Attorneys need the following hardware
and software to electronically file, view, and retrieve documents in
the electronic filing system.
- A computer running any graphical user interface
(GUI) type of operating system, such as a PC with Microsoft Windows
(9x, NT, XP, 2000) or an Apple computer. Recommendation from this
court: Make sure that you have sufficient memory for handling
large documents - 256MB at a minimum, and more would be better.
- Internet service. See note on Internet Connection*
below.
- Internet browser software such as Internet Explorer
or Netscape Navigator. Netscape 6 is not recommended for use with
CM/ECF.
- Software to convert documents from a word processor
format to portable document format (PDF). Adobe Acrobat PDF Writer,
as well as certain word processing programs, can perform this function.
For viewing documents, not authoring them, only Adobe Acrobat Reader
is needed.
- A PDF-compatible word processor such as Corel
WordPerfect or Microsoft Word. See notes on specialty software below.
- A scanner to image and convert paper documents
to electronic PDF format.
*Internet Connection - When filing
new cases and documents with the court, you will be transmitting large
files through the Internet. It is possible to do this using a dial up
modem, but it could take a very long time to send or to download the
files. We highly recommend that you arrange for a broadband Internet
connection, such as cable or DSL service, which will provide a much faster
data transmission. |