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1� The CODA Toolbars
When you place (hover) your cursor over each of the toolbar icons, a message will appear which
describes the function of the icon when you click on it�
You may open a new CODA Window by selecting “FILE” from the Main Menu then selecting “New
Form”� A CODA window becomes a CODA Form when you start placing coding objects in it�
You may open an existing Form by selecting “Open Form” or “Open Recent” and selecting your
target Form from where it is saved�
By default, when you select “Create New” the window will open in DESIGN MODE� When a Coding
Form is opened it will open in CODE MODE�
The Design Mode Toolbar
Click on “Design”to select the Design mode for CODA to operate in�
Clicking of an “EVENT” or “TAG” Icon will place a Code Button in the CODA Form� A button in the
Form must be “highlighted” before you can assign Properties or Appearance functions or Links
to it when you are designing your CODA Form� A “POPUP TAG” cannot be selected unless the
Event button to which it will be assigned is highlighted�
Click on a button to “highlight” it� It is highlighted when it is backlit with a
purple hue and becomes surrounded by eight (8) square re-sizing knobs;
one in each corner and one in the middle of each side� You may vary the
rounding in the button corners by dragging the purple dot in the top left
corner to the left (squares the shape) or to the right� A button can be moved around the CODA
Form by clicking on the centre of the button and dragging it to the desired location�
A button may be customized for easy recognition to dierentiate it from other buttons in the
CODA Form and to set specic system parameters around how this marker will be used when
the Event Log is linked to and synchronized with a video timeline� Refer to paragraphs 2, 7 and
10 below for further details about button functionality�
A button may be named, functional properties attributed to it and the appearance of a button
may be manipulated by using the “INSPECTOR” function� (See paras� 1�j (i) – (xi) below)�
Clicking of a “SHAPE” or “TEXT BOX” Icon will place a shape object in the CODA Form which may
contain colours, images or text� These shape objects have no coding function�
Clicking of a “CONTAINER” or “COUNTER” Icon will also place specialist objects on the Coding
Form� These objects and their functions are discussed in para graphs 1�j (vi) and 10c�
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