. easy identification when inserting issue codes.

Up to 10 issues can be assigned to the Quick Issue toolbar for easy issue Up to 10 issues can be assigned to the Quick Issue toolbar for easy issue coding during the proceedings. coding during the proceedings.

Quick Issue assignment can be changed at any time before or during Quick Issue assignment can be changed at any time before or during testimony using Assign Quick Issues. Quick Issues are saved for use in the testimony using Assign Quick Issues. Quick Issues are saved for use in the another CaseViewNet session.another CaseViewNet session.

To create your master issues, Select “Options” from the toolbar and then To create your master issues, Select “Options” from the toolbar and then “Maintain Master Issues.”“Maintain Master Issues.”

This will bring up the master issues list. You can edit the existing issues or add new issues. You can assign your issues different text color and different background colors.

When you are finished, your issues will show up on the quick issue toolbar with the names and colors you have assigned:

During your hearing, you can hit the number on your keyboard which you have assigned a particular issue, and it will tag the text on the left side with the corresponding colored diamond.

TAKING NOTESTAKING NOTES

Notes attaches your typed text to a Notes attaches your typed text to a line or lines of text in the transcript line or lines of text in the transcript file. When you create a note, the file. When you create a note, the notepad icon displays in the left notepad icon displays in the left margin to indicate the lines contain margin to indicate the lines contain an attached note. an attached note.

HOW TO ATTACH A NOTEHOW TO ATTACH A NOTE Position the cursor on the Position the cursor on the

line or highlight multiple line or highlight multiple lines to contain the note lines to contain the note and do any of the following:and do any of the following:

Click the Note icon on Click the Note icon on the toolbar.the toolbar.

Press Press Ctrl + nCtrl + n.. ·Right click on a line and ·Right click on a line and

select, select, Insert NoteInsert Note from from the Right Click menu.the Right Click menu.

This will bring up the This will bring up the “Annotate” box. Type your “Annotate” box. Type your note in the right-hand side. note in the right-hand side. Hit “Ok” to save your note Hit “Ok” to save your note to the transcript.to the transcript.

ASSIGN NOTE AN ISSUEASSIGN NOTE AN ISSUE An An issue can be created can be created

in conjunction with a in conjunction with a note. When you create note. When you create an issue in conjunction an issue in conjunction with a note, the line with a note, the line becomes highlighted in becomes highlighted in the background color the background color assigned to the issue. assigned to the issue.

In the “Annotate” box, In the “Annotate” box, check the issue which check the issue which corresponds to your corresponds to your note.note.

SEARCHINGSEARCHING

QUICK FINDQUICK FIND SEARCH TEXTSEARCH TEXT DYNAMIC WORD INDEXDYNAMIC WORD INDEX

QUICK FINDQUICK FIND

You can search forward or backward You can search forward or backward in the file for answers, questions, in the file for answers, questions, occurrence of a word, marks, notes, occurrence of a word, marks, notes, and issues using the Quick Find and issues using the Quick Find toolbar:toolbar:

answers

questions

text marks

notes

issue

SEARCHINGSEARCHING You can perform a more You can perform a more

thorough search by using thorough search by using the “Search Text” icon on the “Search Text” icon on the toolbar. the toolbar.

This will bring up the “Find This will bring up the “Find Criteria” box on the left-Criteria” box on the left-hand side of the screen.hand side of the screen.

You can search the text, as You can search the text, as well as your annotations. well as your annotations. If you are on the second If you are on the second day of a trial and you have day of a trial and you have the CVN transcript open for the CVN transcript open for the previous day, you can the previous day, you can search that transcript, as search that transcript, as well. well.

For example, in this search, I typed in the word For example, in this search, I typed in the word “inconsistent,” because I knew I’d made a note to myself “inconsistent,” because I knew I’d made a note to myself using that particular word. I checked the “Search using that particular word. I checked the “Search Transcript” and the “Search Notes” in the “Find Criteria.” Transcript” and the “Search Notes” in the “Find Criteria.” It took me to the note I made and showed me my It took me to the note I made and showed me my annotation, “I think this testimony is inconsistent with the annotation, “I think this testimony is inconsistent with the previous expert."previous expert."

DYNAMIC WORD INDEXDYNAMIC WORD INDEX Find Dynamic Index Word Find Dynamic Index Word

allows you to quickly locate allows you to quickly locate a word or phrase in the a word or phrase in the transcripts by displaying the transcripts by displaying the indexed word information in indexed word information in the Dynamic Index dialog the Dynamic Index dialog box. box.

To open the Dynamic Word To open the Dynamic Word Index, select “Search/Find Index, select “Search/Find Dynamic Index Word” from Dynamic Index Word” from the toolbar. The Dynamic the toolbar. The Dynamic Word index will appear on Word index will appear on the right-hand side of the the right-hand side of the screen. screen.

Your court reporter can also Your court reporter can also add this feature to your add this feature to your toolbar, if you’d like.toolbar, if you’d like.

In this example, I am In this example, I am searching for the word searching for the word “nanogram.” “nanogram.”

Under the “Index On” I Under the “Index On” I have selected have selected “Current.” I could also “Current.” I could also search a previous day’s search a previous day’s transcript, if I had transcript, if I had saved it. saved it.

It tells me how many It tells me how many times the word times the word “nanogram” occurs, “nanogram” occurs, and below that, it tells and below that, it tells me the page and line me the page and line number: 91:1. Page number: 91:1. Page 91, line 1.91, line 1.

If I click on the “91:1,” If I click on the “91:1,” it will take me to that it will take me to that exact spot in the exact spot in the transcript.transcript.

REPORTSREPORTS You can generate a You can generate a

report that will show you report that will show you all of the marks, issues, all of the marks, issues, and notes you have and notes you have made on your transcript. made on your transcript.

To generate a report, To generate a report, select select “Reports/Generate “Reports/Generate Reports” on the toolbar. Reports” on the toolbar. This will bring up the This will bring up the “Generate Report” “Generate Report” dialogue box. dialogue box.

Check the appropriate Check the appropriate boxes for what you’d boxes for what you’d like your report to like your report to include.include.

REPORTSREPORTS

You can either choose to print your You can either choose to print your report or save it. report or save it.

If you save your report, it will save If you save your report, it will save automatically as a .txt file. automatically as a .txt file.

As a .txt file, you have the ability to As a .txt file, you have the ability to open the report in Word or Notepad open the report in Word or Notepad and cut/copy and paste text from the and cut/copy and paste text from the report into another document, for report into another document, for example, a written Opinion. example, a written Opinion.

ISSUE REPORTISSUE REPORT Title “Issues Report”Title “Issues Report” Bullet heading for Bullet heading for

assigned issue, assigned issue, “Credible.”“Credible.”

Page and line number Page and line number for each time that for each time that issue was assigned, issue was assigned, [97:5].[97:5].

Timestamp and the Timestamp and the text that was next to text that was next to the issue, “Quarter the issue, “Quarter 2009 for Mr. Romero.”2009 for Mr. Romero.”

NOTES REPORTNOTES REPORT Title “Notes Report”Title “Notes Report” Page and line number, Page and line number,

[102:3][102:3] Note that was made, “I Note that was made, “I

THINK THIS TESTIMONY THINK THIS TESTIMONY IS INCONSISTENT WITH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS THE PREVIOUS EXPERT.”EXPERT.”

Timestamp and the text Timestamp and the text in the transcript that is in the transcript that is associated with that associated with that note.note.

MARKS REPORTMARKS REPORT

Title “Marks Title “Marks Report” Report”

Page and line Page and line number, [99:5]number, [99:5]

TimestampTimestamp Marked text, “A. Marked text, “A.

That’s okay. So, I That’s okay. So, I meet with the meet with the students before students before class.”class.”

THE BENEFITS OF SAVING THE BENEFITS OF SAVING YOUR CVN TRANSCRIPTYOUR CVN TRANSCRIPT

You can save your transcript inclusive of all of your You can save your transcript inclusive of all of your annotations at the end of the day for future use.annotations at the end of the day for future use.

You can have multiple days of proceedings open on You can have multiple days of proceedings open on your bench laptop during a trial to refer back to your bench laptop during a trial to refer back to previous testimony. previous testimony.

You can save and reopen the transcript in your You can save and reopen the transcript in your office. In order to do so, please have your court office. In order to do so, please have your court reporter install the CVN software on your office reporter install the CVN software on your office computer. computer.

If you’d like to have your CVN transcript saved, If you’d like to have your CVN transcript saved, PLEASE make sure to tell your court reporter to save PLEASE make sure to tell your court reporter to save it for you, if you haven’t already done so yourself. it for you, if you haven’t already done so yourself. Otherwise, the court reporters routinely just delete Otherwise, the court reporters routinely just delete the bench CVN files, and all of your annotations will the bench CVN files, and all of your annotations will be deleted.be deleted.

REALTIME ACCESS IN YOUR REALTIME ACCESS IN YOUR OFFICEOFFICE

CVN is run over the county network. CVN is run over the county network. If you’d like to be able to view the If you’d like to be able to view the

realtime transcript of the realtime transcript of the proceedings, for example, on your proceedings, for example, on your lunch break while you’re in your lunch break while you’re in your office, you can have your court office, you can have your court reporter log you into the realtime reporter log you into the realtime session and view it from your office session and view it from your office computer, as well. computer, as well.

SUMMARYSUMMARY

Mark text, assign issues, make notesMark text, assign issues, make notes Search the transcript Search the transcript Generate reports to show annotationsGenerate reports to show annotations Cut/copy and paste text from the reportCut/copy and paste text from the report Save the annotated transcript for future Save the annotated transcript for future

useuse Run realtime simultaneously in Run realtime simultaneously in

courtroom and officecourtroom and office