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How to use Export to Word

How to export a bill or amendment list from Lawmaker

  1. Navigate to the project you want to export the document from

  2. Bills

    1. Find the document version on the Project tab

    2. Select Document Actions > Export to Word

  3. Amendments

    1. Find the list from either the Amendment Workspace tab or the Official Lists tab

    2. Select Document Actions > Export to Word

  4. Open/save the exported Word document from your download folder

MS Word documents are quite brittle. A single misplaced element in the underlying XML prevents the document from opening at all. If you experience issues when opening an exported Word document:

  1. Report it to the Lawmaker support team who will investigate the issue and see if its something worth fixing for future iterations; and

  2. Have a quick scan through your document and check if there are any novel or unusual structures that might have tripped ‘Export to Word’. If you spot anything suspicious

    1. Duplicate your document version,

    2. Remove the questionable structure,

    3. Export to Word again,

    4. Assuming export was successful, manually add the missing content.


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