An all-text format optimizes Westlaw for assistive technology users.
Conduct Westlaw research as efficiently and easily as with a standard browser.
Westlaw Text Only is an all-text interface that optimizes Westlaw access for users of screen readers, screen magnifiers, voice-recognition software, and other assistive technologies. The text-only interface is also ideal for Westlaw subscribers with slower Internet connections.
Westlaw Text Only delivers the functionality of West's extensive content and editorial enhancements within a frameless, intuitive interface.
Access the full power of Westlaw in a text-only format.
Westlaw Text Only makes it easy to:
- Conduct searches - Abundant pull-down menus for database identifiers and other search restrictors make it easy to start new searches and modify old ones.
- Find documents by citation - Direct histories, negative indirect histories, and case-related references are all clearly indicated.
- Check citations in KeyCite - Your search results display as a cite list in a frameless screen, complete with KeyCite flags for quick access to headnotes, synopses, and other West editorial enhancements
- Choose delivery options - A Print/Deliver link at the bottom of each document lets you email the document, send it to your printer, download it, or fax it.
- Access the Westlaw Directory - The directory uses an outline format that expands to show all database options, and symbols clearly indicate when there are no more databases below an outline level.
Westlaw Text Only is available to all Westlaw subscribers, and you can use it anytime you need it. To start, simply
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All you need to log on is your Westlaw password and a Client ID.
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Free user guides for Westlaw Text Only are available in various formats.
West provides technical and customer support via toll-free telephone and email to accommodate the needs of users with disabilities.
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Use KeyCite on Westlaw to verify instantly whether a case, statute, administrative decision, or regulation is good law and to find citing references.
Print/Delivery Manager lets you print, send, or download three copies of your Westlaw documents and KeyCite or search results at no additional charge.
Westlaw gives you comprehensive, accurate content and the tools to find it faster - plus free research assistance, alerts for key legal developments, and help with routine document tasks.