Using Labour SPECTRUM
Briefcase Edition
Labour SPECTRUM Briefcase Edition Quick Reference Card
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Window
Document
Window
Tabs
Figure 1
Menu / Toolbar: Toolbar buttons are available as shortcuts to many common menu options.
Access the search templates from the toolbar.
Reference Window: Displays the path where this document is located within the Table of
Contents hierarchy.
Document Windows: Displays the current document.
Tabs: Click a tab to display – All windows (All tab), search the Hit List and document window
at the same time (Search tab), the Table of Content and document window at the same time
(Browse), the document window only (Document), the Table of Contents only (Contents) or
the Hit List only (Hit List).
Search Templates
There are six templates from which to choose, each customized to the content you are
searching. Click a button located at the right end of the toolbar to retrieve it (Fig. 2). You may
also use the Advanced Query template from the Search menu or by clicking the binoculars
icon in the bottom left of the screen. The Advanced Query allows you to search across all
content at one time.
Search menu:
Advanced
Search
Figure 2
Binoculars
icon
Figure 2
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Brown & Beatty: Canadian Labour Arbitration Search
1.
Click Template 1 on the toolbar to retrieve the Brown & Beatty: Canadian Labour Arbitration Search Search
Template.
Figure 3
2.
Enter your word or phrase into the Enter Word or Phrase field OR enter a paragraph number into the
paragraph number field.
3.
Click OK.
L.A.C. and C.L.A.S. Citation Search
1.
Click Template 2 on the toolbar to retrieve the L.A.C. and C.L.A.S. Citation Search Search template.
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2.
Enter the L.A.C. or C.L.A.S citation in the applicable fields provided.
3.
Click OK.
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L.A.C. and C.L.A.S. Case Name Search with Date and Arbitrator
1.
Click Template 3 on the toolbar to retrieve the L.A.C. and C.L.A.S. Case Name Search with Date and
Arbitrator Search template.
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2.
Select the publication you want to search using the checkboxes provided.
3.
Enter search terms into the appropriate fields.
4.
Click OK.
L.A.C. and C.L.A.S Catchlines Search with Date and Jurisdiction
1.
Click Template 4 on the toolbar to retrieve the L.A.C. and C.L.A.S. Catchlines Search with Date and
Jurisdiction Search template.
Figure 6
2.
Select the publication you want to search using the checkboxes provided.
3.
Enter search terms into the Enter a Word or Phrase field and jurisdiction and/or date, if you wish.
4.
Click OK.
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L.A.C. Full-Text Search with Date, Jurisdiction and Arbitrator
1.
Click Template 5 on the toolbar to retrieve the L.A.C. Full-Text Search with Date, Jurisdiction and Arbitrator
Search template.
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2.
Enter search terms into the field provided.
3.
Enter the jurisdiction/court, arbitrator/judge and date into the appropriate fields, if you wish.
4.
Click OK.
All Cases Full-Text Search
1.
Click Template 6 on the toolbar to retrieve the All Cases Full-Text Search Search template.
Figure 8
2.
Enter search terms into the field provided.
3.
Enter the jurisdiction/court, arbitrator/judge and date into the appropriate fields, if you wish.
4.
Click OK.
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Advanced Query
Search all content using Boolean operators with the Advanced Query search template.
1.
Select Advanced Query from the Search menu. Alternatively, click the binoculars icon located in the
bottom left corner of the screen.
Figure 9
2.
Enter your search terms along with your Boolean operators into the Query For box and click OK. Note: You
may limit your search to specific sections of the Table of Contents. Simply select the sections you want by
using the checkboxes provided in the Table of Contents prior to retrieving this template. A checkmark will
appear in the Checked branches checkbox in the template.
3.
Click OK.
Boolean Operators
You may use any combination of the following Boolean operators to create a search.
Operator
Example
Results
And
one two
one & two
one and two
me | you
me or you
^him
not him
apples ~ oranges
apples xor oranges
“to be or not”
wom?n
work*
“corporate tax law”/10
Finds documents with both one and two.
Or
Not
Exclusive or
Phrase
Single character wildcard
Multiple character wildcard
Ordered proximity
Unordered proximity
“technical resources
acquisition”@5
Stemming (word form)
Synonym
run%
theft$
Finds documents with either me or you.
Finds documents that do not contain him.
Finding documents with either apples or oranges, but
not both.
Finds documents with the exact phrase to be or not.
Finds documents with woman or women.
Finds documents with work, works, working, etc.
Finds documents where the terms corporate, tax and
law are within 10 words of each order in this specific
order.
Finds documents where the terms technical,
resources and acquisition are within 5 words of each
other regardless of order.
Finds documents with run, runs and running.
Finds alternative terms such as fraud, stealing,
pilferage.
For more information, click the Help button located at the bottom of the template.
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Printing Options
Print an entire case
1.
Click anywhere within the case.
2.
Select Print Case from the Tools menu or click the Print Case button (
dialog box appears.
3.
Click Print.
) on the toolbar. The Print Case
Print a selection of text
1.
Highlight the block of text you wish to print. Tip: You may click and drag your mouse to highlight a small
portion of text OR for larger portions, click the mouse at the beginning of the portion, and using the down
arrow key and/or the Page Down key on your keyboard, select larger portions. (If you over-select text,
simply use the up arrow or Page Up keys to de-select the text.)
2.
Select Print from the File menu OR click the Print button (
appears.
3.
Confirm that Selection is chosen on the Print Document tab.
4.
Click OK.
) on the toolbar. The Print dialog box
Print all Records with Hits
1.
After running your search, select Records with Hits from the View menu.
2.
Select Print from the File menu OR click the Print button (
3.
Select All from the Print Document tab.
4.
Click OK.
) on the toolbar.
Print Tagged Records
) on the toolbar.
1.
Tag records by clicking the Tag Records button (
2.
Select Print from the File menu OR click the Print button (
3.
Select Tagged Records from the Print Document tab.
4.
Click OK.
) on the toolbar.
Print the Reference Window (Inline Headings)
To print the Reference window document information with each record, set this option prior to printing.
1.
Select Options from the Tools menu.
2.
Click the Print tab and select Inline headings.
3.
Specify the font and size in the inline heading font section, if you wish.
4.
Click OK.
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