WATCH HERE FOR AN OVERVIEW OF WPF
I JUST PURCHASED. HOW DO I FIND MY WPF FORM?
After purchase, your WPF form will be automatically downloaded to the computer that made the purchase. The default location would be that computer’s default Downloads folder. Open File Explorer and navigate to the Downloads folder. Open the PDF document and enter the data for the attorney name, firm name, address, telephone number, and state bar number. Save, and then move it to a shared location so that the attorney and staff can both access it as needed.
DO I NEED A SPECIAL SOFTWARE?
You need software that will read a PDF document to use WPF forms. Adobe Reader is a free program that works well. Download Adobe Reader by clicking here.
HOW DO I USE WPF?
Open the form and save it to a client folder. Complete the intake information on pages 1 and 2. Go to the specific document you need and add any other information necessary. Print the document(s) you need.
HOW DO I FIND A PARTICULAR FORM?
Documents are generally in the order that you’d use them, with the informal forms listed in the first section and formal in the second. The first two pages are the intake information pages. The third page is the table of contents for the documents. On the table of contents, you can click on any document name to jump directly to that document. Click on the top center of any document to jump back to the table of contents. Click on the top left of any document to jump back to page 1 of the intake form. Depending on what pdf program you are using, you may also have an option to see a bookmark list on the left of your screen. This will also link you to specific documents.
HOW DO I PRINT / CREATE THE DOCUMENTS I NEED?
Print the pages you need by either going to the page and printing the current page or choose the page range you need.
If your county accepts orders in PDF format and the court does not need to make changes to your document, you can print to a PDF document instead of printing to your printer. That option will prompt you to create a separate PDF document for the page or pages that you need to upload. Name the new document and save it. Alternatively, you can print the document then scan it in, but printing to PDF saves that step and your document will have better resolution.
Many counties allow an order to be in PDF format as long as the court does not need to make changes. If you are required to submit a document in Word, Adobe Reader has a convert to Word option and Adobe Acrobat Pro has an export to Word option. Do not convert the entire set of documents to Word. First convert the document you need by printing it to PDF as noted above, then convert that new PDF document to Word.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
ENTERING DATA
- Open WPF document (ideally with free Adobe Reader or other Adobe product)
- Enter general information on pages 1 and 2
- Save file as a document with a unique name
- Use table of contents to find desired form
- Enter information not already completed
- Print to printer or to pdf
PRINTING PAGES
- Click print icon or file – print
- Choose printer
- Choose current page or page range to print (do not print entire PDF document)
- Click print
- If printing to pdf, navigate to desired location, then name document to “save” it as a pdf
EXPORTING TO WORD (FOR ORDERS)
- Print desired document to pdf as noted above
- Navigate to and open that newly created pdf document
- Click file – export to – Microsoft Word – Word document
- Navigate to where you want to save and click save
- Your newly created Word document will have the same name as the previously created pdf
TO INVESTIGATE PAID ADOBE OPTIONS FOR WORD CONVERSION
- Click file – convert to Word …
- Confirm drop down says Microsoft Word
- Click export to Word
- Browser will open to show you several options, as low as $25/year
WHAT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
Don’t hesitate to contact us through the website and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!
HELPFUL LINKS
Wisconsin Court Individual Probate Forms – Downloadable state forms
Wisconsin State Law Library Forms
A Guide to Informal Estate Administration in Wisconsin
Self Help Law Center for Probate