Exhibits by DepoStack user guide.

From your first practice set to files you have checked.

These instructions cover the Preview for Windows and Mac. Read the setup steps, limits, and testing terms before using it.

The screenshots show the v0.2.2 controls with invented practice documents. To save marked PDFs, turn images into PDFs, or reopen a saved set, use the desktop app.

When available, choose your computer on the Preview downloads page. You download directly from this site without a GitHub account. Only approved releases are offered.

• Prepare your first exhibit set.
• Set the stamp and save a template.
• Choose how to mark and save the exhibits.
• Check the saved files before sharing them.
• Resume work and preserve the matter record.
• Known limits and troubleshooting.

• Maintenance memo PDF (3 pages)
• Sample invoice PDF (1 page)
• Site photo log PDF (1 page)

Create a matter called “Synthetic facilities matter,” add the three PDFs, and use “J. Ellis” and “A. Reed” for practice identities.

1. 1

   Create the matter

   Choose New matter, enter its name, and confirm the next exhibit number or letter before adding documents.

2. 2

   Add the documents

   Choose Add documents, select supported PDFs, and put them in order using drag handles or the move controls.

3. 3

   Check the marking details

   Check the label, next exhibit number, deponent, date, reporter, descriptions, and party convention.

4. 4

   Place the sticker

   Click or drag the preview sticker, or use Exact position and the arrow keys, then check every suggested automatic placement.

5. 5

   Export and review

   Choose where to save the new PDFs. Open each one in another PDF viewer, check it, and record your review.

1. 1

   Choose a style and party

   Use Settings → Design or the stamp controls to choose Refined Classic, Header Band, Left Accent, or Number Pill and a party color.

2. 2

   Adjust text and lines

   Open Text and lines to choose Compact, Standard, or Large sizing, or adjust individual text sizes, bold text, borders, and divider lines.

3. 3

   Save the setup

   Choose Save as template, name the template, and check its settings again when applying it to another matter.

1. 1

   Prepare separate exhibits

   For a normal set, choose Separate PDFs, with an exhibit index, and confirm that the order, numbers, and descriptions match the intended index.

2. 2

   Mark during the deposition

   Enable Mark during the deposition, choose its output folder, and use J/K navigation and Ctrl or Command plus Enter to mark the selected exhibit.

3. 3

   Combine or split supported PDFs

   Choose One combined PDF and whether to stamp each exhibit. To make smaller files, use the split settings; the app keeps each page whole. Check every resulting file.

4. 4

   Check where each exhibit begins

   If the app finds divider text and opens binder mode, check where each exhibit starts. Adjust those breaks before keeping one PDF or saving the exhibits separately.

5. 5

   Save other copies

   Use Edit pages to save a rotated working copy, Save sticker image for a standalone sticker, or the page-image export for a selected page.

1. 1

   Open each output

   In the review screen, open each PDF in another PDF viewer. Check the document, sticker wording and position, page order, and where any smaller files begin and end.

2. 2

   Check the index

   Compare the saved exhibit index and log with the PDFs. Check reused numbers and document descriptions. The index is a CSV file you can open in a spreadsheet.

3. 3

   Record the review

   Record your check of every file. Save the review report if your team needs it; it is a JSON file for software to read. Finish any incomplete review before saving the next set of marked exhibits.

1. 1

   Choose a saved set to continue

   After restarting the desktop app, choose the saved set and resolve missing or changed sources before continuing.

2. 2

   Archive finished matters

   Use Archive to retain a matter’s numbering, logs, saved sets, and review history for later access.

3. 3

   Save a backup of your work records

   In Settings → Matters, save a workspace recovery backup. Keep it somewhere secure, along with a separate backup of the original files.

4. 4

   Restore into an empty workspace

   Review the recovery backup, confirm that the destination workspace is empty, and check its automatic backup. Type RESTORE when asked. Restoring does not combine two work histories.