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Overview of the Main Window

The main SMART window contains the following elements:

Element | Number in Illustration | Description
Main Menu | 1 | A menu bar providing access to some of the application options
Quick Access Bar | 2 | Buttons providing quick access to selected options from the SMART menu: Refresh: Updates the display to include all of the latest changes made by SMART users working with the system Apply: Opens the Apply dialog box, which allows you to apply the latest definitions that are saved in SMART to SpeechMiner Import: Opens the Import dialog box, which allows you to import definitions that were previously exported from a SMART system Export: Opens the Export dialog box, which allows you to export definitions to a file; the definitions can be imported from the file to any SMART system
Tabs | 3 | Tabs for selecting the type of manager to open: Categories, Topics, or Programs: Click a tab to open the required Manager. The tree list (no. 8) displays the items in the selected group, and the tab menu button and tree-list controls for the selected manager appear above the tree list.
Tab menu button | 4 | Click to open a menu for managing items in the currently displayed tree list (also available by right-clicking anywhere in the tree list)
Tree-list menu bar | 5 | Controls for managing the items in the tree list Note: If the left pane is not wide enough to display all of the items in the menu bar, a dropdown menu containing all of the hidden options is added on the right of the menu bar. Click the arrow () to open the menu and access the hidden options.
Filter text box | 6 | Enables you to hide items that are not of interest so that they are temporarily not included in the tree list: Type a sequence of one or more characters. Items that do not contain the sequence are not displayed in the tree list. Note: This option works in conjunction with the Filter button (no. 7); only those items that contain the specified character sequence and also belong to the selected filter group are displayed.
Filter button | 7 | Enables you to hide items that are not of interest so that they are temporarily not included in the tree list: Click the arrow and select the desired filter. The tree list is updated in accordance with your choice. Note: This option works in conjunction with the Filter text box (no. 6); only those items that belong to the selected filter group and also contain the specified character sequence are displayed.
Tree structure | 8 | Expandable list of items in the selected tab group Note: To change the width of the left pane, drag the right border left or right.
Child Categories | 9 | Display of the child Categories of the Category selected in the tree list. Note: This area is only displayed when the Categpry Manager is open in the tree structure.
Autohide button | 10 | Enables you to hide the left panel when it is not in use: When autohide is turned off, click to turn it on. The left panel is hidden whenever your mouse is not over it, and the tabs are moved to the left edge of the window. Click a tab to open the left panel and display the relevant Manager. When autohide is turned on, click to turn it off. The left panel remains open all the time.
Window tabs | 11 | Multiple items of all types can be open in SMART at one time. A tab is displayed for each open window. Click the appropriate tab to view a particular window. Note: Alternatively, to view a window, select it in the main menu under Window.
Selected tab | 12 | The tab of the window that is currently displayed
Window-tab controls | 13 | Controls for the Window tabs: If many windows are open, some of the window tabs may not be visible. Click or to scroll the tab bar to the left or right. To close the selected window tab, click .

See also

Logging In
Organizing Items Hierarchically
Locking and Unlocking Items
Inserting Special Characters
Saving and Applying Changes