Announcements

New York State Courts Access to Justice Program Create Trilingual A2J Guided Interview
Using the A2J Author pop up feature to translate each screen into different languages, the NYS Courts Access to Justice Program has made their Tenant Vacate Default Judgment Program accessible for English, Spanish and French speaking unrepresented litigants. Explore the multi-lingual form on New York CourtHelp.

Legal Aid Network of Kentucky Creates A2J Author Demo Video
Check out the video created for self-represented litigants in Kentucky explaining how to use A2J Author Guided Interview self-help legal forms.

Best Practice Guide for Courts Using A2J Author
New York State Courts Access to Justice Program created and are generously sharing the Document Assembly Programs Best Practices Guide For Court System Development and Implementation Using A2J Author. If you are a court program interested in using A2J Author be sure to review this guide.

Try the A2J Author® Search & Replace Tool!
The SRA2J Tool allows authors to replace large amounts of text in a very short amount of time. This tool is great for editing large interviews or working on interview translation projects. Visit the A2J Author® Search & Replace Tool page for more information and to download the tool.

Upcoming Events & Trainings

In-Person HotDocs & A2J Author Training!
ProBono Net ad the Center for Access to Justice & Technology at Chicago-Kent offer a free two-day HotDocs and A2J Author training. Sign up by May 1st!

Topic: Beginner & Advanced Trainings
Date: June 5-6, 2012
Time: 9am-5pm PT
Register: http://www.probono.net/dasupport/trainings/
Deadline: Register by May 1, 2012.

New User Workshops
Are you new at authoring? Have a question about an interview you are working on now? The A2J Author New User Workshop series is designed to train attendees on a selected feature. It is also a "workshop" — so please bring your latest project and questions with you and we'll do our best to provide you with answers and help!

New User Workshops are held on the first Thursday of each month.

Topic: Creating Advanced Conditions
Date: May 3, 2012
Time: 12pm ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT
Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/647904402

Please note: The New User Workshop series is set up as a recurring webinar. If you register once you will be registered for the entire 2012 series and will not have to sign up each month.

Advanced User Forums
The A2J Author Advanced User Forum is meant as a gathering place for authors looking to exchange ideas about scripting logic or questions in A2J Guided Interviews. Have a tip for designing questions? Or, perhaps you've invented a new formula for some advanced logic? If so, please bring your latest project, tips, or tricks to this session to share with other interested authors in the community.

Advanced User Forum sessions are held on the third Thursday of every other month.

Topic: TBD
Date: June 21, 2012
Time: 12pm ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT
Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/364675834

Please note: The Advanced User Forum is set up as a recurring webinar. If you register once you will be registered for the entire 2011 series and will not have to sign up each month.

Online Intake Series
Is your organization working on an online intake project? Join us throughout this five-part series to discuss what is needed to execute a successful online intake project and to share with others your experiences.

The series parts include:
Part I: Intro to Online Intake — How it works with A2J Author + Benefits & Concerns.
Part II: Project Phases & Management: How to organize an online intake project with time and resource estimates.
Part III: Make It Your Own: Editing an Online Intake Script & Managing the Variables
Part IV: All Things Technical: Hosting (where is your interview going to live) & Transform (how to get the collected data into your CMS)
Part V: Up and Running: Where does the information go and what happens next?

Online Intake Series sessions are held on the third Thursday of every other month.

Topic: Check back for new Online Intake series in 2012!
Date: 2012
Time: 12pm ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT
Register:

Please note: The Online Intake series is set up as a recurring webinar. If you register once you will be registered for the entire 2011 series and will not have to sign up each month.

Downloads

The A2J Author® Starter Kit can be downloaded here: A2J Author® Starter Kit

You may download the A2J Authoring Guide (Third Edition) separately here: A2J Authoring Guide

Online documentation

Take a look at the A2J Authoring Guide if you want to learn more about A2J Author® or if you need help installing A2J Author®.

A list of frequently asked questions regarding the use of A2J Author®, authoring, and troubleshooting common problems can be found in the FAQs.