Downloading and Installing Shepard's® Brief Suite™ 2008

Take the following steps to download Shepard's Brief Suite 2008:

  1. Close Shepard's Brief Suite and all other open applications.
  2. Open the LexisNexis® Software Downloads & Patches page.
  3. Select Shepard's® Brief Suite™ 2008 from the Software drop-down list.
  4. Review the Software License Agreement and click Agree to continue the download process.
    NOTE: Clicking Disagree terminates the download process.
  5. Click Save to open the Save As window.
  6. Select Desktop from the Save In drop-down list.
  7. Click Save to download file.
  8. Click Close.
  9. Click the X in the upper right-hand corner of the update window to close it.

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Take the following steps to install Shepard's Brief Suite 2008:

  1. Locate the update file on your Desktop.
  2. Double-click ShepardsBriefSuite.msi to begin the installation.
  3. Click Next at the Welcome screen to continue the installation process.
  4. Review the Software License Agreement.
  5. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement.
  6. Click Next to continue the installation process.
  7. Select one or more of the following products you want to install at the Choose Software Tools screen:
    • Shepard's® BriefCheck
    • Shepard's® Link™
  8. Select one of the Document Management System options at the DMS screen:
    • None
    • Hummingbird DM
    • Hummingbird Docs Open
    • Interwoven Imanage
    • Worldox
    • Other
  9. Choose a destination for the program files and click Next.
    NOTE: The default path is C:\Program Files\LexisNexis\Shepard's Brief Suite.
  10. Choose a destination for the dictionary files and click Next.
    NOTE: The default path is C:\Program Files\LexisNexis\Shepard's Brief Suite\Common Files. If you want to share the dictionary, you can point to a network or shared location. Click the Browse button to browse to a different location.
  11. Select all applicable destinations on the Report Destinations screen and click Next:
    • Docs Open Attachment
    • LexisNexis Printer
    • Fax
    • Local Printer
    • File
    • New Document in DMS
    • Hummingbird DM Attachment
    • Word Processor
  12. Select all applicable options on the Global Preferences screen and click Next:
    • Use Client Validation Program
    • Allow user access to local file system
    • Allow user access to DMS
    • Do not use SSL for encryption
  13. Select a location for shortcuts and a location for the toolbar on the Toolbar Settings - Shepard's CheckCite screen.
  14. Click Next.
  15. Click Next to go to the Global Option Sets Location screen.
  16. Select a destination for the Global Option Sets.
    NOTE: If you want to share the Global Option Sets, you can point to a network or shared location. Click the Browse button to open the Choose Destination Folder screen, select the network or shared location, and click Next.
  17. Select a location for shortcuts and a location for the toolbar on the Toolbar Settings - Shepard's Link screen.
  18. Click Next.
  19. Select up to five search engines for use with Shepard's Link on the Search Engine Setup screen and click Next.
  20. Check Make Shepard's Brief Suite available to all users on this machine if more than one person needs to use Shepard's Brief Suite 2008 on this computer.
  21. Click Install to go to the Setup Progress screen.
  22. Click Finish to complete the install.

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