How many times may I download a digital product?

Texas Bar Books Staff

The digital versions of our publications are licensed for the use of one attorney and two non-attorney support staff. You may download as many times as necessary to meet that use, including downloading to multiple devices, such as the attorney’s desktop computer, laptop, home computer, etc. You can find more details regarding the digital product license and terms here.

If a new version is released shortly after I purchase this product, can I get a refund or discount on a new one?

Texas Bar Books Staff

We want our members to have the most up-to-date materials we can provide. And with a resource you could be utilizing now, we don’t want you to have to postpone access out of concern that an update will happen soon. If your purchase of a Texas Bar Books product occurs within 90 days of the release of an update, we will automatically send the newest version to you free of charge.

What is the Texas Bar Practice toolbar for Word?

Texas Bar Books Staff

The Texas Bar Practice toolbar is an MS Word macro template file that enables you to more easily manipulate the word-processing forms provided with the online subscription and digital download practice manuals, as well as with the digital downloads of Guardianship Alternatives and Law Office Road Map. The toolbar may be used to— view or hide the instructions embedded in the word-processing forms; find and highlight the next variable, instruction, or optional text; browse, select, and copy clause text from forms that are collections of clauses; retain the embedded instructions for viewing while you work on your hard drive but prevent them from printing on your hard copies; and delete the embedded instructions entirely on forms you plan to email or file electronically. You can view a video tutorial for using the toolbar here. Hidden text Word forms designed for use with the toolbar include instructions as red-colored hidden text to help you prepare the form. These instructions should be deleted before printing a finished form or sharing it electronically. In Word, toggle between showing and hiding the instructions—or permanently delete the instructions—by clicking the appropriate button on the toolbar. Note that the last selection you make using the toolbar regarding …

What is the difference between an online subscription and a digital download?

Anna Macdonald

Both online subscription and digital download versions of Texas Bar Practice publications include: the text of the entire publication editable forms in MS Word and, in some cases, Excel Texas and federal case and statutory citations are linked to the Casemaker database forms available from state or federal agencies as PDF files A significant advantage the online subscription has over the digital download is that it’s accessible without downloading any files to your computer, so it’s easy to access from your PC, your tablet, your smart phone, and even others’ computers. All you need to do is log in to your Texas Bar Practice account and start using the product. The digital download, on the other hand, is downloaded and installed on your computer’s local hard drive. Although this limits your use of the product to the device(s) you install it on, you will still be able to use the entire publication even when Internet access is not available. Also, whereas updates to a publication are automatically incorporated into the online subscription and those updates are available to you as soon as they are published without any additional action on your part, you must purchase new editions of the digital …