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Overview of the Topic-Manager Interface

The standard version of the Topic Manager contains the elements in the illustration below.

Element | Number in Illustration | Description
Topic Manager tab | 1 | Select this tab to display the Topic Manager
Topics 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 menu bar | 3 | Controls for managing the items in the tree list (i.e., shortcuts to some of the Topics menu items) and filtering them 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.
Topic counter | 4 | Number indicating how many Topics are in the selected folder. If no folder is selected, the total number of Topics in the database appears.
Term controls | 5 | Buttons for managing selected items in the list of terms
Tree structure | 6 | Expandable list of Topics
Save button | 7 | Click to save changes that were made to the displayed Topic; changes are saved in SMART, but not applied in SpeechMiner
Audit Report button | 8 | Click to open the Topic Analysis - Audits report template in the SpeechMiner web interface. Note: Only available if you have auditing permissions.
Displayed Topic tab | 9 | Tab of the currently displayed Topic Note: Multiple windows can be open at one time in SMART. Click a tab to view the desired window.
Term field | 10 | Text field in which you can type new terms or edit existing terms; if an existing term is selected, it is displayed here
Open Topic tab | 11 | Tab of a Topic that is open but not currently displayed Note: Click the tab to display the Topic.
Topic Properties | 12 | Information about the strictness level required for the Topic, when the Topic was last saved, and by whom
Term list | 13 | List of terms in the Topic
Selected term | 14 | Term that is currently selected and displayed in the Term field (#10)
Auditing information | 15 | Auditing information for each term in the Term list (see Auditing a Topic). Note: If you do not have auditing permissions, this information is not displayed.
Term-list controls | 16 | Buttons and options for working with the list of terms

See also

Creating an Effective Topic
Defining a New Topic
Modifying a Topic
Auditing a Topic
Managing Secured Topics
Deleting Topics