Tools > Define Codes

• To manually code text segments, you must first use the command Tools > Define Codes and then the command Tools > Assign Codes to Segments. These two commands are to be used in conjunction with the command Distractors > Individual Distractors.
  
  
  
  Adding a Code
  
  
• To manually code segments of a text, do the following:
• Select the menu Tools > Define Codes (or click on the button on the toolbar). The window called Codes will appear.
  
  
  
  
• In the Codes window, click on the button Add. A second window will appear superposed over the first.
  
  
  
  
• In the field Code Name, type the code of your choice (maximum four characters). It is obligatory that you insert a code.
  
  
• In the field Meaning, type a definition of what the code represents. This definition is optional, but recommended: it avoids confusion during the interpretation of the results.
  
  
• Click on OK. The second window will disappear, leaving the information concerning the codes in the window Codes.
  
  
  
  
• Click on Close. Once a code has been created, it can be assigned to text segments using the Tools > Assign Codes to Segments command.
  

Modifiying a Code

• To modify a code, do the following:
  
  
  • In the Codes window, select the name of the code and then click Modify. The window Modify Code will appear. Modify the code as you wish and click OK.
    
    
    
    
  • The modifications will appear in the Codes window:
    
    
    
    It is not possible, however, to modify a code's name. The only way to do this is to remove it from the list and then create a new code.
    
    

Removing a Code

• To remove an existing code, do the following :
  
  
  • In the Codes window, select the name of the code and then click Remove. A second window will appear to inform you how many segments will be affected. Ex.:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
• In the Remove code window, click on Yes.
• In the Codes window, click on Close.
  
  
  

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