# LII User Guide

## English

- [Getting started](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/readme.md): Find, research and share legal information on Legal Information Website.
- [Search content](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/finding-information/search-for-content.md): How to search on Legal Information Website
- [Advanced search](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/finding-information/advanced-search.md): Explore Advanced search on your LII site
- [Subject area tags](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/finding-information/understanding-subject-area-tags.md): This guide will assist you through the site using subject area tags.
- [Federated search (AfricanLII)](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/finding-information/federated-search-on-africanlii.md): This guide is to help users find related content either in the AU materials on AfricanLII.
- [Similar documents](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/finding-information/similar-documents.md): The similar documents feature makes it easier for you to find related legal content, helping you quickly access more context or supporting materials relevant to your work.
- [Courts](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/judgments/courts.md): How to find judgments on the platform by browsing through courts.
- [Explore special case indexes](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/judgments/exploring-special-case-indexes.md): This guide will quickly identify cases using special case indexes.
- [Federated case indexes on AfricanLII](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/judgments/federated-case-indexes-on-africanlii.md): This guide will show you how to search for cases on various topics across multiple jurisdictions.
- [Find legislation](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/legislation/finding-legislation.md): Explore legislation using these few easy steps
- [Commencements](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/legislation/commencements.md): How to identify commencement dates
- [Changes to legislation](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/legislation/how-to-explore-changed-legislation.md): "What changed"? is how we assist users to navigate and compare various versions of legislation on the platform.
- [Track legislation history](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/legislation/tracking-history-of-legislation.md): Legislation changes over time. This platform makes it easy to understand the history of legislation and what amendments have been applied.
- [Repealed legislation](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/legislation/repealed-legislation-how-to-find-it.md)
- [Glossary of defined terms](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/legislation/glossary-of-defined-terms.md): Explore terms that have specific definitions in legislation.
- [Search inside a document](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/working-with-a-document/search-inside-a-document.md): The In-document search feature will help in doing a search inside various document types including judgments, legislation, and PDFs.
- [Document table of contents](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/working-with-a-document/document-table-of-contents-toc.md): Efficiently navigate a document using the table of contents
- [Ask questions about a document with AI](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/working-with-a-document/ask-questions-about-a-document-with-ai.md): The Ask AI tool helps you quickly understand any part of a legal document
- [Create an account](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/your-account/create-an-account.md): Create an account on Legal Information Website to save documents, set alerts, and follow topics.
- [Reset your password](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/your-account/reset-your-password.md): Reset your Legal Information Website password if you cannot log in.
- [Manage your account](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/your-account/manage-your-account.md): Manage your Legal Information Website account details and account-based research settings.
- [Delete your account](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/your-account/delete-your-account.md): Delete your Legal Information Website account if you no longer want to use it.
- [Personalised research overview](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/personalised-research/getting-started.md): Personalise your research experience.
- [Saving a document](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/personalised-research/saving-a-document.md): The "Save a Document" feature allows you to easily organize important legal documents for future reference in folders.
- [Commenting in a document](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/personalised-research/commenting-in-a-document.md): Follow the steps below to make private comments on a document.
- [Follow topics of interest](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/personalised-research/follow-topics-of-interest.md): The Follow feature lets you stay updated via email on specific courts, regions and legal topics. It's useful in ensuring you never miss important updates relevant to your work or research.
- [Search alerts](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/personalised-research/creating-search-alerts.md): The "Search Alerts feature" will make it possible to stay updated on new documents that match your search criteria by receiving email notifications.
- [Upgrade your subscription](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/subscription-management/upgrade-your-subscription.md): Follow the steps to upgrade your subscription on LawLibrary.
- [Pocket Law](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/additional-resources/pocket-law.md): Pocket Law is an offline copy of the caselaw, legislation and other legal materials
- [African Union documents (AU)](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/additional-resources/african-union-documents-au.md): A brief guide on finding the African Union organs and the documents.
- [Get help and support](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/additional-resources/get-help-and-support.md): Get help when you are stuck while using Legal Information Website.

## French

- [Aide du site web de l'Institut d'information juridique (LIIWeb)](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/readme.md): Comment trouver des informations juridiques sur les sites web de l'Institut d'information juridique.
- [Page](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/page.md)
- [Les Tribunaux](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/judgments/les-tribunaux.md): Comment trouver des jugements en parcourant les tribunaux.
- [Recherche de Contenu](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/search/recherche-de-contenu.md): Comment effectuer une recherche sur le site web
- [Rechercher dans un document](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/search/rechercher-dans-un-document.md): Effectuer une recherche documentaire sur LawLibrary
- [Recherche avancée](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/search/recherche-avancee.md): Utiliser des termes booléens et des recherches spécifiques à un domaine
- [La recherche fédérée sur AfricanLII](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/search/la-recherche-federee-sur-africanlii.md): Ce guide a pour but d'aider les utilisateurs à trouver du contenu connexe dans les documents de l'UA sur AfricanLII.
- [Index de dossiers fédérés sur AfricanLII](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/index-de-dossiers-federes-sur-africanlii.md): Ce guide vous montrera comment rechercher des dossiers sur divers sujets dans plusieurs juridictions.
- [Pocket Law](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/pocket-law.md): Pocket Law est une copie hors ligne de la jurisprudence, de la législation et d'autres documents juridiques
- [Sauvegarder un document](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/sauvegarder-un-document.md): La fonction « Sauvegarder un document » vous permet de classer facilement dans des dossiers les documents juridiques importants pour les consulter ultérieurement.
- [Documents de l'Union africaine (UA)](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/documents-de-lunion-africaine-ua.md): Un bref guide pour trouver les organes de l'Union africaine et les documents.
- [Recherche de législation](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/legislation/recherche-de-legislation.md): Explorer la législation en suivant ces quelques étapes simples
- [Table des matières du document (TOC)](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/table-des-matieres-du-document-toc.md): Naviguer efficacement dans un document à l'aide de la table des matières
- [Comment comparer les versions](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/comment-comparer-les-versions.md): "Qu'est-ce qui a changé ? Comment comparer les versions antérieures de la législation avec la version actuelle ou modifiée.
- [Versions historiques : Amendements, Onglet historique](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/versions-historiques-amendements-onglet-historique.md)
- [Commencements](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/commencements.md): Comment identifier les dates d'entrée en fonction
- [Législation abrogée : comment la trouver](https://liiguide.docs.laws.africa/french/legislation-abrogee-comment-la-trouver.md)


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