Opening documents saved to iManage Work

Do the following to open documents from Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, or Adobe Acrobat applications (Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC) using the keyboard:

  1. Open any of the above mentioned applications.

  2. Press ALT and then press the shortcut key displayed in the application to navigate to the iManage tab. For example, press Y2 in Microsoft Word or I in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to access the iManage tab.
    Alternatively, use the RIGHT/LEFT and UP/DOWN arrow keys to access the iManage tab. You can also use TAB to access the iManage tab when working with Microsoft Office applications or Microsoft Visio.

  3. Press the shortcut key displayed in the application to open the iManage Open dialog box. For example, press K from Microsoft Word or press O from Adobe Reader. Alternatively, use the UP / DOWN and RIGHT / LEFT arrow keys to navigate to the iManage Open option . Once iManage Open option is selected, press Enter . You can also press TAB to access the iManage Open option when working with Microsoft Office applications or Microsoft Visio. The iManage Open dialog box opens.
    Alternatively, you can also use the backstage view in Microsoft Office applications or Microsoft Visio to open the iManage Open dialog box by pressing the shortcut key displayed on the File tab and then pressing the shortcut key displayed for iManage Open. For example, press F and then press K in Microsoft Word. The iManage Open dialog box appears.

  4. Use the UP / DOWN and RIGHT / LEFT arrow keys to browse and select the document that you want to open. Alternatively, press TAB to browse and select the document. Once, the document is selected, press ENTER,
    Optionally, if you want to open the document(s) as read-only, or in protected view, or as a copy, do the following:

    1. Select the document(s) you want to open.

    2. Use the UP / DOWN and RIGHT / LEFT arrow keys or TAB until the images/download/thumbnails/163619962/Screenshot_2022-07-18_at_12.16.23_AM.png next to the Open button is highlighted. Press ENTER to view the drop-down options. Use UP / DOWN and RIGHT / LEFT arrow keys or TAB and press ENTER to:

      • Open Read-Only: Opens the document as read-only.

      • Open as Copy: Opens the document as a copy.

      • Open in Protected View: Opens the documents in a protected view.

In addition, on the iManage Open dialog box, press ALT+Spacebar to access the system menu in the iManage Open dialog box. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys and ENTER to move, resize, minimize, maximize, close, and refresh the iManage Open dialog box.

For more information about how to open documents from iManage Work, refer to Opening a document.

NOTE:

If a document is already checked-out by another user, the following message is displayed, "Document <document name> has been checked out by <user name>. Would you like to open it as read-only?" In this case, use the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys to alternate between OK and Cancel. Alternatively, use TAB to alternate between OK and Cancel. To open the document as read-only, press ENTER when OK is highlighted. If you do not want to open the document, press ENTER when Cancel is highlighted.