Transcript Window
The transcript window is where you can view or edit your transcripts. You can add time codes, which link a frame in the video to a spot in your transcript. Once this is done, the highlight in the transcript will move as the video is played, highlighting the appropriate section of the transcript, if the transcript is not in "Edit Mode."

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Transcription "Speed" Buttons
The transcript window includes speed buttons (located on the top tool bar for the transcription window) for inserting symbols commonly used in Jeffersonian Transcript Annotation. (See Transcript Notation in Transana's Help Menu for more information about Jeffersonian Transcription Symbols.)

• Indicates rising intonation
• Indicates falling intonation
• Signifies an audible intake of breath
• Signifies a whisper or quieted speech
• (¤) the time code icon used to Show/Hide Time Codes toggle
• The edit icon used to Edit Mode/Read-Only toggle. **Please note that the edit button must be pressed, placing the document in Edit Mode, before you can transcribe anything or insert time codes.
• Keyword button allows you to edit the Keyword List associated with the currently-loaded Episode or Clip
• The Save button, which saves the current transcript
• Select Clip Text button which indicates that you should select the text highlighted in the Transcript for creating a Clip

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Playing Video and Transcribing
If you have time codes in your transcript, you can right-click the transcript to play the section between the nearest time codes where the cursor is currently placed. You can also highlight a larger section of the transcript if you want to play a portion that crosses time codes.

If you would like to play from the current position in the transcript to the end of the loaded Episode or Clip, on Windows, you can hold down the Ctrl key and right-click the Transcript or, on the Mac, hold down the Ctrl and "Command" or "Meta" key and click the Transcript.

During transcription, you may find it easiest to use Ctrl-S to start and stop video playback. Transana will play the video in Transcription Mode, which will auto-rewind when played. You can set the amount of the rewind as well as the playback speed from the Options menu - Program Settings dialog - Transcriber Settings tab. Some other useful functions include the following shortcuts.

• Ctrl-D will pause and restart the video playback without auto-rewinding
• Ctrl-A will rewind the video by 10 seconds
• Ctrl-F will fast-forward the video by 10 seconds
• Ctrl-N will cause the next time-coded segment to be played
• Ctrl-P will cause the previous time-coded segment to be played
• Ctrl-T will cause a time code for the current video position (as indicated in the Sound Visualization Window) to be inserted at the current cursor position in the Transcript

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Print a Transcript
You can print a transcript from the Transcript Menu or the File menu.

Auto Word-Tracking
You can access the auto word-tracking option from the Options menu. When you check this option, Transana will highlight the transcript as the video plays. Unclick the button for Edit mode in the Transcription window for the auto word-tracking to work. Also, you must have time codes in your transcript for this feature to work.

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