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| − | Below you see a screenshot of a document opened in the Annotator. The '''document text''' is to the right, and in the middle of the screen there is a number of '''variables''' for coding on the '''article level'''. Each variable has a '''coding field''' where you can enter information. What exactly you can enter here (e.g. whether you can type in text freely or select an option from a list) depends on the settings in the coding scheme. | + | Below you see a screenshot of a document opened in the Annotator. The '''document text''' is to the right, and in the middle of the screen there is a number of '''variables''' for coding on the '''article level'''. Each variable has a '''coding field''' where you can enter information. What exactly you can enter here (e.g. whether you can type in text freely or select an option from a list) depends on the settings in the coding scheme. In the example shown here, you select the value for the first variable 'Article topic' from a list, the second and third variables are boxes that you tick or not, and for the last variable, you select a numerial value from a list that ranges from -1 to 1. If you enter a wrong value in one of the coding fields (e.g. you type a word in a field for numerical values), AmCAT will show an error message, and you cannot save your codings. |
| + | You can change the type of variable in the [[create codingschemes]] section. | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Articlecodings.png|700px|thumb|center]] |
| − | + | Also, you can enter any '''comments''' about the codings for this article, either for yourself or for the researcher who does the analysis, in the ''''Comments' field'''. When you '''download''' the '''coding results''' from AmCAT, the '''comments can also be included'''. | |
| − | * '''Tab''': Jump to the next coding field. When | + | Some useful '''shortcuts''' for coding: |
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| + | * '''Tab''': Jump to the next coding field. When there are variables that use a list of categories ('''[[create codebooks|codebooks]]'''), use the '''↓ and ↑ keys''' to select a value from the list and press tab to jump to the next field. This way you can code quickly. | ||
* '''Shift + Tab''': Jump to the previous coding field. | * '''Shift + Tab''': Jump to the previous coding field. | ||
| − | * '''Ctrl + s ''': '''Save''' your coding progress and continue coding. This changes the article’s status to | + | * '''Ctrl + s ''': '''Save''' your coding progress and continue coding. This changes the article’s status to ‘In progress’. |
* '''Ctrl + d''': '''Save''' your coding progress and '''continue to the next article''' in the coding job. This changes the article’s status to ‘finished’. | * '''Ctrl + d''': '''Save''' your coding progress and '''continue to the next article''' in the coding job. This changes the article’s status to ‘finished’. | ||
| − | * '''Ctrl + i''': Change the article’s status to ‘''' | + | * '''Ctrl + i''': Change the article’s status to ‘'''Irrelevant'''’, save and '''continue to the next article'''. |
You can use the '''Save''', '''Finish & Continue''' and '''Irrelevant & Continue buttons''', respectively, for the same purposes. | You can use the '''Save''', '''Finish & Continue''' and '''Irrelevant & Continue buttons''', respectively, for the same purposes. | ||
| − | Below the variables on the article level, you will find the [[sentence codings]]. | + | Below the variables for coding on the article level, you will find the [[sentence codings]]. |
Below you see a screenshot of a document opened in the Annotator. The document text is to the right, and in the middle of the screen there is a number of variables for coding on the article level. Each variable has a coding field where you can enter information. What exactly you can enter here (e.g. whether you can type in text freely or select an option from a list) depends on the settings in the coding scheme. In the example shown here, you select the value for the first variable 'Article topic' from a list, the second and third variables are boxes that you tick or not, and for the last variable, you select a numerial value from a list that ranges from -1 to 1. If you enter a wrong value in one of the coding fields (e.g. you type a word in a field for numerical values), AmCAT will show an error message, and you cannot save your codings.
You can change the type of variable in the create codingschemes section.
Also, you can enter any comments about the codings for this article, either for yourself or for the researcher who does the analysis, in the 'Comments' field. When you download the coding results from AmCAT, the comments can also be included.
Some useful shortcuts for coding:
You can use the Save, Finish & Continue and Irrelevant & Continue buttons, respectively, for the same purposes.
Below the variables for coding on the article level, you will find the sentence codings.
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