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New displays the Case Options wizard where a new case is defined.
Open displays the Open dialog where you can open an existing case.
Print displays the Print dialog.
Refresh updates a list or table to reflect changes made in the file system to files that drive the
EnCase application.
Save displays, once a case is opened, the Save dialog.
Add Device displays, once a case is opened, the Add Device wizard, so that a device can be
previewed or acquired.
Search displays the Search dialog, so that evidence associated with the case can be searched.
Logon displays the Logon dialog, so that you can log on to the SAFE. This icon only appears
in enterprise applications.
Logoff logs you off the SAFE. This icon only appears after you have logged on to the SAFE.
Other icons are described in the context where they appear.
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Panes
Most EnCase work is done from one of the panes in the main display. The current display
contains four panes containing different data and displays.
These include the following:
Tree pane shows case‐ associated data in a tree format.
Table pane presents a tabular data list that varies depending on various selections.
View pane presents facsimiles of selected data. It varies depending on selections.
Filter pane shows filter lists.
Figure 7
Panes as they appear in the main wndow showing 1) Tree pane, 2) Table pane, 3) View pane 4)
Filter pane.
You can separate each pane from the main window and display them as individual windows.
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Panes in the Analysis Cycle
Panes drive and organize the evidence analysis cycle.
The evidence cycle is where you define your investigation of acquired evidence. Analysis of
evidence is cyclical, because you will redefine selection and processing as your analysis
requirements evolve during the investigation.
Figure 8
Panes in the Analysis Cycle, where 1) container entries selected in the Tree pane determine the
contained entries that appear in the Table pane, 2) contained entries selected in the Table pane determine
the contents that appear in the View pane, 3) optionally, filters, searches, and processing defined in the
Filters pane narrow the contents or results of the analysis that appear in the View pane, 4) results of the
current analysis cycle, and 5) subsequent refinements of the analysis.
The tree pane provides you with the starting point of the analysis. This is where you select the
container entries, such as devices and folders that contain the evidence you want to examine.
The Table pane presents the contents of the entries selected in the Tree pane. You can refine
entries to be examined here.
The Filters pane gives you the means to search, filter, and automate the examination of the
entries selected for examination in the Tree and Table panes. This narrows and focuses your
analysis effort. The Filter pane provides tabs that enable you to view analytical results in places
other than the View pane.
The View pane provides various tools that help you explore and see the results of the analysis. If
the results of the analysis are sufficient for your purposes, the analysis can move on to other
aspects of the investigation. If not, the analysis can be redefined and performed again.
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Panes as Separate Windows
The individual panes that appear in the main window can be displayed in separate windows.
In the main window, each pane has a drag handle. You can drag the pane outside the main
window and the pane will appear in a secondary window. Once three panes are dragged from
the main window, the remaining pane does not display a drag handle and remains associated
with the main window. The panes cannot be dragged back into the main window.
Refreshing the view displayed in the main window places all the panes back in the main
window in their usual location.
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Figure 9
Panes appearing as secondary windows, showing the Tree pane, Table pane, and Filter pane as
separate windows. The View pane appears in the main window where the Reset view command is selected
from the View menu. The Reset view command puts the panes appearing in separate windows back into
the main window.
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Pane Features
Use pane features while working with panes and their tabs.
Each pane can display these features:
Tabs and tab bar
Scrollbar in the tab bar for a resized pane
Controls in the tab bar
Grab handle
Figure 10
Pane Features, where 1) is a View pane, 2) is the current tab, 3) is the tab bar, 4) is the scroll
icon for navigating the tab bar, so that the tab you want to use can be displayed, 5) is the drag handle used
to drag the pane out of the main window, so it appears in a secondary window, and 6) care commands
controlling the tab bar.
Each pane contains one or more tabs.
As the main window is resized, the tab toolbar resizes correspondingly. When a pane is resized
to a size not as wide as its toolbar, the tabs are hidden and a scroll icon appears. The scroll icon
lets you scroll to the right or left so you can view the hidden tabs. You can wrap the tabs, rather
than having them hidden, by using AutoFit on the right‐click menu of the tab toolbar.
The tab toolbar may contain controls in addition to tabs. The scrollbar exposes these controls as
well as tabs when either is hidden.
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