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Tutorial Office

Experimenting is an excellent way to learn software. The Tutorial Office lets you experiment with Amicus Attorney without affecting your firm's data. The changes that you make in the Tutorial Office will always be discarded at the end of each session so you can keep reusing it or trying different things.

To open the Tutorial Office, choose Open Tutorial in the navigation list of your Office window. The Tutorial Office opens. Now you can experiment with the application. Each time you open the Tutorial Office, its examples are all made current to Today's date. That's why it may take a few minutes to open.

Note: The Amicus Tasks Toolbar in Microsoft Office applications and Corel WordPerfect will continue to access your real data, not the Tutorial Office data.

Sample Data

The Tutorial Office provides you with sample data in each module. There are a number of fictional Files, Contacts, Events, Communications, Library content, etc., allowing you to use Amicus as it might well look in an active practice.

You can also use sample data provided in the Tutorial Office to create bills and run a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report.

Amicus Billing

Amicus Billing data and functions are included in the Tutorial Office, regardless of whether your firm is licensed for Billing. See first-hand how efficient your billing can be and how convenient it is to access your client balances within Amicus. You can even create sample bills and run billing reports if SQL Reporting Services has been installed and configured by your Amicus Administrator.

What's not available

Some Amicus functions are not available while you are working in the Tutorial Office. These include third-party integrations (including Outlook/Exchange e-mail link, Outlook/Exchange and Google contacts & calendar links, and accounting links), full-text indexed searching, Amicus Attorney reports, Maintenance firm settings, graphics in People records and in Custom Pages and Records, etc. Document assembly is dependent upon your setup having been completed in your own Office.

Exiting the Tutorial Office

When you are finished, return to your own Office by choosing Return To My Office in the navigation list of the Office window. Any changes you made in the Tutorial Office will be cleared.