Previewing a Document

08/05/2026
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How To

Learn how to preview and manage documents and explore intuitive features for efficient document navigation and editing in LEAP Desktop and Web.

Desktop
Web

There are two ways to preview a document:

Hover over the document in the Correspondence List then click .
Right-click the document in the Correspondence List then select Preview.

The document will open in the Correspondence Preview window. From this window you'll be able to preview not only the file you've selected but any other files in your Correspondence List. Simply click a file from the left-hand pane to preview it. Double-click a file in the left-hand pane to open it.

Click to edit heading

Created and modified dates are indicated at the bottom-left corner of the preview pane.

Correspondence Preview Toolbar Options

Icon	Option	Description
	Collapse/Expand	Collapse or expand all documents inside folders.
	Toggle Sidebar	Show or hide a sidebar for the right-hand side pane where you also have the option to display: Thumbnails Document Outline Attachments
	Search	Click the icon to display your search options. Tick the Highlight all checkbox for the results to be highlighted. Tick the Match case checkbox to only display case sensitive results. (e.g. Searching for "Test" will find "Tests", "Testing", "Tested" but not "test") Tick the Whole words checkbox to only locate whole words. Click the forward or back arrows to move between the search results. The number of matching search results is displayed after the Whole words checkbox. Click the Search icon again to hide the search options.
	Previous Page	Move to the previous page of the document or use the scroll bar.
	Next Page	Move to the next page of the document or use the scroll bar.
	Go to a specific page	Enter the page number of the document you want to go to.
	Zoom options	Decrease or increase the size of the document using - or +. Or select an option by clicking Automatic Zoom.
	Edit in Word	If you're previewing a Microsoft Word document and you'd like to make changes, click Edit in Word to open the document in Microsoft Word and edit the document.
	Share options	Click Share to share securely via LawConnect; or email the document in its original format (Email Original) or as a PDF (Email as PDF).
	Print	Print the document.
	Tools	Click this icon to access more toolbar options including: Go to First Page Go to Last Page Rotate Clockwise Rotate Counter-clockwise Text Selection Tool Hand Tool Document Properties

There are three ways to preview a document:

Click the document from the Correspondence List.
Hover over the document in the Correspondence List then click then Select Preview.
Right-click the document in the Correspondence List then select Preview.

Click to edit heading

Created and modified dates are indicated at the bottom-left corner of the preview pane.

Correspondence Preview Toolbar Options

Icon	Option	Description
	Search Correspondence	Search for any items in your Correspondece List.
	Expand/Collapse	Show or hide a sidebar for the right-hand side pane that displays your other items you can preview from your Correspondence List.
	Edit in Word	If you're previewing a Microsoft Word document and you'd like to make changes, click Edit in Word to open the document in Microsoft Word and edit the document.
	Email	Click Email to email the document in its original format or as a PDF by clicking the arrow then selecting Email PDF.
	Download	Click Download to download a copy of the document or as a PDF by clicking the arrow then selecting Download PDF.
	Print	Print the document.
	Zoom options	Decrease or increase the size of the document using - or +.
	Next Page	Move to the next page of the document or use the scroll bar.
	Previous Page	Move to the previous page of the document or use the scroll bar.