Overview of the Topic-Manager Interface
The standard version of the Topic Manager contains the elements in the illustration below.

| Element | Number in Illustration | Description |
| Topic Manager tab | 1 | Select this tab to display the Topic Manager |
| Topics menu | 2 | Click to open a menu for managing items in the tree list (also available by right-clicking anywhere in the tree list) |
| Tree-list menu bar | 3 |
Controls for managing the items in the tree list (i.e., shortcuts to some of the Topics menu items) and filtering them Note: If the left pane is not wide enough to display all of the items in the menu bar, click the arrow ( |
| Topic counter | 4 | Number indicating how many Topics are in the selected folder. If no folder is selected, the total number of Topics in the database appears. |
| Term controls | 5 | Buttons for managing selected items in the list of terms |
| Tree structure | 6 | Expandable list of Topics |
| Save button | 7 | Click to save changes that were made to the displayed Topic; changes are saved in SMART, but not applied in SpeechMiner |
| Audit Report button | 8 |
Click to open the Topic Analysis - Audits report template in the SpeechMiner web interface. Note: Only available if you have auditing permissions. |
| Displayed Topic tab | 9 |
Tab of the currently displayed Topic Note: Multiple windows can be open at one time in SMART. Click a tab to view the desired window. |
| Term field | 10 | Text field in which you can type new terms or edit existing terms; if an existing term is selected, it is displayed here |
| Open Topic tab | 11 |
Tab of a Topic that is open but not currently displayed Note: Click the tab to display the Topic. |
| Topic Properties | 12 |
Information about the strictness level required for the Topic, when the Topic was last saved, and by whom |
| Term list | 13 | List of terms in the Topic |
| Selected term | 14 | Term that is currently selected and displayed in the Term field (#10) |
| Auditing information | 15 |
Auditing information for each term in the Term list (see Auditing a Topic). Note: If you do not have auditing permissions, this information is not displayed. |
| Term-list controls | 16 | Buttons and options for working with the list of terms |
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