Create a New Answer File

Often, you want to save answers you enter during an interview so they can be used with other interviews. Saving answers in an answer file and then reusing those answers keeps you from having to enter the same information multiple times.

To create a new answer file by assembling a document

1. At the HotDocs library window, select a template and begin assembling a document with a new, untitled answer file. (See Assemble a Text or Form Document.)
2. Answer the questions in the interview and click the Save Answers button. The Save Answer File dialog box appears.
3. In the File name field, enter a file name. (To save the answer file in a folder other than the default Answers folder, click the Browse button and select a location.)
4. In the Title field, enter a name for the new answer file. This name will identify the answer file in Answer File Manager.
5. Optionally, type a note in the Description field to help identify the answer file. (The description will appear at the Properties tab of Answer File Manager. When searching for specific answer files, you can search based on text in the description.)
6. If the answer file will be used with HotDocs 2005-2008, select HotDocs 2005-2008 answer file. (See Compatibility of HotDocs 11 Files with Earlier Versions of HotDocs.)

To save an existing answer file as a new answer file, choose Save As (File menu) and enter a new name for the answer file. To create a new, empty answer file while in Answer File Manager, click the New Answer File button and enter the appropriate information about the file you want to create.

By default, answer files are saved in the answer file folder specified during installation (for example C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\HotDocs\Answers). To change this default location, see Change HotDocs Program File Locations.