> Accessing books: homepage & update information
> Br
owsing thr
ough a book
> Annotations & saving text to folders
>
Working with annotated documents
> D
elivering documents
> Reading mode
>
Searching
> Index searching
>
Specific features – the White Book
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Specific features – the Common Law Library
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Specific features – looseleaf encyclopaedias
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CONTENTS
User Guide P2
Westlaw UK Books
User Guide P3
Westlaw UK Books
Accessing books: homepage & update information
You can switch between Books content and other
subscriptions (Practical Law and Westlaw UK) using
the menu in the top left-hand corner of the screen.
You do not need to sign on again.
Add books to
your favourites
for quick access.
Search across all or
selected/filtered books.
You can also access the
advanced search.
Filter the titles
displayed by topic,
jurisdiction, publisher,
content you’ve marked
as favourites or
whether you subscribe
to it (in plan).
By default, you should just see the titles you have
access to, but if you are viewing all titles then an
“Out of Plan” message will indicate those you do
not subscribe to.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P4
Westlaw UK Books
You can search within your book.
Next to each title in
your list is an i
button – click this
button to access key
bibliographic
information.
Click the star icon to
save a title as a
favourite. You can then
quickly access it again
from the library page.
Tables and browsing options.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P5
Westlaw UK Books
Browsing through a book
Use the + button to the left of each volume/
part/chapter to expand the content.
You can use the checkboxes to the left to select
multiple sections or paragraphs for delivery (see
icons above), or to search across.
Click on a blue link to view that text.
You can close/hide the
table of contents to read
the text full screen by
clicking on this x.
A dynamic table of
contents remains on the
left, so you can quickly
access another part/
chapter/section.
On the right are delivery options, annotations
options and reading mode. You can also
access the next/previous page.
Footnotes are linked within the text and
pop-up for easy reference. They also
appear at the bottom of the page.
Click the x to close the pop-up footnote.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P6
Westlaw UK Books
User Guide P6
Annotations & saving text to folders
You can also add a note/annotation at the top of any
document by selecting the annotation icon from the
right-hand side of the screen.
TIP
Save to “Your” Research – this will save the
extract/highlighted text into your main folder.
TIP
Add a note – this will highlight the text and
enable you to add a note (just choose your
colour and enter your note).
TIP
Highlight – this will highlight the text (just
choose your colour).
TIP
Copy without reference – this will copy the text
to your clipboard, so that you can paste it into
another document.
TIP
Copy with reference – this will copy the text to
your clipboard but also include the book title
and section/paragraph number your extract is
taken from.
You can save sections and
paragraphs into your
folders – for quick access
or as you collate research
on a topic.
Select which folder to
save the text into or
create a new folder.
Then click save.
You can also annotate or
use extracts from the text
you are viewing. If you click
and drag to highlight text
then a pop-up will appear.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P7
Westlaw UK Books
Working with annotated documents
When viewing a document you have
annotated, you can see how many
annotations there are by looking at the icon
on the right (here there are 2). You can click
this icon to show/hide your annotations.
When you access your folders, you can see any documents or
extracts (“snippets”) you have saved. You will also see icons if
you have annotated any documents.
You can also deliver documents
with or without annotations.
When you click the relevant icon
for each delivery method (print,
email or download), you will see
a checkbox to include
annotations.
To remove an annotation, just click on the highlighted text and
choose “delete highlight”.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P8
Westlaw UK Books
Delivering documents
As well as saving documents into folders, you can
also email, print or download sections or paragraphs.
The delivery icons appear on the right when viewing a
document, or above the browse options (if you want
to deliver multiple sections).
You can enter in the
recipient, subject
line and a message
for the email.
The advanced tab enables you to
change the formatting – font size,
link colour and expanded margin.
You can also choose the
format of the document
(Word, PDF or just a link to
the document).
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P9
Westlaw UK Books
Reading mode
You can also create your own reading
list from the table of contents. Simply
use the check-boxes to select the
chapters, parts or sections you want
to read through and then click the
reading mode icon.
As well as being able to navigate between pages using the table of
contents on the left and the next/previous page links on the right, you
can now also scroll through the text from one page to another.
When viewing a document,
click the reading mode
icon on the right. Your view
will change slightly.
As you scroll down
through the text, when
you reach the end of the
page, the next page will
automatically load so
that you can keep
scrolling.
The table of contents on
the left-hand side will
always indicate where
you are in the book.
To turn off reading mode
(if you want to deliver
documents or annotate
them) then simply click
the icon on the right.
Accessing Books:
Homepage &
Update Information
Browsing
through
the Book
Annotations
& Saving Text
to Folders
Working with
Annotated
documents
Delivering
Documents
Reading
Mode
Searching
Index
Searching
Specific
Features – the
White Book
Specific Features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific Features
– Looseleaf
Encyclopaedias
Contact
Us
User Guide P10
Westlaw UK Books
You can use the search bar at the
top of the screen to search through
all books, filtered/selected books
or a specific book (by clicking on
the book name first).
Searching
You can search for single terms,
multiple terms, phrases (by
enclosing your terms in “speech
marks”) or use Boolean terms
and connectors.
Alternatively, you can open a
search template by clicking the
advanced link to the right of
the search box.
Clicking the i button to
the right of the search
bar will display a list of
connectors which can
be used on the site.
You can input multiple terms,
alternative terms (OR) or terms to
search as a phrase.
Click the term frequency link to
specify how many times your terms
must appear in the document.
You can also search by title or paragraph number
as well as having specific White Book search fields.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P11
Westlaw UK Books
Use these arrows to
navigate through your
search terms. Uncheck
the box to remove the
yellow highlighting.
Hover your mouse over
the i icon to remind
yourself which books
you have searched.
Re-sort your results
by title order/
relevance and show
more/less detail.
Use the left-hand side to
search within your results
for an additional term/
phrase. You can also filter
your results (including just
showing results from a
specific book).
Changing the less detail
link to more or most will
enable you to see how your
search terms are used in
the context of each result.
When you view a search result, your
terms will be highlighted in yellow.
The table of contents on the left will
show you where you are within the book.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P12
Westlaw UK Books
Index searching
As well as searching across the
text of the book, you can also
browse and search the index of
a title (if available).
You can quickly access the index
from the references & resources
section of a title’s home page.
You can either click
on a letter to see
those entries or use
the keyword finder to
search for a specific
term.
You can search for words or phrases in the keyword finder (please enclose
your phrase in speech marks).
Simply click the green highlighted terms within the keyword finder pop-up
to be taken straight to that entry in the index.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P13
Westlaw UK Books
Specific features – the White Book
Within the advanced
search, there are fields
to search for specific
content within the
White Book.
Browse forms,
see what’s new
and browse
rules by
procedural
stage.
Forms are available
in both Word and
PDF format.
Rule links will take
you to the legislation
from Westlaw UK
(updated daily).
Links to related
practice directions
and forms, appear at
the top of the page.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P14
Westlaw UK Books
Specific features – the Common Law Library
If a supplement has been released
then you will see two versions of the
book – a consolidated version and the
original mainwork.
By default, you will be searching/
browsing the consolidated version.
The original mainwork
version will include the
preliminary materials and
a PDF of the index.
If you are viewing the
consolidated version, blue
U icons in the table of
contents will indicate
where text has been
updated by a supplement.
You will see a blue U when
browsing the table of
contents, and it will also
appear next to the paragraph
and location where the
update has occurred.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P15
Westlaw UK Books
Specific features – looseleaf encyclopaedias
When viewing looseleaf
titles, the release bulletin
appears at the top of the
contents list.
If applicable, you can
also access bulletins
from the left-hand
side of the screen.
Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
User Guide P16
Westlaw UK Books
Contact Us
General enquiries
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Accessing books:
homepage &
update information
Browsing
through
a book
Annotations
& saving text
to folders
Working with
annotated
documents
Delivering
documents
Reading
mode
Searching
Index
searching
Specific
features – the
White Book
Specific features
– the Common
Law Library
Specific features
– looseleaf
encyclopaedias
Contact
us
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