Options set on
your Search Tools template remain in effect during your current research
session only. If you click the Clear Selections link, those options will
be cleared immediately.Here are descriptions of links and buttons that are available on the navigation bar for your Tax Research NetWork product.
Preferences
Globally sets your search, display, and news (if available) preferences.
See also: Setting your Search Preferences
Help
Provides steps and useful information on how to use this product.
Log Out
Ends your research session.
See also: Ending your Research
Search box
Here is where you type your search terms. By default your search results
will be displayed "by Document" with documents containing all
your search terms as well as related terms from CCH's legal thesaurus.
Your results will be automatically ranked by relevancy with the best matches
listed first when your search results are displayed "by Document."
See also: Displaying
your search results by Table of Contents
You can also type in a complete citation and obtain the actual cited document.
Clear Search Terms
Click the circled X to clear your
search terms from the word search box.
Search
Executes a search based on entries you've made in the word search box.
Find
by Citation
Accesses the Citation Search Template. You can use the Citation Search
Template when you are looking for a particular document and know its number
or citation. Just enter the citation onto the template and click Search.
Check Citator
Lets you track the history of cases and rulings through the legal process.
Search Tools
Accesses the Search Tools template. Search Tools allows you to customize
the elements you want to add to your search so that the results you receive
are more precise. For example, you can limit the search to certain types
of documents, specify whether you want your results to be ranked by relevance,
specify whether results should include terms from the legal thesaurus,
and much more.
Options set on
your Search Tools template remain in effect during your current research
session only. If you click the Clear Selections link, those options will
be cleared immediately.
See also:
Setting your Search Preferences
Adding Power to your search: Search Tools
Main Menu
Returns you to the tabs view where you made your most recent selections.
Clear Selections
Deselects all the items you have selected (including settings on the Search
Tools template) and returns you to the top menu level of the library.
This is helpful when you want to begin a new search and want to clear
all the items you selected or targeted on the tabs. Specifically, the
Clear Selections link clears the following:
Items targeted on library tabs, such as publications
Options set on the Search Tools template
"Display by..." settings on search results lists
The Clear Selections link does not clear search options you have
set in your Preferences.
Research History
Lets you view an audit trail of all the steps you have taken. Research
History also allows you to go back to previously viewed documents just
by clicking on the underlined title.
See also: Research History: Getting a trail of your research steps
Research Folders
Lets you see your own customized list of important documents you found
in your research.
See also: Creating your own list of important documents: Research Folders