Coding panel

This INTERACT window, is not visible at start up, but appears automatically* once you start an observational session or whenever you click View - Coding Tools - Show Coding panel .

The Coding panel shows the content of the current Code definition file, like this:

Coding panel

This window allows you to log Observation Codes with simple mouse clicks!

Item	Description
	This button represents the SPACEBAR. Its exact functionality depends on the chosen coding mode. When using multi-level Code definitions, the current level is also displayed here, at the far left, in a green bullet. A level number allows you to manually move up the hierarchy. No entry means top level.
	Available Codes - All currently available Codes are listed as clickable lines. Use them to insert the chosen Code.
	Line Spacing - Increase or decrease the line width for the Code line.
	Next level indicator - This little > icon informs you that there is an additional code level for that particular Code.

Coding panel Contents

During the process of logging Events, the Coding panel always offers the currently available Codes.

If using multi-level Code definitions, the currently available Codeschange dynamically, depending on the latest Code definition file, the chosen Coding mode and the logging state you are in, at that specific moment.

You can find various step-by-step examples in the chapter START YOUR OBSERVATIONS.

Active Codes

While coding, the Codes you selected are highlighted in a different color:

CodingPanel_Highllights

This way you can easily keep track of the currently active Codes:

*) If the Coding panel does not appear automatically, select the View - Coding Tools - Show Coding panel automatically check box.