Fast Tip Friday – Convert AutoCAD Files Using DWG TrueView
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Fast Tip Friday – Convert AutoCAD Files Using DWG TrueView

We often receive AutoCAD files in litigation matters. They are architectural diagrams and usually require special software to view them. This fast tip demonstrates how to use a free software program called DWG TrueView to open the files and optionally export them to PDF format if desired. Download Sample Files

Fast Tip Friday – Hard Disk Space Usage Using Treesize Free
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Fast Tip Friday – Hard Disk Space Usage Using Treesize Free

Have you ever wondered what is taking up so much space on your hard drive? Have you ever wanted to get an overview of the file contents that just arrived on an external drive? This fast tip demonstrates how to use Treesize Free to break down hard disk space usage down to the file level.

Fast Tip Friday – Create Full-Text Index Across Multiple PDFs
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Fast Tip Friday – Create Full-Text Index Across Multiple PDFs

This fast tip will demonstrate how to create a full-text index across folders and subfolders of PDF files. This enables the user to run searches across all of the PDF files at once, including bookmarks and comments if desired. In last week’s Fast Tip Friday, I demonstrated how to use an index to increase search…

Fast Tip Friday – Create Subfolders Using Excel Macro
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Fast Tip Friday – Create Subfolders Using Excel Macro

Have you ever needed to add the same subfolder to a bunch of existing folders? For instance, let’s say you have a list of folders that are named by custodian and you need to add an Exhibits subfolder to each and every custodian folder. This fast tip demonstrates how to automate the task using an…

Fast Tip Friday – Signing a PDF Document Electronically
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Fast Tip Friday – Signing a PDF Document Electronically

Gone are the days where we need to print a PDF document, handwrite our signature on the paper version, scan the paper into a PDF file, and then email the PDF file. We can use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat to electronically sign the PDF document and save a signed (and flattened) version of the…

Fast Tip Friday – Cut Out Sections of a Screenshot
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Fast Tip Friday – Cut Out Sections of a Screenshot

We create a lot of screenshots in litigation support. We use a number of different software tools to create the screenshots. My favorite is Snagit. This fast tip demonstrates one of my favorite Snagit features and I provide some examples of why I use it. For reference, you can read my previous Snagit article.

Fast Tip Friday – Batch Rename Using a Text File
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Fast Tip Friday – Batch Rename Using a Text File

This fast tip will demonstrate how to use the Bulk Rename Utility software with a text file that will instruct the software how to rename the files. To learn more about the concatenate function used in this tutorial, see my article entitled Concatenate – Fancy Word, Simple Meaning. Download Sample Files

Fast Tip Friday – Create Folders From List in Excel
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Fast Tip Friday – Create Folders From List in Excel

When we collect and process electronic data from a number of custodians, we usually create a folder for each custodian to store their data. This fast tip will share a shortcut for creating those folders that can save us a bunch of time. In another Fast Tip Friday, I demonstrated how to create subfolders using an Excel…

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