Running full-text searches
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Full-text searching allows you to locate key case information by searching transcript text, exhibits, and annotations (also by select issues). You can search each of these categories individually or expand your search further by selecting a combination of categories to include that information in your search results.
The Full Text Search tab also allows you to write your own search queries using search operators, which also help you garner precise search results. See Using search operators.
TextMap automatically searches all transcripts by default when a search is run, unless specific transcripts are selected. TextMap will automatically recall selected transcripts from the last search run. This feature is distinct to each user for the current TextMap session. If no searches have been run in the current session, TextMap will default to the All Transcripts setting.
Search results display in the Full Text Search tab after a search is run. See also Viewing/navigating search results.
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To preview search results, expand/reduce the range between search terms, write longer complex queries, view search history, re-run saved searches, or access the case thesaurus, see additional Full Text Search features. |
The transcript displays in the main TextMap window with the search term highlighted for easy identification. For more information on viewing and navigating search results, see Viewing search results. |
A search can be performed and/or narrowed using any combination of categories (i.e., Transcript Text and Annotations). When multiple categories are selected, results for all categories display in the search results.
The Transcript Text check box is selected by default.
Results display in the Full Text Search tab (right). Search hits in the transcript text are highlighted, and if the first hit is in an annotation, that annotation will be selected. |
A Search all transcripts link displays in the Narrow Transcripts pane and can be used to search all transcripts if hits aren't found in previous searches.
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When searching annotations, search results will include annotations that match the search text and are linked to any of the selected issues. You can also search annotations by entering an issue name in the Search box (e.g. if the you search for the Background issue, TextMap will find annotations linked to the issue Background.
The Annotations check box must be selected for the Narrow Annotations pane to display.
The selected issues display in the Narrow Annotations pane. A Search all annotations link also displays, which can be used to search all annotations if hits aren't found in previous searches. Click Select all annotations to search all annotations and removed the selected issues.
Search results include annotations that match the search text and are linked to any of the selected issues. If there are no hits/results found based on the search, TextMap will display a message that no hits were found. |
 | To preview search results, adjust the nearness indicator, view saved searches, or run complex queries |
You will run the majority of your searches in the Search pane using the Full Text Search tab (located to the right of the Transcript window). When necessary, however, you can access a few more search features by opening the Full Text Search dialog box from the Search menu.
The Full Text Search tab in the Full Text Search dialog box offers a few more search features:
After you type in a search query in the Query box, you can preview the number of search hits found before loading the full search results. Search results display in the Preview Results box, showing the total number of hits as well as the number of hits found per transcript.
The Nearness default setting is used to locate search terms within five words of each other. You can expand/reduce this range from one to 100 words.
See Saving searches
TextMap offers both a global thesaurus and a case thesaurus so you can find synonyms or "like" terms that are referenced in your case transcripts. See Using search operators and Adding terms to the case thesaurus.
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