You can save a document as a PDF within LEAP as well as combine a number of documents into a single PDF file. Combining multiple documents into one PDF file can save you time with email attachments and packaging a set of documents for an entire contract.
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Convert a Single Document to PDF
Open the matter.
Make sure you are on the Details & Correspondence tab.
Find and select the document in the Correspondence List.
Right-click the document and select Create PDF.
The Create PDF will open in a new window.
If you tick the option 'Do not show this window again,' the Create PDF window will no longer appear the next time you create a PDF.
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To restore the Create PDF window, which allows you to rename the document, click the three dots (...) in the top-right corner of the matter page and select Reset PDF Preferences.
(Optional) Rename the PDF document.
(Optional) Click Add more documents to select other documents to create a combined PDF or multiple PDF documents.
See Convert Multiple Documents to PDF below for more information.
(Optional) Tick Secure to restrict editing to the PDF document.
If you experience a message saying, 'Header Checksum Illegal' or 'PDF is protected with an encryption', then untick Secure.
(Optional, Secure required) Tick Custom Password to set your own password for the PDF document.
Setting a custom password in LEAP will only restrict modifications to the PDF document; it will not prevent the document from being opened or viewed.
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LEAP does not provide functionality to completely restrict access to individual documents, you may restrict staff access to the matter in which the document is stored via the matter details section.
Click Create PDF.
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If you tick the option 'Do not show this window again,' the Create PDF window will no longer appear the next time you create a PDF. To restore the 'Create PDF' window and allow you to rename the document, click the three dots (...) in the top right corner of the matter page and select 'Reset PDF Preferences.'
Convert Multiple Documents to PDF
Open the matter.
Make sure you are on the Details & Correspondence tab.
Find and select the documents in the Correspondence List.
To select multiple documents, hold Ctrl on your keyboard and click the documents.
If you accidentally select the wrong document, hold Ctrl on your keyboard and click the document again to unselect.
Right-click any of the selected documents and select Create Combined PDF.
The Create PDF will open in a new window.
Rename the combined PDF document.
(Optional) Tick Secure to restrict editing to the PDF document.
If you experience a message saying, 'Header Checksum Illegal' or 'PDF is protected with an encryption', then untick Secure.
(Optional, Secure required) Tick Custom Password to set your own password for the PDF document.
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Please note that securing and setting a custom password will only restrict any modifications to the PDF document and will not prevent from opening/viewing.
(Optional) Untick Combine if you would like to not combine the selected documents into a single PDF document, but create separate PDF documents.
(Optional, Combine required) Tick Create Bookmark to dynamically insert bookmarks for each documents which will be available in the combined PDF document.
Select a document and click Up/Down arrows to change the order that the documents will be displayed in the combined PDF document.
You also can click and drag a document to change the order.
You can add additional documents by drag and drop the document from the Correspondence List of the matter or a document from your computer into the Create PDF window.
You also can right-click a document and select Add Files to select a document from your computer.
You can right-click a document and select Restore Removed Documents to restore document(s) you removed from the Create PDF window.
Click Create PDF.
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If you encounter any problems when combining PDFs, please restart your device and test the issue again.
Convert Documents to PDF for Emailing
Open the matter.
Make sure you are on the Details & Correspondence tab.
Find and select the document(s) in the Correspondence List.
To select multiple documents, hold Ctrl on your keyboard and click the documents.
If you accidentally select the wrong document, hold Ctrl on your keyboard and click the document again to unselect.
Right-click a selected document and select Share > Email PDF.
A new email will open in Microsoft Outlook that has the PDF document(s) as an attachment(s).
Update Combined PDF
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You can only update a combined PDF created in LEAP.
Open the matter.
Make sure you are on the Details & Correspondence tab.
Find and select the PDF document in the Correspondence List.
Right-click the PDF document and select Update PDF.
The Update PDF will open in a new window.
Make the desired changes.
Click Update PDF.
When Combining PDFs
If you are having issues combining PDFs, please follow these instructions to help resolve the issue:
Combine documents in smaller batches to identify and isolate any files that may be corrupted.
These steps should help resolve issues such as LEAP not responding when combining PDFs.
COM Interop settings in the Windows registry
Error: Unable to cast COM object of type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{00020970-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}' failed due to the following error: Error loading type library/DLL Exception HRESULT 0x80029C4a type_e_cantloadlibrary
This error can occur if the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office was not fully uninstalled before upgrading to the 64-bit version. Incomplete or failed installation tasks may leave behind unnecessary files, folders, and Registry keys, which can cause issues with Microsoft Office functionality and its integrations.
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DISCLAIMER: This advice may include, but is not limited to, changes to the Windows Registry, Windows permissions, network settings, and antivirus/firewall settings. These actions should only be performed by an experienced IT support professional.
To resolve this error, we recommend contacting your IT consultant to perform a complete removal of Microsoft 365. Microsoft provides tools for IT professionals to remove any residual registry keys or files from previous installations. Afterwards, Microsoft 365 can be reinstalled from their website.
Go back to LEAP and Create PDF once again.
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DISCLAIMER: This advice may include, but is not limited to, changes to the Windows Registry, Windows permissions, network settings, and antivirus/firewall settings. These actions should only be performed by an experienced IT support professional.
Convert Documents to PDF
Open the matter.
Make sure you're on the Details & Correspondence tab.
Click Create PDF under Actions.
The Create PDF will open in a new window.
Find and select the documents under Item.
The selected documents will be placed under Selected Correspondence list.
(Optional) Toggle Combine into single PDF to On if you wish to combine all the selected documents into a single PDF document.
(Optional, Combine into single PDF required) Rename the Document Name when creating a combined PDF document.
(Optional) Toggle Secure to On if you wish to restrict editing on the PDF document.
Click Create.
Convert Documents to PDF for Emailing
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You must link your Microsoft 365 account in order to create emails in LEAP Web.
