There are three primary ways to launch the Export Utility:
1)From the Main User Interface, click on 
within the Toolbar OR use the Menu to select Tools > Export Utility....
i.All Documents from the active Case File will be selected for export when using this method.
2)From either Grid View, click on the Export Utility button within the Toolbar OR from the Standalone Grid View use the Menu to select Tools > Export Utility.
i.The Search Results will be selected for export when using this method.
3)Use the Database Query Builder to send search results there (Send Results To > Export Utility).
i.The Search Results will be selected for export when using this method.
The following kinds of items can be exported:
•Native files
•Text files (extracted, OCR, printed or linked text)
•Image files of various formats
•Metadata in a load files formatted for compatibility with litigation support programs
Selecting External Applications
Note the following considerations about external applications when using the Export Utility: •Because the requirements for working with each export format are unique, LAW provides application-specific settings to better handle each format. •Many of the applications for working with supported formats are only viewers and do not support index or OCR information. Consult the documentation for the intended target applications before doing any coding or OCR to avoid wasting time performing unnecessary steps in CloudNine™ LAW. LAW supports many litigation support packages.
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Image Format Considerations
The image format required is a result of the target application and its image viewer. Some applications use one multi-page image file to represent a multi-page document. Other applications use a series of single-page image files (logically grouped) to represent a multi-page document. If images created via TIFF Conversion in LAW were stored in multi-page format and a single-page export format was chosen, the images would need to be split upon exporting, which can significantly slow the process. Therefore, converting to single-page TIFF files is recommended whenever possible.
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Load File Extensions
Note the following facts about load file extensions: •The load file extensions indicate the extensions of the load files that are created for each of the supported formats. •With the exception of Doculex (which uses a FoxPro database) and the Concordance DCB export, all of the load files created are text files that conform to the specifications defined by the target application. •In the case of Concordance and JFS, the export produces two export files, one with index data and one with image information. •The load files can be found in the export path after the export is complete. •The load files are named (with the appropriate extensions) according to the last folder in the export path (e.g., "Vol001.dat", "Vol001.dii", etc., for an export path of "D:\Exports\Case1\Vol001"), because LAW assumes this is the volume label for the export.
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Running the Export Utility - Part 1 of 5
1.Start by determining which documents (from the active Case Database) should be exported by selecting one of the following options:
1)To export all documents, open the Export Utility from the Main User Interface (Tools > Export Utility...), and then skip to Step 3.
2)To export specific search results, generate a search query with the Database Query Builder (select Export Utility from the Send Results To drop-down menu), and then skip to Step 3.
3)To export documents listed within either Grid View, click the Export Utility button within the Toolbar, and then skip to Step 3.
4)To manually select documents and/or folders for export, open the Export Utility from the Main User Interface (Tools > Export Utility...), and proceed to Step 2.
These instructions are continued in the Export Utility: Formats / Documents topic.