Hardware and Software Requirements

The hardware and software needed to electronically file, view and retrieve case documents are the following:

• A personal computer running a standard platform such as Windows or Macintosh.

• Internet access.

• Internet Explorer software version 5.5*, 6.NN, 6.0, 7.0 and Firefox version 1.5 or 2.0.

• Software, such as Adobe Acrobat Writer or pdfFactory, to convert documents from a word processor format to portable document format (PDF).

A scanner is help when filing electronically. Use scanner ONLY if you cannot electronically prepare your documents with a word processing software package and convert them to PDF format. When scanning documents for ECF, scan at a resolution of 200 to 250 dpi. All documents should be scanned with a "black and white" setting.

*DO NOT USE America On-Line's version of Netscape Navigator, a version of Netscape Navigator lower than 4.5 or a version of Internet Explorer lower than 5.5

NOTE: Netscape Navigator is no longer supported for use with CM/ECF or PACER and Internet Explorer or Firefox is recommended.