About the editors/authors -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Organization and content of book -- 2. What is forensic document examination -- 3. A forensic document examiners training -- 4. Care and handling of documents -- 5. Work notes -- 6. The Daubert era -- 7. Conclusions and guidelines for handwriting comparison -- 8. Identification of handwriting -- 9. Identification of signatures -- 10. Identification of hand printing and numerals -- 11. Disguise in hand printing and numerals -- 12. Preparation and collection of signatures and handwriting standards -- 13. Pens and pencils -- 14. Typography -- 15. Typewriters -- 16. The examination of computer-generated documents -- 17. Photocopiers -- 18. Facsimile machines -- 19. Manipulated photocopies, faxes, and computer-printed documents -- 20. Rubber stamps -- 21. Checkwriters -- 22. Staples -- 23. Conventional printing processes -- 24. Paper examinations -- 25. Carbonless paper -- 26. Accidental markings and indented writing on a document -- 27. Alterations in documents -- 28. Multi-faceted approach -- 29. The role of indentation analysis, offsetting, and transfer -- 30. Dating by materials: identification, comparison, and examination of changes -- 31. Cameras, scanners, and image enhancement -- 32. Conclusions and guidelines -- 33. Considerations in preparing for court -- 34. Demonstrative charts -- 35. Pretrial conference -- 36. Preparation for a Daubert hearing -- 37. The untrained document expert witness -- 38. The document examiners testimony in court -- Glossary -- Index.