In presentation mode, you are hitting ESC to make everything disappear. Is there a way to make the annotations you have made disappear with one click but leaving the clean document still on display?

Yes - notice the hot key list and the combination that will hide the annotations:

Instead of scrolling through pages using the mouse, can you shortcut, to page 53 somehow?

-PG001 First Page - jumps to the first page of a document.

-PG999 Last Page - jumps to the last page of a document. -PG CTRL + G Go to Page - allows you to go to a specific document page by typing –PG followed by the page number (i.e., -PG0051).

Are snapshots automatically saved, so we can access them later? Or do we need to save them if we want to access them later?

ALT + S Create Snapshot

Use the Screen Snapshot tool or the Grab Screen (-GS) command to capture a static image of the entire Presentation display. The new image is automatically associated with the item that is active at the time of capture. It appears under the original item in Case Explorer/Document Manager with -GS and an incremental number appended to the name, as well as in a Snapshots workbook.

This feature is helpful when you need to save an exhibit marked up during trial by a witness as a new exhibit, or if you want to use it as part of another presentation or PowerPoint project. However, if you want to save the dynamic layout of your presentation (and walk back through the annotations using the Undo and Redo tools), use the Save Stage feature instead.

To capture the Presentation display

• 1. On the Presentation toolbar, open the Application Tools

• 1. Click the Screen Snapshot tool

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• 1. Type -GS

  2. Press ENTER

Does the log presentation event log the day, days or entire trial? Can we see an example of the log?

Here is a brief presentation log:

GFC_1 4/24/2018 2:28:53 PM

GFC_3 4/24/2018 2:29:03 PM

DEMO00146 4/24/2018 2:29:15 PM

Below is a screen shot that shows you how to access the presentation log.

It is obviously a documentation of what you presented and the order in which you presented it. To replicate the presentation you did that day in trial just go into presentation mode and type in the ID numbers of the items you presented in the order listed in the log.

Question: Just curious as to why you opt not to use the dual screen option.

I do opt to use dual screens when I go into court and am not certain of the plan of presentation of our documents. Otherwise I find it a bit distracting to myself and do not think the jury gets distracted by my use of the selection of exhibits on the toolbar - actually I think sometimes it fascinates the jury to watch as I select annotation tools and use them. I realize that the 'magic' and 'mystery' of how the annotations etc. appear is missing then but I am not sure that is a bad thing. I also have found using the presentation preview feature a bit of extra work and see below the limitations when using native files.

However, when I need to have the case explorer open on my laptop screen during a presentation because I might need to drag and drop items into my workbooks to present - that is distracting to the jurors and I would the opt for dual screen presentation.

Using Presentation Preview

As you organize your case and prepare for trial, you can use the Presentation Preview tab on the right side of the screen to see what any item in your case will look like when it is presented without having to stop and launch Presentation mode. Simply drag any item from Case Explorer or Document Manager to the Presentation Preview tab.

When you are ready to present your case, Presentation Preview becomes a powerful tool for controlling your presentation behind the scenes using dual displays (i.e. your laptop with TrialDirector running as the primary display, and a courtroom projector showing Presentation mode as the secondary display). You can use either of these methods, and switch between them as needed:

Regardless of the way you use it, Presentation Preview works just like Presentation mode and includes its own customizable toolbar that is saved separately from the toolbar in Presentation mode.

To push Presentation Preview over to the Presentation display

• 1. Ensure the secondary display is enabled in Windows. (See Windows Start > Help and Support for more information.)

  2. Ensure Presentation Preferences > Stage > General > Display is set to Secondary Monitor.

  3. Drag the item from Case Explorer or Document Manager to the Presentation Preview tab and prepare it as needed using any of the presentation tools.

  4. If needed, move the item to the appropriate zone.

• 1. Click

The Time Coding Feature available in TrialDirector - see below:

Using TimeCoder

Timecoding a transcript is synchronizing the ASCII transcript to the multimedia file by setting time stamps on each line of the transcript. This allows synchronized playback of video files and an accompanying transcript.

TrialDirector includes a simple timecoding tool (TimeCoder), which is very effective for small jobs. If you will be performing a large amount of timecoding, we recommend that you obtain a copy of inData's TimeCoder Pro. Timecoder Pro automates the process of timecoding, as well as performing the synchronization as much as 20 times faster than real time.

Timecoding a Transcript

To begin timecoding a transcript:

• 1. From the Tools menu, select TimeCoder.... TimeCoder 6 opens.

  2. In the Open a Digital Video Transcript dialog box, select an existing DVT.

  3. If there are no multimedia files to choose from, load the appropriate multimedia files.

• 1. Find the place in the transcript where the selected multimedia file begins. To do this, click Play on the Multimedia Control Box, listen to the first few words of the multimedia file and then search for those words in the ASCII transcript using the Find command under the Edit menu.

• 1. When you have found the beginning of the multimedia file in the transcript, verify that the blue highlighter bar is on the line of transcript that corresponds to the beginning of the multimedia file. Click the Seek to Start button

• 1. Continue this process until you reach the end of the multimedia file. If you miss a line or stamp a line incorrectly, use the appropriate keyboard commands to edit your mistakes (see Editing Timecodes below).

• 1. If there are additional multimedia files, repeat steps 2 through 8 until the entire transcript has been timecoded. When the entire transcript has been timecoded, you can export the Digital Video Transcript.

Editing Timecodes

The sections below explain how to correct the two most common errors made while timecoding a transcript. You must be in Timecoding Mode in order to edit timecodes. To enable Timecoding Mode, click the Record button so that it is red.

Timecoding a Missed Line

If you do not press the spacebar in time to place a timecode on a line of transcript, simply rewind the multimedia file by pressing the LEFT ARROW key on your keyboard. When the multimedia file reaches the appropriate position again, press the SPACEBAR and continue timecoding as you normally would.

Changing an Incorrect Timecode

If you press the SPACEBAR at the incorrect time or on the incorrect line, pause the multimedia file by clicking Pause or by selecting Pause from the Multimedia menu. Then use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW on your keyboard to move the highlighter to the line with the incorrect timecode. Press the DELETE key on your keyboard to erase the timecode. Rewind or advance the multimedia file as necessary and click Play or select Play from the Multimedia menu. When the multimedia file reaches the appropriate position again, press the SPACEBAR and continue timecoding as you normally would.