Commonly Used Icons

About Icons

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

Edit Icon


This icon is used in most of the tables in SmartAdvocate. Clicking it allows you to edit that row of the table.

Delete Icon


This 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.

Action 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 table row. Additionally, if the icon is present, you can right-click anywhere in the row to open the same menu.

Adobe Export Icon


This icon is used in the tables in SmartAdvocate and allows for 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 and allows for export to various file types. Clicking it exports the table to an .xls file.

Word Export Icon


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


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