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Have you ever wondered, "How do I do that on Lexis?" Take a look at this presentation that answers the most common, "How do I" questions, such as, "How do I search by Topic or Headnote?"TRANSCRIPT
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““HOW DO I…”HOW DO I…”
A Guide to Completing Specific Research Tasks on Lexis.com
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““How Do I Retrieve a Document By Citation?”How Do I Retrieve a Document By Citation?”
Get A Document> By Citation
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“How Do I Search for a Case By Name?”
Get a Document> Get by Party Name; or
Segment Search> Name (Gant)
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“How Do I Search for a Phrase?”
No quotations. Lexis default assumes a phrase:
(i.e. work made for hire)
We read that as if you wrote, “work made for hire”
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““How Do I Restrict Search to a Particular Part How Do I Restrict Search to a Particular Part of a Document?”of a Document?”
Segment Search:
i.e., LN-HEADNOTES(Probable Cause)
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“How Do I Search Within a Set of Search Results?”
Advanced>Focus:
refine search term, add terms,
search segments or change date restrictions
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“How Do I Find Spelling Errors in a Search?”
"Check Spelling" link on the search screen
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“How Do I Find Additional Search Terms for My Search?”
"Suggest Terms for my Search" link on search screen
(Also, check out “Additional Terms and Connectors,” and “Using Wildcards” links on the
search screen)
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“How Do I Check a Citation for Validation or Research?”
Shepard’s Check A CitationShepardize a Case from the Shepard’s Signal or Shepardize link; or
Enter a Citation from the Shepard’s Tab to check a case for validation or research
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“How Do I Browse a Hierarchical List of Legal Topics and Search by Headnote or Keynumber?”
Search tab>by topic or headnote>pick a topic from the outline>select jurisdiction, sources and search terms
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You can search by Topic or Headnote
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“How Do I Create Special Templates for Searching?”
Guided Search Forms
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“How Do I Search in Other Databases When I’m Searching in one Specific Database?”
Use the “More Like This” Feature
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“How Do I Find Statutes or the Law for All 50 States?”
50 State Surveys (statutes), Multi-Jurisdictional Surveys by Topic with
Analysis (summary of the law)
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“How Do I Save Searches and Run Them at Intervals to Update Your Research Results?”
Use the Alerts feature
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“How Do I Get More Help?”
• Call your dedicated Government Consultant
• Contact our 24-hour research assistance help line: 800.543.6862
• View additional On-Demand Webinars at:
www.lexis.com/govelearn