Introduction to NUD*IST 4

INTRODUCTION TO NUD*IST 4

I. Introduction

A. What NUD*IST is and what NUD*IST is not ...
B. NUD*IST terminology: Hold that metaphor ...

project
document
(index) trees

root
parent
child

node

free node

node address
annotation
memo
report
clipboard

II. Starting a new project

PROJECT

NEW PROJECT

File Name (which becomes the project name)

Usually, projects are stored in Nudist/Projects

SAVE
Your Name

NODE EXPLORER and DOCUMENT EXPLORER windows appear

III. Documents

A. Document organization

1. Header

*
text
2 hard returns

2. Subheader (divides document into sections)

*
text
1 hard return

3. The text unit (all text between hard returns)

word
line
sentence
paragraph

B. Introducing documents into NUD*IST: One time only for each document

DOCUMENTS

IMPORT

Source of document (good idea to store in RAWFILES folder)
Name of Document in NUD*IST

IV. Creating Indexing Systems

A. Creating nodes from the tree display

INDEX SYSTEM

DISPLAY TREE
Start at root. Click. Create Node.

B. Creating nodes from the node explorer

Right click. Create Node.

C. Updating and printing trees

Double click to update.

FILE

PRINT

Summary Pane or Main Pane

V. Investigate Document for Indexing (coding)

DOCUMENTS

BROWSE DOCUMENT

Which one?

Name of Document in NUD*IST

OR

In Document Explorer

Click on Name of Documentin NUD*IST
BROWSE

A. Coding from the document

Use Palette. ADD coding.

B. Modifying/checking indexing

EXAMINE CODING
DELETE CODING
EDIT TEXT UNIT
REMOVE (text unit from document)
etc.

C. Indexing from IndexSystem menu

ADD/DELETE INDEXING

Document Name
Node Address
From Text Unit ___ to Text Unit ____ (a number) OR
    Whole Document

D. Doing Searches

DOCUMENTS

SEARCH TEXT

String (particular word(s))
Pattern (mom or ma or mother, etc.)

In Node Explorer

        Leave as is or SPREAD to -- for example -- the section (defined by
            subheader)

        CUT or COPY (now in clipboard)

Then,

ATTACH or MERGE

OR

BROWSE new node and code

In Node Explorer

PROPERTIES (to change Name of Node, etc.)

VI. Making Reports and Memos

A. Document Reports

DOCUMENTS

EXPLORE

Which one?

MAKE REPORT

OR

In Document Explorer

Click on Name in NUD*IST
MAKE REPORT

B. Node Reports

INDEX SYSTEM

EXPLORE

Which one?

MAKE REPORT

OR

In Node Explorer

Click on Node
MAKE REPORT

C. Memos

1. For documents

In Document Explorer

MEMO

2. For nodes

In Node Explorer

MEMO

VII. Searching the Index System

INDEX SYSTEM

INDEX SEARCH

A. 17 Options

Examples:
INTERSECT
UNION
NOT-IN
IF-INSIDE
COLLECT
MATRIX

B. Saving Results as Nodes

In Node Explorer

CUT or COPY

Then,
ATTACH

(rename!)

OR

BROWSE new node and code

VIII. Quitting

PROJECT

SAVE PROJECT

FILE

QUIT

IX. Starting up again

OPEN EXISTING PROJECT from "first window"

Project Name in NUD*IST

OR

PROJECT (Do NOT use FILE OPEN)

OPEN PROJECT

Project Name in NUD*IST

Note: If you saved a project on your floppy disk (A drive), then you need to click on BROWSE to find it. Go to the A drive, double click on the folder with your project name, then double click on the file with the "tree picture" named Project. stp. Project.stp is the file that gets you going on an existing project. Your project on your A drive will then be at the top of the list of NUD*IST projects. You click on project name and then OK.

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