Where a statement in a eBundle refers to a document with an exhibit mark it should be hyperlinked but hyperlinks do not help hardcopy users. Hardcopy users can identify the page number of documents which are referred to in statements by exhibit mark by looking up the exhibit mark in the index but ideally an easier and quicker method of finding the page number of documents referred to should also be provided - the target page numbers should be added to statement margins opposite each exhibit mark reference. There are three ways of adding the marginal page numbers:-
Ensure that all the exhibit mark references in all statements are hyperlinked.
You can use pdfmarker. This is a Python script which uses the pdftl software so you first need to install Python (if not already installed) and then install the PDF interface pdftl from the pdftl developer by holding the Windows key and tapping R, then type in cmd and enter. That takes you into command mode where you enter python -m pip install pdftl[add-text]
Then download the pdfmarker script by Right-clicking on the link here and choosing save link as.
To use pdfmarker you hold the Windows key and tap R, then type in cmd and enter. That takes you into command mode where you can enter e.g.
python pdfmarker.py "C:\User\My Documents\Hearing Bundle.pdf" 0 10-25 27-35
The number ranges - 10-25 and 27-35 in this example - are the page ranges in the Hearing Bundle containing statements.
pdfmaker creates a new PDF file with target page numbers added.
It is possible that some references to documents in statements may not be hyperliked. In this case you can add marginal references to page number manually:
Make sure that eBundle page numbering is final and fixed.
Print out each statement from the document management system used to produce the eBundle.
Using a black pen, mark up the paper statement with the page number references opposite each exhibit mark reference. To work out the correct eBundle page number reference each time:-
If you are using PDF X-Change Editor and an exhibit mark reference in a statement in the eBundle is hyperlinked, hovver over the hyperlink and the page number will appear.
Alternatively tap on the exhibit mark in the statement - just once if it is hyperlinked, or more than once with some additional steps if it is not but the exhibit mark at least appears in bookmarks - to go to the target page, and then note the target page number.
You might find that some statements just describe a document (e.g. " I wrote a letter to Peter Jones the same day...") without referring to an exhibit mark. This is not good practice but, particularly if the statement gives, directly or indirect, a document date, you may still be able to work out from its description with some certainty which document is intended. But if it is actually unclear which document a witness was intending to refer to in their statement, don't guess but simply pass over that mention of a document without adding a marginal page number.
Scan in the marked-up statement and load it to the document management system, replacing the un-marked-up copy of the statement.
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