Getting Started on Westlaw
This quick reference guide provides a basic introduction to Westlaw® research on the Internet.

Using Westlaw Research Guide
This guide to Westlaw® research explains how to retrieve and print documents, access databases, and use KeyCite®, KeySearch®, and WestClip®.

Westlaw at a Glance
This quick reference guide describes the essential tasks for using Westlaw® including selecting tabbed pages, accessing databases, retrieving documents, browsing a table of contents, checking citations with KeyCite®, copying and pasting text with the citation, and printing.

Searching Cases on Westlaw
This quick reference guide explains how to retrieve cases by citation or party name, search for cases by issue, and use KeyCite® to quickly determine whether a case is good law and to retrieve citing references.

Case Law: Restricting Your Search by Court or Jurisdiction
This guide discusses how to restrict your search in case law databases to a specific court or jurisdiction. It provides model searches and suggestions to use as you conduct research on Westlaw.

Retrieving Federal Regulations on Westlaw
This quick reference guide describes how to retrieve federal regulations on Westlaw® by citation, using the Search page, and using the Table of Contents service. In addition, it shows how to browse regulations like a book, track the history of a regulation, and check citations in KeyCite®.

Retrieving Statutes on Westlaw
This quick reference guide describes how to retrieve a statute on Westlaw® by citation from the search center, use the Table of Contents service, and use field restrictions. In addition, it shows how to browse statutes like a book, retrieve all sections of a chapter or part, and check citations in KeyCite®.

Four Easy Steps to Statutes Research
This quick reference guide describes the four easy steps to researching statutes in westlaw.com® using StatutesPlus™ enhancements.

Graphical Statutes™
This quick reference explains how to use Graphical Statutes on Westlaw to understand changes to a statute and retrieve relevant legislative history documents.

Customizing Your Westlaw Research
This quick reference guide describes how to customize your Westlaw® research preferences, including selecting and editing tabbed pages, choosing a pricing method, changing your document display options, and selecting a default search method.

Using KeySearch on Westlaw
This quick reference piece provides step-by-step instructions for creating and running a search using the KeySearch® feature on Westlaw.

ResultsPlus
This quick reference explains the benefits of ResultsPlus, a tool that automatically suggests analytical materials related to your search topic.

Using Smart Tools
This quick reference guide describes Smart Tools® on Westlaw®, a suite of automatic search enhancements that gives you good results without having to construct the perfect query. Smart Tools include Did You Mean, Add Related Terms, and Expand Search.

Using WestClip on Westlaw
This quick reference piece describes how to use the WestClip® clipping service to track cases, statutes, and news databases on Westlaw®.

Cost-Effective Research Tips
This quick reference piece suggests ways to reduce your Westlaw® research bill and make your online research more cost-effective.

Find and Print Quick Reference
This quick reference guide explains how to use WestFind&Print® on Westlaw® to retrieve the full text of documents and their KeyCite® results as well as PDF images of cases from the West reporters.

Client Validation on westlaw.com
This guide explains how client validation is used on Westlaw to associate research with a unique client identifier, and provides set-up information for methods of client validation.

Using Most Cited Cases on Westlaw
This quick reference card explains how to use the Most Cited Cases® feature on Westlaw to retrieve a list of cases most often cited for a point of law.

The West Key Number System
This quick reference piece lists West digest topics and their numerical designations alphabetically and by topic specialty. This piece also shows how to search using topic and key numbers.

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