Mandatory steps are in bold; steps that will only be necessary when changing configuration (as from a project in one language to another) are in italics.
1. Open ATP
Click
on the ATP icon in Windows' Start menu; or double-click on the ATP icon on the
Desktop.
2. Open a Project Model, unless
you're using the same one as the last time ATP was used.
a. Click on "Project Model" >
"Open Model" on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
b. Select the model in the
"ModelsAndStyles" directory, then click "Open."
c. Click on the "Activate Model"
button.
3. Open a Keyboard, unless you're using the same
one as the last time ATP was used.
a. Click on "Orthography" >
"Keyboards" in the menu bar.
b. To edit the current Keyboard proceed directly
to step 4.
c. Click on the "Change Keyboard"
button.
d. Select the keyboard in the
"Orthography" directory, then click "Open."
e. Click on the "DONE" button to close
the window.
4. Open a Sort Order, unless you're using the
same one as the last time ATP was used.
a. Click on "Orthography" >
"Sort Orders" in the menu bar.
b. Click on the "Change or Create
Template" button.
c. Select the sort order in the "Orthography"
directory, then click "Open."
d. Click on the "DONE" button to close
the window.
5.
Open and configure an Annotator if you wish to use its functionality.
a. Click on
"Annotator" > "Open Annotator" in the menu bar.
b. Select the
annotator in the "Annotators" directory, then click "Open."
c. Click on
"Annotator" > "Annotator" in the menu bar at the top of
the screen.
d. In the
"Auto Annotator Settings" box at the upper right corner of the
"Annotation Viewer" window click on the non-gray boxes next to the
elements you wish to have the program automatically annotate.
e. In the
"Multiple Automatic Annotations"
select the action you wish the annotator to take if multiple annotations
are found for the same referrent:
1.
"Making no insertion":
Do not insert any annotation if there is ambiguity.
2.
"Noting number of choices (@#n)": Insert a string indicating
the number of potential annotations for that referrent.
3.
"Inserting last item used":
Insert the most recently saved annotation for that referrent by
default. This last option can save quite
a bit of time, but requires extra careful proof-reading.
f. Click on
"Hide Annotator" to close the "Annotator Viewer" window and
return to the editor.
6. Open a document (an "ATP
dbf file") and begin editing.
a. Click on "File" > "Open ATP
dbf file" on the menu bar.
b. Select the document in the "Texts"
directory, then click "Open."