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Overview of the Category-Manager Interface

The Category Manager contains the following elements:

Element | Number in Illustration | Description
Category Manager tab | 1 | Select this tab to display the Category Manager
Categories menu | 2 | Click to open a menu for managing items in the tree list (also available by right-clicking anywhere in the tree list)
Tree-list controls | 3 | Controls for managing the items in the tree list (i.e., shortcuts to some of the Categories menu items) and filtering the items Note: If the left pane is not wide enough to display all of the items in the menu bar, click the arrow () on the right to access the hidden options.
Tree structure | 4 | Expandable list of Categories
Expression area | 5 | Box containing a logical expression that defines the conditions for inclusion in the Category that is open and selected in the right panel
Child Categories list | 6 | Displays a list of the sub-Categories of the Categories that are selected in the Tree structure, with information about the status and definition of each one. All levels of sub-Categories are included in the list. For example, if you select a Category whose sub-Categories have sub-Categories, the sub-Categories of both levels are included. Note: To select multiple Categories in the Tree structure, hold down Ctrl or Shift and click the Categories. Ctrl selects each Category you click; Shift selects all of the Categories between the first Category and the second Category you click. Note: In the Child Categories list, use the bottom scroll bar to view hidden parts of the list. Place your mouse cursor over the definition column to see the complete definition.
Element Properties area | 7 | Area in which each statement (condition) contained in the logical expression is defined or modified
Save button | 8 | Click to save changes that were made to the displayed Category; changes are saved in SMART, but not applied in SpeechMiner
Open Category tab | 9 | Tab of a Category that is open but not currently displayed Note: Click the tab to display the Category.
Operator buttons | 10 | Click a button to insert the selected operator into the logical expression; the operator is inserted immediately before the selected statement or, if no statements are selected, at the end of the expression
Displayed Category tab | 11 | Tab of the currently displayed Category Note: Multiple windows can be open at one time in SMART. Click a tab to view the desired window.
Category definition pane | 12 | The right panel of the Category Manager, in which the properties of the Category, including the logical expression that defines the conditions for inclusion in the Category, are defined
Sharing settings | 13 | Displays the current sharing settings of the Category
Edit sharing-settings button | 14 | Click to open a dialog box in which you can edit the sharing settings of the Category

See also

Defining a New Category
Modifying a Category
Deleting Categories