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What to Name Your Scanned PDF ......................................................................................................................................... 232
Creating Motions for Electronic Filing ........................................................................................................................................ 233
PDF Bookmarks ......................................................................................................................................................................... 234
Incorporating PDF Documents Created in Other Applications Using PDF Attachments ........................................................... 235
Adding Existing PDF Attachments .......................................................................................................................................... 235
Scanning an Attachment ......................................................................................................................................................... 236
Printing PDF Attachments ...................................................................................................................................................... 237
Replacing a Form with a PDF Attachment You Create .......................................................................................................... 237
Filing an Amended Document Electronically .............................................................................................................................. 237
Creating a PDF of a Proof of Claim, Involuntary Petition, or Adversary Proceeding Cover Sheet ............................................ 238
ECF FAQ .................................................................................................................................................................................... 239
Troubleshooting Problems ......................................................................................................................................................... 241
ECF Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................. 242
The Credit Report Manager, Due Diligence, Credit Counseling and Debtor Education ............................................................ 243
Credit Report Manager ............................................................................................................................................................... 243
Credit Report Manager ............................................................................................................................................................... 244
Introduction to the Credit Report Manager ............................................................................................................................. 244
Independent Vendors Provide Credit Reports ........................................................................................................................ 244
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................................................ 244
Join a Credit Reporting Service .............................................................................................................................................. 244
Credit Report Manager Configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 247
Report Providers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 247
Login ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 247
Ordering and Importing Credit Reports ...................................................................................................................................... 248
Viewing Reports and Importing to Best Case ............................................................................................................................ 250
To View Credit Reports ........................................................................................................................................................... 250
To Import Claims to Best Case Bankruptcy ............................................................................................................................ 250
Data Imported ......................................................................................................................................................................... 251
Working with the Credit Report Manager ................................................................................................................................... 251
Due Diligence, Credit Counseling and Debtor Education .......................................................................................................... 253
Credit Counseling Requirement (pre-petition) ........................................................................................................................ 253
Debtor Education Requirement (Prior to Discharge) .............................................................................................................. 253
Ordering Credit Counseling and Debtor Education through Best Case ................................................................................. 253
Ordering Due Diligence and Credit Counseling from OCR Suite Solutions ........................................................................... 255
Filing Credit Counseling and Debtor Education Certificates ...................................................................................................... 255
Saving Your Credit Counseling Certificate in the Right Place ................................................................................................ 256
Scanning a Paper Certificate of Credit Counseling ................................................................................................................ 257
Attaching the CCC.PDF to Exhibit “D” .................................................................................................................................... 257
Filing the Debtor’s Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Personal Financial Management (Debtor Education
Certification) ............................................................................................................................................................................ 258
File Management, Case Management and General Procedures .................................................................................................. 259
AddressFill™* ............................................................................................................................................................................. 260
Turning AddressFill On or Off ................................................................................................................................................. 261
Spell Check ................................................................................................................................................................................ 261
Case Status, Notes and Filing Information ................................................................................................................................. 262
Accessing notes while working on a case .............................................................................................................................. 262
Date Picker ............................................................................................................................................................................. 262
Changing File Status and Case Status ................................................................................................................................... 263
Adding/changing a follow-up date........................................................................................................................................... 263
Marking a case that needs attention ....................................................................................................................................... 263
Adding comments and notes .................................................................................................................................................. 264
Adding debtor’s phone number, etc. ....................................................................................................................................... 264
Changing the way a client is listed in the Client List Window ................................................................................................. 264
Changing/adding an office file number ................................................................................................................................... 265
Changing the chapter of filing or type of debtor ...................................................................................................................... 265
Case dates and filing information ........................................................................................................................................... 265
Important Dates ...................................................................................................................................................................... 265
User Defined Note Fields ........................................................................................................................................................ 266
Changing the Case Number and Filing Date .......................................................................................................................... 266
Assigning a Judge or Trustee to a Case ................................................................................................................................ 266
Working with the Client List ........................................................................................................................................................ 267
Right-Click on Client Name for File Options ........................................................................................................................... 267
Using the Filter Tabs to Hide and Sort Cases ........................................................................................................................ 267
Searching the Client List ......................................................................................................................................................... 268
Searching Within the Filtered Client List ................................................................................................................................. 268
Printing a List of Clients or Client Count Summary ................................................................................................................ 269
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Exporting the Client List to Comma Seperated Variable (CSV) Format ................................................................................. 270
Printing a Client Summary Sheet/Client Notes........................................................................................................................ 270
Copying One Client File to a Diskette or a Separate Folder ................................................................................................... 270
Drag and Drop Files ................................................................................................................................................................ 271
Copying a Client File from a Diskette or Another Drive to Your Computer ................................................................................. 271
Rebuilding the Client List ......................................................................................................................................................... 272
Emailing a Client File .................................................................................................................................................................. 272
Backing Up and Restoring Files.................................................................................................................................................. 273
Tips for backing up files ........................................................................................................................................................... 273
Backing up files ....................................................................................................................................................................... 274
Restoring backed up files ........................................................................................................................................................ 275
Restoring Deleted Files ............................................................................................................................................................... 275
General Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................... 276
Moving Creditors from One Schedule to Another ................................................................................................................... 276
Copying Creditors from One Schedule to Another .................................................................................................................. 276
Exporting and Importing a Common Creditor List ....................................................................................................................... 277
Exporting Your Common Creditor List ..................................................................................................................................... 277
Importing a Common Creditor List .......................................................................................................................................... 277
About the Generic CSV format ................................................................................................................................................ 278
Combining Common Creditor Lists from Multiple Machines ....................................................................................................... 279
Making a Duplicate Copy of a Client File .................................................................................................................................... 279
Making a Standard Client Template............................................................................................................................................ 280
Using the Calculator .................................................................................................................................................................... 280
Advanced Feature: Creditor Import/Export ................................................................................................................................. 280
Creditor Import ......................................................................................................................................................................... 281
File format for creditor import .................................................................................................................................................. 281
Tips about Data Format ........................................................................................................................................................... 283
Tips on Exporting from Other Applications in CSV Format ..................................................................................................... 284
Deleting All Creditors on a Schedule ....................................................................................................................................... 285
Creditor Export ........................................................................................................................................................................ 285
Copying a Creditor Schedule from One Client to Another .......................................................................................................... 286
Converting Word or WordPerfect Addresses into CSV Format for Import ................................................................................. 286
Property Import and Export ......................................................................................................................................................... 287
Property Import ........................................................................................................................................................................ 288
Property Export ........................................................................................................................................................................ 289
Copying Property Schedules from One Client File to Another ................................................................................................ 290
Internet Options .......................................................................................................................................................................... 290
Connect to Websites ............................................................................................................................................................... 290
U.S. Courts Web Information .................................................................................................................................................. 291
Online Tools ............................................................................................................................................................................ 291
Check for Update..................................................................................................................................................................... 291
What Happens When I Check for Updates? ........................................................................................................................... 292
The Setup Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................. 293
Law firm information .................................................................................................................................................................... 295
Attorney names ........................................................................................................................................................................... 295
Jurisdictions ................................................................................................................................................................................ 296
Installing Jurisdictions.............................................................................................................................................................. 296
Some settings for your district are pre-defined in Best Case Bankruptcy ............................................................................... 296
Other settings are defined by the user .................................................................................................................................... 296
Editing Jurisdiction Settings ........................................................................................................................................................ 297
Basic Information Tab ................................................................................................................................................................. 298
Jurisdiction Forms List ................................................................................................................................................................ 299
To Reorder Forms: .................................................................................................................................................................. 299
To Remove a Form from Your Forms and Schedules Menu .................................................................................................. 299
To Add a Form to Your Forms and Schedules Menu .............................................................................................................. 299
Supplemental Forms ............................................................................................................................................................... 299
To Specify that a Form Should/Should Not Appear for a Given Type of Case ....................................................................... 300
To Change the Title of a Form ................................................................................................................................................ 300
Form Preferences .................................................................................................................................................................... 300
Print as QuickForm to Allow Editing Before Printing ............................................................................................................... 300
To Reset to Standard Settings ................................................................................................................................................ 301
Jurisdiction: matrix (Creditor Mailing List) setup ......................................................................................................................... 301
Creditor Address Matrix: Disk File Formatting Options ............................................................................................................... 304
Accessing Disk Formatting Options ........................................................................................................................................ 304
Formatting Options for Matrix on Disk ..................................................................................................................................... 305
Jurisdictions: Miscellaneous Options ...................................................................................................................................... 305
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