Creating a custom collection
Searching a custom collection
Editing or deleting
a custom collection
A custom collection is a collection of materials related by topic that you create, save, and search. To create a custom collection, click Custom Collections on the Home page. At the Custom Collections page, click Create New and follow these steps:
Type your keywords in the Enter Keywords text box at the top of the page and click Scan. A list of topics related to your keywords is displayed under Topic.
Restrict your report to specific topics by selecting the appropriate check boxes. You must select at least one topic in order to run a search.
After your topic restrictions are processed, restrict your collection to specific jurisdictions, if desired, by selecting the appropriate check boxes under Jurisdiction.
After your jurisdiction restrictions are processed, restrict your collection to specific agencies, where available, by selecting the appropriate check boxes under Agency.
If desired, restrict your report to specific document types by selecting the appropriate check boxes under Document Types.
Type a name and description for the collection under Collection Details.
If desired, select the Alert on Collection check box to have the report sent automatically to an e-mail address at a frequency that you choose. Then, under Alerting Options,
choose a frequency to receive the report from the Select Frequency drop-down list.
type the e-mail address to which you want the report sent in the E-mail Address text box.
When you have made your selections, click Save Collection.
To run a search through the documents in your custom collection, click Custom Collections on the Home page. Then click the name of the collection you want to search. Type a Terms and Connectors search in the Search text box, and click Search. Your search is limited to the documents included in your custom collection.
Editing or deleting a custom collection
To edit a custom collection, click Custom Collections on the Home page. Then click the Edit icon next to the collection you want to edit. After you made your changes, click Save Collection.
To delete a custom collection, click Custom Collections on the Home page. Then click the Delete icon next to the collection you want to delete. Then click OK in the dialog box.