Retrieving a file into your word processor I Editing a file I Saving a file I Printing a file

See also Downloading (Save) Tips and the Installation Guides for ICLE Disk Products.

WordPerfect 7/8/9/10/11/12/X3

• Load WordPerfect.
• Pull down the File menu and select Open.
• Click on the arrow next to the "Look in" window and choose the drive (probably the C drive) to which you downloaded the file (or installed the file from a disk).
• Double click on the folder in which you downloaded the file or installed the disk.
• Click on the name of the file you wish to retrieve and click on Open.
• Save the document under a new name.

You can edit the file just as you would any other word processing document.

If you are editing a downloaded drafted form from the ICLE Partnership or a drafted form from an ICLE disk product, you must decide whether to change the wording to meet your client's needs and whether to add any information that does not appear in the form. In addition, there are places within the text that must be edited - for example, where you must choose the correct gender pronoun or insert a name. Any text that must be edited is signaled by blank lines or by instructions or multiple choices set forth in boldface type within square brackets.

NOTE: Be sure to read each form very carefully to adapt the language to your client's needs.

Boldface type in square brackets:
Boldface type set in square brackets contains editing instructions and multiple choices, such as "[his / her]" and "[I / we]." This type also indicates optional phrases and paragraphs. To find the multiple choices and optional text and to edit them, you can search for the boldface square brackets.

To search for optional text:

• Select Edit, Find and Replace.
• Type [ (an opening square bracket) in the "Find" window.
• Click on Find Next button.
• When a square bracket has been found, click Close to edit the optional text.
• To search for the next instance of optional text, select Edit, Find and Replace. The square bracket will still be in the "Find" window, so click Find Next.
• Repeat this process until you have finished editing the file.
• Save under a new name.

Blank lines:
Some forms contain blank lines where information (such as dates; notary signatures; and names, addresses, and signatures of witnesses) must be supplied. This information is often typed or written on the printed form. You can either print the file with the lines or delete the lines and type in the information before printing.

As you are working, it is a good idea to save your document periodically.

To save an edited file:

WordPerfect 7/8/9/10/11/12/X3: Choose File, Save As. Type in the new file name in the "File name" (and change the path (folder) location, if appropriate) and click on Save.

Print just as you would any other WordPerfect document: To print the document on the screen, choose File and Print.

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