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Recognize Optical Characters with FineReader 7.0.

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An important function of the seamless web of the electronic practice of law requires bringing information into your system in an electronic format. Documents that are created in the office already exist in the native format of the program that created it: letters and briefs you send out exist in Word or WordPerfect format. A polite lawyer will send documents he creates to other lawyers in an electronic format, but, as written about last week, that format tends to be PDF rather than just a word processing document. Or, you can arrange to receive your faxes as electronic documents through the facility of E-Fax or a similar service. (A monthly E-Fax account is less expensive than a dedicated phone line, and getting faxes e-mailed to your computer is convenience. www.efax.com.)

Images are adequate if you merely wish to link to a document, so you have it available when you wish to review the documents that constitute a particular case or transaction. (Your paper file has all of the documents, of course, but most case managers or practice managers, these days, make it easy to attach your electronic files to the particular matter, easily available whenever you need...

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