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If the amendment has changed since you opened the preview, you can refresh the preview by clicking Refresh preview and comment.

How to preview an amendment

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Click Clear text if you want to remove the comment.

When you close the preview, the first 20 or so characters of the comment will be visible in the Comment column of the Amendment Manager tab but you can hover over the comment to see the rest.

Note

If the comment is changed by another user while you are previewing an amendment, Lawmaker will prevent you from saving your changes to the comment so that the other user’s changes aren’t inadvertently overwritten. You can click Refresh amendment and comment to see their changes and then update it further as needed (copy any changes you’ve made to the clipboard before clicking the button if you want to retain them).

You can use the Filter options on the Amendment Manager to filter amendments based on the content of the amendment comments.

Quick comments

It can sometimes be useful to add the same comment to each amendment when you preview it (e.g. you might want to add your initials to confirm you’ve checked it.)

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The amendment preview will remain open. If you make any changes and save the amendment, click Refresh preview and comment to see those changes reflected in the preview.

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