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Marking Keywords

SpeechMiner searches for terms by keyword. If it finds a keyword, it checks to see if the other words in the term also appear as specified. The keyword of a term should reflect the intent of the term. SMART automatically chooses the keywords of terms if you do not select one yourself. However, it is best if you choose the keyword yourself, because this ensures that the correct keyword is selected. In general, only one keyword should be selected for each term; if two words always appear together, like credit card', you can select them as the keyword.

When you select a keyword in one term, SMART automatically selects the word as the keyword in every term in the list in which it appears. For example, if you select "discount," "discount" is selected in all the terms in the list (but "discounted" is not). If you add additional terms containing one of the selected keywords, those words are also marked.

To select a keyword:

1. In the term, click the keyword.
2. To the right of the list, click the Mark Important button. Pointy brackets are inserted on either side of the word, and the word is displayed in green, in every term in which it appears.

Terms with keywords marked

See also

Creating a Blank Topic
Adding Terms
Saving the Topic