SmartAdvocate uses icons to make it easier to perform various actions and convey information in the SmartAdvocate system. There are many different icons across the various pages in SmartAdvocate, but some are more frequently used than others, and some are more important than others. The following is a partial list of the icons that appear in SmartAdvocate, loosely grouped according to their frequency and function.

Common Icons

Edit Icon

   
There are multiple versions of this icon, but they are all essentially the same. The icon is used in most of the tables in SmartAdvocate. Clicking it allows you to edit that row of the table.

Delete Icon

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There are multiple versions of this icon (one of which is actually text, rather than an image), but they are all essentially the same. The icon is used in most of the tables in SmartAdvocate. Clicking it allows you to delete that row of the table. If a particular row does not have a delete icon, the information in that row is considered essential to one or more functions in SmartAdvocate and thus cannot be removed. In some instances, however, the row can still be edited to allow you to customize it to your needs.

Right-click Icon

This icon is used in many of the tables in SmartAdvocate. It generally serves to replace columns that contain numerous action icons. Clicking it (using either the right or left button of your mouse) opens a menu of actions that can be performed on that row of the table; additionally, if the icon is present, you can simply right-click anywhere in the row to open the same menu.

Adobe Export Icon

This icon is used in the tables in SmartAdvocate that allow export to various file types. Clicking it exports the table to a PDF file.

Excel Export Icon

This icon is used in the tables in SmartAdvocate that allow export to various file types. Clicking it exports the table to an .xls file that can be read by Excel.

Word Export Icon

This icon is used in the tables in SmartAdvocate that allow export to various file types. Clicking it exports the table to a .rtf file, which can be read by Word and other popular word processors.

Copy Icon

This icon is used in various locations in SmartAdvocate. Its precise meaning varies somewhat, but clicking it generally is used to copy some information or record from one location to another.

Comment Icon

This icon is used in various locations in SmartAdvocate. It indicates the presence of a comment on the item the icon appears with. Usually, you can hover the mouse over the icon to view the comment or click the icon to view the comment without having to keep the mouse hovered over the icon.

History Icon

This icon is used in various locations in SmartAdvocate. Clicking it brings up a list of the details of any changes that have been made to the information contained in that row of the table.