This User Guide outlines the key functionalities available with Practical Law Australia.

There are three different types of alerts available in Westlaw: 

• Publication Alert:  A Publication Alert will notify you of any updates to a publication.  This is most commonly used in conjunction with the Alert24 News & Current awareness publications.
• WestClip Alert:  A WestClip search Alert will notify you of any new documents that are added to Westlaw that match your search criteria.   
• KeyCite Alert:  A KeyCite Alert will notify you of any subsequent citing references or changes to the litigation history of a case. 

1. Access Alert Centre from the top menu by selecting Notifications and Alerts
2. Edit selected allows you to add the selected alert to an Alert Group 
3. Pause a selected alert until a specified date 
4. Run the selected alert or resume the scheduled delivery 
5. Delete the selected alert 

6. Edit alert allows you to edit the full alert – name, content, search terms, delivery, and schedule 

7. Email recipients allows you to edit the recipients for the alert 

• Edit delivery – Click this link to go directly to the Customise Delivery section of the alert. 
• Add, remove, or edit email addresses, Continue, and Save Alert. 

The following resource titles can be added to your favourites: Secondary sources, Key Numbers, Legislation titles, parts and sub-parts, A to Z of New Zealand Law, News and Current Awareness, Government and Regulatory Materials, Forms and Precedents.

Individual content, such as individual news articles, cases, sections of Legislation, and specific forms and precedents, should be added to a folder instead.

Add to Favourites   

1. Add content to your favourites by clicking the Add to Favourites button.
2. Tick the checkbox next to 'My Favourites' to save it to your main favourites group.
3. Alternatively, click Create new group to create a new group of favourites.
4. Click Save.

View Favourites 

1. View your favourites from the top menu by clicking Favourites. 
2. This view will show two groups and up to five links.
   Reorganise the links to show your most-used favourites. 
3. Click View All to see your full list of favourited content. 
4. In the middle of the homepage, click Favourites to view two favourited groups with up to seven links in each.
   You are also able to search your favourites from this section. 
5. Click View All Favourites to see your full list of favourited content. 

Manage Favourites 

1. To manage your favourites, select Favourites from the top menu.
2. Click View All.

3. Click Organise to modify your favourites

4. Drag and drop to re-order your favourites (by group or individually), rename or delete groups, or delete individual favourites.
5. When you are finished, click Done Organising.

Add a group 

1. Add a group to organise your favourites by clicking Add a Group.
2. Create a group by adding a group name.
3. Click Save.

4. Move items by selecting the text and dragging the item(s) into the new folder.
5. Select Done Organizing

1. In the Folders menu on the left-hand panel, click the folder you want to share. 
2. Select the Share Folder icon. 
3. Enter the names, group, or email addresses manually or from Contacts. 
4. Click Continue. 

Click Continue. 

5. If an added email address is not in your Contacts, you will receive a notice that they need to accept a sharing invitation before the folder can be shared. 

- Add your email address and click Continue. 

6. Choose a role for the people you are sharing your folder with: 

• Reviewer – View and download documents 
• Contributor – Reviewer access, add/delete own documents, create subfolders 
• Owner – Contributor access, manage folder access, delete documents and folders

7. Delete people/groups from the list with the X next to their names. 
8. Once you have chosen the appropriate roles and the list is correct, click Share. 

Move or copy a folder 

1. Select the folder you want to move or copy 
2. Select Move or Copy from the Options drop-down. The Move Folder or Copy Folder window is displayed. 
3. Select the folder to which you want to move or copy the folder. 
4. Click Move or Copy. A message is displayed indicating that the folder has been moved or copied. 

Rename a folder 

You can edit and rename folders you have created through the My Folders page.  

1. Select the folder you wish to rename 
2. Click on the Options 
3. Type in a new name and click Rename  

4. Enter the new name into the name field and select Save. 

Export documents from a folder  

 Documents saved to My Folders can be Printed, Downloaded or Emailed. 

1. Go to My Folders and select a folder 
2. Tick the checkbox beside the item(s) name.  You can choose one or multiple items at one time. 
3. Select the required delivery option to Download, Print or E-mail. 

Delete an item in a folder 

You can delete folders with all contents and/or select individual items to delete. 

1. To delete a folder and/or item, tick the checkbox beside the item/s name. You can choose one or multiple items to move at one time. 
2. Click the Trash icon  
3. Deleted items are moved to the Trash bin where you can reinstate or permanently delete at a later date. 

Restore item from Trash 

1. To restore a folder and/or item back into My Folders, select the Trash icon on the left hand side of the screen. 
2. Tick the checkbox beside the item(s) to restore.  
3. Click the Folder icon 
4. Select the folder to return the content to. The selected item(s) will be restored to the new folder location. 

Delete Items from the Recycle Bin 

1. To permanently delete a folder and/or item, select the Trash folder. 
2. Tick the checkbox beside the item(s) name. You can choose one or multiple items to move at one time. 
3. Click the Manage drop down list and select Delete. 
4. Click OK.  The selected item will be permanently deleted. 

Access Folders

1. Folders can be accessed by clicking Folders in the top menu. You can also click the Folders tab in the middle of the screen.  
2. Select View all to display all content in saved in folders. 

Create a folder from the Folders page

1. Access Folders from the top menu.
2. Select New in the left-hand panel to create a new folder
3. Enter a name for the folder, select a location, and click OK.

Create a folder from a document or search results list

1. Select the Save to Folder icon.
2. In the pop-up window, click New Folder.
3. Enter a name for the new folder, select a location, and click OK.

Save documents from search results into a folder

1. Select the check boxes next to the documents you want to save.
2. Click the Save to Folder icon.
3. Select the folder you want to save the documents and click Save.
   A confirmation message will display on the screen.

Save the document you are viewing

1. From within the document, click the Save to Folder icon. 
2. Select the folder in which you want to save the documents and click Save.
   A confirmation message is displayed. 

Save selected text

A snippet is a section of text which may include a quote, legal principal and/or relevant text. Snippets are saved to a folder and when you click on a saved snippet it will take you directly to that section of the document referenced.  

1. To save selected text (snippets) into a folder, highlight the text you want to save by clicking and dragging with your cursor.
2. Choose Save to Folder from the pop-up menu.
3. Select the folder into which you want to save the documents.

View saved documents and text

1. To view the documents or text saved in your folders, click Folders from the top menu and then click View All.
2. Click the folder containing the items you want to view.
3. A list of your saved documents and text is displayed in the right column.
4. To email, print, or download documents, tick the checkbox beside the item(s) name, and click the delivery tools icon to choose your preferred delivery method.