Objective:
- How to change the entries in a Clio downloaded LEDES Bill
Environment:
- Clio Manage
- LEDES 1998b
Additional Information:
To make it easier to view and figure out where you need to make the change:
- Copy the TXT file and change the file type of the copied file from TXT to CSV
- Open the CSV file in Excel
- Select the cells containing the information and click Data > Text to Columns
- Select Delimited and click Next
- Uncheck Tab, and select Other
- Type in | (Shift + \), click Finish
Note that after you view the CSV, go back to the original TXT file and make the edits; changing the CSV back to TXT will not create a valid LEDES Bill.
Procedure:
- Open the downloaded TXT file in Notepad or your preferred text editor
- Locate the entry you want to edit and replace it with the new entry
- Save and close the file