A Forensic Note cannot be edited once it has been finalized.  This is to protect the integrity of notes and is one of the core principles Forensic Notes is built on.

If you realized after finalizing a note that something was incorrect or needs to be changed, the best method is to create a new note while referring to the original note. You should also provide an explanation regarding what errors or issues your original note contained. You can then mark your old note as “Deleted”.

This is similar to paper notes within a notebook. Your credibility in court would be questioned if you provided a notebook with torn out pages. Instead, the proper way is to cross-out the note you made in error which still allows the courts to read your existing note to determine if it has value.

Forensic Notes works in the same manner allowing you to ‘cross-out’ an existing note while providing a reason on why it is not valid. This is accomplished by:

1. Selecting a Forensic Note
2. Clicking on the “Mark Forensic Note as Deleted” icon

This will result in a dialog box allowing you to enter the reason why you would like to “Delete” this particular Forensic Note.

The Forensic Note is now marked as “Deleted” but still visible if required. This note will also be included in any future Forensic Notebooks, but will be clearly marked as “Deleted” along with the reason you provided for the deletion.