Entering annotations (into the Edit Annotation box)
The box differs from the box in that it has a bigger, resizeable, display and supports line wrapping. It is therefore better for entering longer texts.
To enter an annotation into the box, do the following:
Either make a selection in the Timeline Viewer (see the section called “Making a selection on an independent tier”), or click on an existing annotation in the Timeline or Interlinear Viewer.
Access the box (see the section called “Entering annotations (into the Inline Edit box)”).
Do one of the following:
Either use the shortcut keys SHIFT+ENTER.
Or right-click in the box. A pull-down menu appears. Click on .
The box appears:
Figure 269. Edit annotation
The box is automatically preconfigured for the default character set of the tier (see the section called “Changing tier attributes”). If you want to use a different character set, do the following:Click on . A pull-down menu appears that displays the available character sets, e.g.:
Figure 270. Select language
Click on the appropriate character set. From now on, the characters are entered in the selected set. (For an overview of the input methods for the character sets see the section called “Entering annotations in different character sets”).
To switch back to the default character set, repeat the steps above and select the default set from the pull-down menu.
Edit the annotation.
Save the annotation by doing one of the following:
Use the shortcut keys CTRL+ENTER.
In the box, click on and then click on in the pull-down menu.
To exit the box without saving, do one of the following:
Use the shortcut key ESC.
In the box, click on and then click on in the pull-down menu.
To return to the box, do one of the following:
Use the shortcut keys SHIFT+ENTER.
In the box, click on in the pull-down menu.