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Login to Lawmaker as a PCO user

Overview of Lawmaker Projects and documents

Dashboard displayed or last tab associated to the project you last viewed.

And it will show Top-right of the screen shows that I am logged in with my username

I will be able Able to see projects that have been created by PCO users

I will be able Able to see projects that have a published Bill or Act in them from other organisations

I will not be able Able to see projects created by other organisations that do not have a published Bill in them

Create a New Project

Select Scottish Public Bill > Government Bill

Creating a new project

A new project is created, visible only to users in the same organisation as the current user

It appears on the main Dashboard

Project tab opens for the new document

Editor opens in a new tab showing an ‘empty’ document

Check and edit document information for the bill using the Document Information panel in the Editor

Add an Introduction Date

Managing document information

Document information displays correctly

Able to edit: Title, Session, Year, Rubric

Details are changed or populated in the main editor pane after the change is made in the Doc Info panel

Manage members on a bill

Add a proposer and supporters to the Bill (using the manage members modal which is accessible from the Doc Info panel)

Manage Members modal displays

Able to search for SP members in the ‘Proposer’ and ‘Supporter’ fields

Able to pick names from the dropdown list

Able to click Update to add the members to the bill

Able to click Cancel to close the modal without saving changes

Add Back cover to the Bill

Inserting Scottish Bill and Act front and back covers

Back cover will be inserted at the end of the Bill in the Editor

And the back cover will show Back cover shows the Bill is being introduced by the proposer

And the back cover will show Back cover shows the Bill is being supported by the supporters

And the back cover will show Back cover shows the introduction date

Click on Body placeholder

Build-up the Bill Structure by creating: Parts, Chapters, Cross Headings, Sections, sub-sections, paragraphs, and the equivalent Schedules.

Also, create some other elements (eg: definitions, lists)

CCA is displayed

Creates Selecting and adding provisions creates a realistic looking Bill

Structure view (left-hand side of the Editor window) is updated in line with new elements created in the Editor

Press Ctrl+S or click on the Save button

A progress bar appears and progresses to 100%

A message is displayed saying ‘Document Saved’

On the project tab, the version last modified is the same as the time it was saved

Add one or more J-Refs to Sections or Schedules

Managing J-refs

J-Refs are displayed in the Editor in Red

Create cross reference(s) to sections that contain J-refs.

Click Tag X-refs

Use the Tools menu to display the J-refs in the cross-references (Tools > Show/hide J-refs in cross references)

Cross-references (x-refs)

J-ref should show in square brackets next to the X-ref

Turn on Track Changes

Delete one or more elements / Insert element(s) and move element(s)

Using tracked changes

Inserted and deleted text and elements are displayed in the editor and blue (insert) or red (deleted)

Insert a Table of Contents

Inserting table of contents

Table is inserted at the start of the document

Generate PDF

Generating and viewing a PDF

Ensure:

• ‘Show tracked changes’ is ticked

• Select ‘Line numbering’

• Select 'Side-lining'

• Select ‘Show J-Refs in margins’

• Select ‘Show J-Refs within cross references’

• Deselect ‘Record Snapshot’

• Add a Version Description (random text)

PDF is generated in separate tab

Table of Contents is included

Tracked changes are displayed in red for deleted text; blue for inserted text

Line numbering is present and continues throughout the whole document

J-Refs are shown in margins

J-Refs are shown with x-refs

No snapshot is visible on the Project tab

PDF Version is names named as per the text entered.

Deleting a table of contents

Table is removed

Close the Editor

Prompted to Save changes

Save modal includes the option to save, discard, or cancel

(If the option to save is selected) Changes are saved

(If the option to discard changes is selects) Changes are not saved

Duplicate a document

Documents and folders on the Project Tab

New folder created with a duplicated version inside it

Folder name and version label correspond to what was typed into the modal

Open a document version in the Editor

Use the fold button in the toolbar, then use the Structure View to expand a particular provision

Folding provisions

The Editor will jump to the selected provision, and unfold it

Create a new working version

A new working version is created which will appear on the 'Project' tab under the appropriate folder heading.

Clicking on it to open it in the Editor will reveal an empty new document, allowing you to start drafting