Check Documents Out

Documents can be checked out to edit them or to work on them outside of the office. For example, documents can be checked out to a flash drive.

To check documents out

Search for the document. The search results display in a grid below the search fields.
Click the Check Document Out icon for the desired document.
You can choose to open the document, edit it, save it, or save it with a different file name.

After the document is checked out, the following changes occur:

A "Document checked out successfully" message displays.
The document on the ProLaw Portal is in read-only mode.
The Check Document Out icon changes to the Check Document In icon . Click this icon to check the document back in.
The Undo Document Changes icon displays . Click this icon to make the document available for check-out.