Using History

The information in this article applies to the following LexisNexis^® products and services: Lexis+^®, Lexis^®

You can retrieve your previous searches or documents from History. History includes searches, document views, and delivery requests.

The History drop-down menu from the global navigation bar include Searches, Documents, and Shepard's^®. The Searches, Documents, and Shepard's^® tabs have the 5 most recently viewed searches, non-public records documents, or Shepard's Citation service reports.

Click View all history to open your full History in list format to see all searches, document views, and deliveries. Click Research Map to access your History in a graphic view. For more information, see Using the Research Map .

When you click a link to return to a search or a previously viewed document, the system runs a new search or retrieves the document again, so even though you are accessing from your History you always see the most up to date search results or document. If you re-run a search from your History that had presearch filters in the original search, the filters are applied and are visible under Filters and the presearch filter area in the search field along with your original search terms. Postsearch filters are not applied and do not display in the List view of History, but you can see postsearch filters in the Research Map.

When you click a link for a Print, Download, or Email item, you have the ability to retrieve your previously delivered items in the same format as the original delivery with the same options. You cannot change the options. How you delivered the items determines how long the delivered items can be retrieved as follows:

• If you delivered documents to a LexisNexis printer, you can redeliver those documents from your History for 90 days
• If you emailed documents, you can download the documents from the Email item for 90 days
• If you delivered documents to an attached printer or download, those documents are available for redelivery for 1 day

If you need to change the options of items you previously delivered, you must re-run the search or retrieve the document again and print, download, or email with the new options. All items remain in History for 90 days. While you cannot delete items from your History, the items are automatically and permanently removed after the 90 days. Items you printed or downloaded are available for 1 day. Any research done under  Public Records appear in History but have different durations. For more information, see Public Records History .

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Items in History Search Within History Client

Sorting Narrow By Filters Document Delivery from History

Items in History

The following list includes some of the different types of items that appear in History:

• Searches - Legal, Source, Topic, Tables of Contents (TOC), Shepard's^®, Entity, Compare Search Results, Practical Guidance, Lexis Medical Navigator^®, Public Records, LexisNexis^® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer
• Views - Document, Public Records document, TOC, Related document, Folder Document, Legal Issue Trail^TM, Topic Summary, Practical Guidance Expert Annotated Form
• Delivery - Print, Email, Download
  Note: These items include any deliveries from any services you searched or viewed documents from and also includes deliveries from the Get & Print service.
• Alerts - Create Alert, Modify Alert
• Save to Folder
• Access ($)
  Note: This includes any documents you retrieved using the Get it Now! feature.

The details available for items in History vary depending on the item Type. The following list includes the details you see generally on items in History:

• Originated - the service or product that item originated from
• Type - Legal Search, Shepard's^®, Print, etc.
• Client
• Date & Time
  Note: The time zone is indicated next to the time displayed. You can change the time zone connected with your account in your My Lexis^TM profile, available under the More drop-down list.
• Narrowed By
  Note: This only includes any filters applied before your search. History does not display any postsearch filters. The Research Map does display postsearch filters, including Search Within Results. For more information, see Using the Research Map .
• Items - the list of items included in a delivery request

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 Sorting

Items in History are initially sorted by Date Saved (Newest). You can change this by selecting 1 of the following options from the Sort by: drop-down list:

• Client (low - high)
• Client (high - low)
• Date Saved (Newest)
• Date Saved (Oldest)
• Title (A-Z)
• Title (Z-A)
• Type (A-Z)
• Type (Z-A)

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 Search Within History

You can search for specific items in your History using Search Within History.

A search in Search Within History only searches the item title in the History list and does not search the full text of any documents associated with that item, such as a document viewed or a document included in a search results list. Search Within History does not support terms and connectors searches.

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 Narrow By Filters

You can filter your History under Narrow By with the following filters:

• Date
• Type
• Client
• Originated

Click the desired item under a filter heading in the Narrow By pane on the left. You can use multiple filters simultaneously. If you want to use multiple choices for a specific filter, click Select multiple, select the filters you want to apply, and click OK.

You can remove individual filters applied by clicking the X next to the filter name under Narrow By. Click Clear to remove all filters.

Use the Originated filter to narrow your History by product, service or Experience. The available choices include:

• Research - also includes LexisNexis^® Get & Print, LexisNexis^® Dossier, LexisNexis^® Publisher, and LexisNexis^® CourtLink^®
• LexisNexis^® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer
• Litigation Profile Suite
• Lexis Medical Navigator^®
• Public Records
• Practical Guidance
• LexisNexis® Counsel Benchmarking
  Note: Counsel Benchmarking only appears when you have delivered items from the product.

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Client

But when you retrieve an item from History and the original client does not match the current client you selected, the service prompts you to view the document or run the search with the current client or with the original client.

If you select the current client, the service displays the search or document view as a separate item in History assigned to the current client. The service still displays the item assigned to the original client in History.

You cannot change the client assigned to items in History.

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Document Delivery from History

You can print your History through your browser. Click Printer-friendly view to open your History in a new browser tab or window and click Print.

You cannot print full text documents through History. You must open the document from History and deliver the documents. You have to open the documents 1 at a time to deliver the documents.

Document Delivery to LexisNexis Printers are available for redelivery from History for 90 days. All other delivery methods, i.e., attached printer, email, download, are available for redelivery for 1 day. These methods still appear in History with links but clicking on the link does not redeliver the documents.

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