Viewing the result list
Editing your search
Viewing the complete
text of a document
Locating specific terms
in a document
Finding related materials
After your search has run, the Results page displays the documents retrieved by your search. A portion of each document containing your search terms is displayed below the document title. To hide the search terms or jump to a specific document, choose the appropriate option from the Result Options drop-down list at the top of the page and click Go.
If your search retrieves more than one type of document, e.g., state statutes and regulations, only the first three documents of each type are displayed. The left frame of the Results page will display a list categorizing the document types retrieved by your search. To view a list of all the documents in a category, click the document type under Result Summary in the left frame, or click view all in the category heading in the right frame. To hide the search terms in the list or jump to a specific document, choose the appropriate option from the drop-down list in the left frame and click Go.
To revise your search, click Edit Search at the top of your Results page.
Viewing the complete text of a document
To view the complete text of a document, click its title, citation, or number. To return to the full result list from a document you are viewing, click Full Screen List in the left frame. To view a list of all retrieved documents that are in the same category as the document you are viewing, click the Result List tab.
Hypertext links allow you to jump from a citation in the document you are viewing to the full text of the cited document. Simply click the link, and the full text of the cited document is displayed in the Link Viewer. You can browse the document for particular terms using the Locate feature without leaving your original document.
Locating specific terms in a document
Locate allows you to browse the documents in your search result or a cited document displayed in the Link Viewer for particular terms whether or not these terms appeared in your original search. To use Locate, follow these steps:
Click Locate in Result at the top of the Links tab or Result List tab or click Locate in the Link Viewer.
Type an advanced search in the Locate text box.
Click Locate.
To view the Locate terms, which are highlighted in each document, click the Terms arrows.
When you are viewing a statute, regulation, or court case, the Links tab in the left frame displays links to additional information, such as related administrative materials, court documents, or analytical materials. To view citations to related documents, click a link on the Links tab.
You can also use the KeyCite History and Citing References tabs at the top of the document to retrieve additional information. KeyCite, the powerful citation research service available exclusively from Westlaw, can help you track changes in the law and easily find related information. For a detailed explanation of KeyCite, see Using KeyCite.