Use Profiles in Authority Compiler

Select the

Authority Compiler

tool on the left side of your document to open Authority Compiler.

Select

Create New

.

Type a name for the new profile in the

Profile Name

field.

Select a

Jurisdiction

from the list to designate a jurisdiction to aid in identifying citations. Citations that are recognized are listed on the Select Authority window and can be appended as an authority. To remove a jurisdiction from the appended authorities, select a jurisdiction from the list and select

Don't append authorities from this jurisdiction

. Citations from this jurisdiction won’t be selected on the Select Authority window.

Select the

Content Categories

to indicate the types of legal authority to include. Authorities within the scope are listed and can be appended as an authority. Options include:

Cases
Statutes
Regulations
Court Rules and Orders
Administrative Reports and Decisions
Secondary Sources

Select the

Append Authority Preferences

:

Link Citations to appended authority
: Insert hyperlinks for citation that go to the appended authorities. The links change color after processing according to Microsoft Word settings, but underlining, italics, and other styling are preserved
Deselect Out of Plan authorities
: If the citations in your document are not covered in your Westlaw subscription, the corresponding legal documents are not marked for inclusion in the appended documents. Out-of-plan authorities are labeled. If you opt to include these citations as authorities, additional charges may apply.
Include separator pages
: Inserts a separator page between appended documents.
Insert a Table of Contents
: Inserts a table of contents for appended documents that appear after your document and before the appended documents. The document names are hyperlinks that go to the first page of the appended legal document.
Use the annotated version of a statute when available
: The annotated version of a statute appears in the appended documents, if available.
Dual Column layout for Cases
: The appended cases will have the dual column layout.

If you want appended documents to include page numbers, select Add Page Numbers. Then select to

Number separately from drafted document

or

Continue numbering from drafted document

.

Select

Save

. Utilize the new saved profile in the Authority Compiler tool by selecting it from the

Select Profile

list, then select

Run Authority Compiler

.

Select the

Authority Compiler

tool on the left side of your document.

Select the profile you want to view or edit from the

Select Profile

list.

Select

Edit

to edit the profile settings. The default profile can't be edited.

Edit the settings and select

Save

.