Compatibility problems are a myth, Macs can do it all, including run full versions of Windows.  While both Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat have Mac specific version, if you wanted to you could run several full versions of Windows on your Mac.  Two applications do it, both are $80, I use VM Fusion now and previously used Parallels.

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Cut, copy, and paste using the right click is fast, using the keyboard shortcut is faster, and dragging to copy is even faster.  There are several ways to do the same thing.  Here a number of outrageosly helpful keyboard shortcuts.  These are so important I make a cheatsheat for you to keep handy.

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One of the Acrobat's very useful features is the Typewriter.  With it you can tyoe anywhere in the PDF and in the latest version Adobe made some very nice improvements.  In the law office every day, the PDF Typewriter could be used to fill out forms downloaded from the Courts or elsewhere.  Because the PDF Postcard is has the Typewriter enabled, you can use it to adress it to your recipient.

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All the PDF Files you attach tot eh PDF Postcard are fully searchable with Adobe's powerful full search feature.  You can search for a case or term across documents all at once and jump to each instance with a click.  Once you use the PDF Postcard once to send files to another lawyer  or attorneys in your office, you can easily reuse the file or duplicate the blank so you never run out. 

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Introducing the PDF Postcard, a great way to send multiple files all at once.  It also has a number of collaboration, commenting, and search features.  All you need to use it is a free copy of Adobe Reader 9.

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Word 2008 is the latest release by Microsoft for Mac and it has some great features for lawyers.  The Notebook view is great for outlining and recording voice notes.  With the Scrapbook, you can save parts or entire documents and drag them out to write a letter in seconds.  With the Project Gallery your files are organized and it coverts each into the equivalent of template.  Very fast, very easy.

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The PDF Postcard gives you accees the full range of Adobe Acrobat commenting and markup tools in Reader.  The Stamps include the normal business variety and dynamics atamps that record your name and date.  The Sticky Notes can be used in the law office in a variety of ways.  They can be set to a range of colors and shape to convey different messages on sight.  

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Making a table of contents for a brief, memorandum of law or any other lengthy legal document can be very easy and fast.  I have seen colleagues actually type it out but there is no reason to spend more than a few minutes making a perfect table of contents every time. 

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Highligting and bookmarking a PDF is uses familar features like tradtional methods but the benefits never seem to end. It cheaper, faster, more organised, better for the enviroment and on and on.  Checkout what just highlighting and bookmarkaing a case can do for you. 

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Some documents, e.g. anything submitted to a court,  requires text, e.g. the the descriptive captions,  that can be very diffuclt to do with spaces, return, and tab. Text boxes solve the problem very easily.  A text box operates independent of the rest of the document so you can drag it around, put it where you like and have your papers look exactly how you like. 

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New approach to the "paperless office" concept designed by Seth Azria, Esq. exclusively for practicing lawyers that focuses on digital convenience for daily use.

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Speed, ease, and efficency builds up over time.  The good news is that is builds up fast and the best way is always the simplest and most effective. (At least on a Mac it is, Windows tends to fight back.)

Attaching a file to an email is one of the small things that is incredibly easy and the drag and drop technique works everywhere.  I drag everything every to see if it works, and it ussually does.  (Same caveat as above.)

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File security is an important issue in the law office. With User Accounts you can keep your files secure with your password, let others use your computer, and customize your workspace the way you like it best. In this video I create an account on Mac and PC. 

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As more of legal practice and life moves to the Internet we have are forced to use a web browser and they are not created equal. It is no secret that Internet Explorer is not a good a web browser.  It does not look good, does not have good features, and web pages do not look their best in IE.

This video gives you an overview of some good options:  Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Camino. They are all free so there is no reason to suffer from the inadequacies of Microsoft for one more minute.     

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Computers are supposed to find stuff fast and they can get the job done very easily and be easily changed to suit the job you are working on.  Taking a few seconds put your desktop in order pays huge dividends.

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Having multiple screens is great for productivity and to reduce computer desktop clutter.  With a Mac all you need is one screen and you can break your work out onto up to 16 separate desktop screens.  The feature, called Spaces, is standard on every Mac. 

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Lawyers can save hours by using the find and full search feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.  Once you have a document open simply open type the terms, this is a great way to find pinpoint cites in cases.  With Full search you can search all PDF on your computer.

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Opening files inside of application, e.g. launch Word and then Click "Open" is ok but using the designated application for finding and organizing files is the fast and easy way.  Once you find the file you need just click it and the application will open up to contain it.  The Mac Finder is far suprior in this regard but Windows Explorer is useful too and I cover that also. 

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Lawyers can save hours by using the find feature in a web browser.  Once you have a page open simply open the find box by pressing “cmd” (“crtl” on PC) plus the F key and enter a search term.

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Lawyers can save hours by using the find and replace feature in Word.  Once you have a document open simply open the find box by pressing “cmd” (“crtl” on PC) plus the “F” key and enter a search term of a search and replace.

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Everyone loves screen shots.  With standard applications in Mac OS X Leopard and and Vista, Grab and Snipping Tool, every lawyer can take pictures of anything they can see on their screen.  Each operating system’s tool has cool features; it just depends in what you want to do.

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