<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none;" alt="" src="https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=4760706&amp;fmt=gif">
Skip to content
www.litsoftware.com
  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

Importing Evidence

Bring documents, multimedia, and folders into TrialPad, choose a destination, and track import progress and file indexing.

Evidence in TrialPad is organized into two primary categories: Documents and Multimedia. The Documents tab and Multimedia tab always show the clean, unannotated version of each file — any annotations you add are saved separately once you create a Key Doc.

You can also capture photos, create maps, or build quick demonstratives using the whiteboard tool.

Importing Locations

TrialPad can import evidence from several storage locations, including:

  • On My iPad

  • iCloud Drive

  • USB drives

  • Third-party cloud providers

Please review Supported File Types in TrialPad prior to importing.

Importing Documents

Documents include PDFs and other supported document formats. Document files can only be imported in to the Documents tab.

How to Import Documents into TrialPad

  1. Tap Documents at the bottom of the Evidence List.

  2. Tap the + button in the lower-left corner.

  3. Select Import Documents

  4. Navigate to the storage location.

  5. Select file or files and tap Open to confirm import.

  6. Choose where to import — the current folder is highlighted, or you can select a different folder or create a new one — then tap Select.

A progress bar tracks the import, so you can keep working in TrialPad while files finish importing in the background.

Importing Multimedia

Multimedia includes video and audio files. Multimedia files can only be imported in to the Multimedia tab.

How to Import Multimedia into TrialPad

  1. Tap Multimedia at the bottom of the Evidence List.

  2. Tap the + button in the lower-left corner.

  3. Select Import Multimedia.

  4. Navigate to the storage location.

  5. Select one or more files and tap Open to confirm import.

  6. Choose where to import — the current folder is highlighted, or you can select a different folder or create a new one — then tap Select.

A progress bar tracks the import, so you can keep working in TrialPad while files finish importing in the background.

Importing Folders

You can import an entire folder of documents and multimedia together while preserving its structure.

How to Import a Folder

  1. Tap Documents or Multimedia at the bottom of the Evidence List.

  2. Tap the + button in the Evidence List.

  3. Select Import Folder.

  4. Navigate to within the folder you want to import.

  5. Tap Open to confirm import.

  6. If the folder contains both documents and multimedia, choose whether to import both or documents only, then choose a destination for each type and tap Select.

A progress bar tracks the import. TrialPad also indexes the text in each file as it imports, so your evidence is ready to search as soon as the import finishes.

Third-party cloud providers do not support direct folder import.

If the folder is stored in a cloud provider, first compress it into a ZIP file using the Files app. Then import the ZIP file using Import Documents. TrialPad automatically extracts the contents and restores the folder structure — including a mix of documents and multimedia, if the ZIP contains both.

Third-party cloud providers do not support direct folder import.

If the folder is stored in a cloud provider, first compress it into a ZIP file using the Files app. Then import the ZIP file using Import Documents. TrialPad automatically extracts the contents and restores the folder structure — including a mix of documents and multimedia, if the ZIP contains both.

More Importing Options: