How to Create a Document in Word

 

 Tabbing will take you sequentially through data entry.

1.  Click   on the CollectMax menu bar at the top of the window.

2.  Select Document, Master Documents from the menu.

3.  Click the button on the left panel to create a new document.

4.  In the Create Document Type window, select the document style from the drop down list by clicking on the down arrow. Choose Account/Debtor Form for a standard debtor letter.


Note: Selecting Legal Form will display the document on the appropriate Litigation Screen only.

5.  Select the appropriate Default Printer from the list

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6.  Give your document a Name.

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Note: Do not use any slashes, quotes or special characters in your document name.

7.  Type in a description for your document in the Description field.

 

8.  Click the button.

9.  Word will open automatically to a blank document. You are now ready to create your document in Word.

10. Type your document text into the document. When you come to a position in your document where you would like to insert a CollectMax variable, click on the key beside the field to list all the variables in CollectMax. Note that you can type the first letter in your variable name and the list will refresh with the first item starting with your letter. When the variable appears in the text box, click .

11. Continue entering your text and inserting variables until you have completed the creation of your Word document. At this point you may click  on your Word toolbar and you will return to CollectMax with your new document created.

12. Now that you have created your document, it is an excellent time to establish properties for your new document. These properties are available to simplify procedures associated with document generation.  Highlight your new document from the document list and click the button on the left panel.