INTERACT Help
About this Documentation
Typographical Conventions
Installation of INTERACT
Working in Mixed Environments
INTERACT Licensing
Remove CodeMeter stick
INTERACT for MacOS
Supported Multimedia on macOS
Python Installation
INTERACT for Windows
Requirements Windows-Edition
Supported Multimedia Formats
Multimedia Playback
Store Proxy Settings
Latest Version of Mangold Software
Update INTERACT
Back Up your INTERACT Data
Accuracy Test for Multimedia Control
Problematic Video Sources
INTERACT Program Settings
General - Language
General - Backup
General - Defaults
General - Application
Formats - Document Time Format
Formats - Number
Formats - Statistics Time Format
Files - Paths
Files - File extensions
Files - Formatting
Behavior - Statistics
Column declaration
Behavior - Calculation
Behavior - Codings
Behavior - Interval-based Export
Behavior - Sequence analysis
Behavior - Interval Statistics
Behavior - Colors
Introduction to INTERACT
INTERACT Essentials
Instruction Demo File
Working Modes & Coding Methods
Start Mangold INTERACT
How To....
Analyze Audio
Examine Demo Files
What's new in INTERACT 21
INTERACT Windows & Dialogs
QuickStart Dialog
Workflow Assistant
Application Window
Ribbons, Tabs and Groups
Tab: Start
Tab: Edit
Tab: Analysis
Tab: Insert
Tab: Transform
Tab: Restructure
Tab: Text
Tab: View
Tab: Additional
Tab: General
Document Pane
Main Layout Settings
Transcript Field
Observation Ribbon
Multimedia Window
Windows INTERACT Player
macOS INTERACT Player
Code Definitions Dialog
Coding panel
File Properties Dialog
Timeline Chart Window
Code Archive Editor
Implement your Coding System
Subjects, Behavior and Modifiers
Combine Different Coding Schemes
Extract Codes from Code Archive
Coding System Clues
Predefined Coding Systems
Class types
Define Observation Codes
Code Definitions Window
Open and Save Code Definitions
Copy Codes from Code Archive
Additional Code Descriptions
Define Mutually Exclusive Codes
Log Mutually Exclusive Events
Hierarchical Codes - Lexical Chains
Prefix - Create Context based Classes
Attribute Codes
Reduce Codes per Pass
Switch Coding Mode per Pass
Log multiple Codes with one keystroke
Advanced Coding Options
The Code Archive
Assign a Code Archive
Code Archive Editor
Re-arrange Codes and Classes
Clean up your Code Archive
Assign Chart Colors
Translate Statistical Results
Describe Observation Codes
Rating Scales
Plain Chained Scales
Prefix-based Scales
One Scale per Event
Endless Scales per Event
Select or Open an Observational Source
Link Multimedia files for Observation
Open Linked and Synced Multimedia files
Synchronize Multiple Multimedia Files
Audio Waves
Create an audio file
Live observation
Synchronize Recordings with Live Data
Live Observation & One Camera
Live Observation & Multiple Cameras
Synchronize live data to a video
Save Video Time Adjustment Information
Control your Multimedia Files
Observation Ribbon
Shortcut controls
Position your video
Play Marked Elements
Play from Time Line Chart
Pre-roll, Search Speed and Step width
Multimedia Time Adjustments
Adjust Multimedia Time value
Set new Multimedia Start Point
Synchronize Multiple Multimedia Files
Link External Files
Link Multimedia files for Observation
Open Linked and Synced Multimedia files
Link Sensor Data
Attach Files as Comments
Observation Methods
Zero Configuration Approach
Observation Settings
Select Coding Mode
Coding Modes Details
Key responses
Checks during data logging
Check Double Codings
Handle Empty Events
How Events are Logged
Push & Release mode
Combine Codes
Logging Events with Combined Codes
Multimedia control during data logging
Start Multimedia file when Logging a New Event
Start new Even with next video image
Pause Multimedia file After Logging an Event
Entering comments
Transcriptions and Comments
Export Transcriptions
Options Available in the Code definitions
SPACEBAR with Duration
Prefix
Log multiple Codes with one keystroke
Questionnaire-based Ratings
Create Questionnaire
Store Questionnaires
Run Questionnaire
Sample Survey
Run Sample Survey
Auto-Fill Data
Enable / disable the 'Auto Fill' function
Define 'Auto fill' data
BEST-PRACTICE Examples
Logging Behavior that Overlaps in Time
Log Overlapping Events - Standard
Log Overlapping Events - Push & Release mode
Log Overlapping Events - Lexical
Collect Nested Observations with Different Duration
Pattern Segmentation Approach
Auto-Fill Data Approach
Observe Multiple Subjects
Observe One Subject per Pass
Name DataSets
Define Codes for Behaviour
Observe your Subject
Log Post-Hoc Events
Log Ad-Hoc Events
Merge Data Files from Multiple Observations
Analyze Subject-based Data
Subject-based Sequence Analysis
Analyze Session-based
Session-based Sequence Analysis
Sequential Observations for Multiple Subjects
Simultaneous Observation of Multiple Subjects
Transcriptions in INTERACT
Perform Sentence-based Transcriptions
Sentence-based Transcriptions per Person
Handle Empty Events for Transcriptions
Add Codes to Transcriptions
Turn Specific Words into Codes
Label Transcription-Events with Codes
Import Sub-title Transcripts
Explorative Data Collection
Time Reference
File Structure
Activate Drop-Down List in Data Table
Coding Mode for Explorative Coding
Open Coding: Data Collection Process
Memos
Catalog your Findings (Axial Coding)
Extract Codes (Selective Coding)
Add Duration
Rate Multiple Subjects per Task
Rating Once per Task and Subject
Coding Process Rating once per Task
Rating per Activity and Subject
Coding Process Rating Activities per Subject
Number Tasks on Start
Merge Data Files from Multiple Observations
Extract Task Duration per Participant
Analyze Activities rated per Subject
Split Events in a Set per Task
Coding Facial Expressions
FACS - Multiple AU's per Event
Log 1-frame FACS Events
Enter FACS codes
Interval-based FACS coding
FACS Data Structure for Multiple AUs
FACS - One AU per Event (Multiple Passes)
FACS Multiple Passes - Lexical
FACS Multiple Passes - Extended
FACS Multiple Passes - No prefix
FACS Making Corrections
FACS - AU-Events & Intensity Intervals
Define stand-alone AU-Codes
Log Action-Unit-Events
Add Buffer to Events
Define Intensity Codes
Log Intensity Frame-by-Frame
Log Intensity per Interval
Video Offsets & Alignments
Eliminate Content at Video Start
Allign Multiple Sessions
Join Subsequent Videos
Observe Multiple Areas
Event-based Counting Approach
Interval-based Counting Approach
Video Play-list
START YOUR OBSERVATIONS
Create a New Data File
Define Observation Period
EVENT SAMPLING - Log Behavioral Events
Active Coding Mode
START Session
Log Events Manually
Create Events Automatically
Coding Mode: Standard (ad hoc)
Define Mutually Exclusive Codes
Log Events - Standard
Coding Mode: Lexical (post-hoc)
Log Events - Lexical (post-hoc)
Log Overlapping Events - Lexical
Allow Gaps in Coding
Live Observation with Hierarchical Codes
Hierarchical Coding Systems
Define Codes - Lexical Chains
Log Events - Lexical Chains
Coding Mode: Refine Existing Events
Log Codes in Existing Events
Coding Mode: Complex
Define Codes for Complex Coding Mode
Log Events - Complex
Prefix - Create Context based Classes
Observe multiple persons
Observe Animal Interaction
Eye tracking in a mall
Book display with eye tracking
Coding Consistently & Sequentially
Define Mutually Exclusive Codes
Sequential coding
Check Double Codings
STOP Session
Event-Sampling vs Time-Sampling
TIME SAMPLING - Interval-based Scores
Create predefined intervals
Log Codes in Existing Events
Refine Existing Events
Manual Editing
Code Archive-based Coding
Log Interval-Markers
Observe Adjoining Intervalls
Create Pre- and Post-Events
Statistics on Pre and Post Intervals
STOP Session
REVIEW Coded Events
Save Your Data
INTERACT Files Types
INTERACT file storage structure
Backup Your Data
Create a Template
Clear Codes or Events
Transcriptions and Comments
Transcript Area
Comment Dialog
AI-based Auto-Transcription
Merge split sentences
Rename Speakers
Define Comment Codes
Enter Code-based Comments
Continuous Transcriptions
Add Speaker Information
Enter Live Observation Comments
Turn Words into Codes
TEXT Analysis
SELECT, SORT & EDIT Logged Data
Select Elements
Manual Selection
Selection by Search
Sort Events
Find Events
Rename Codes
Replace in Comments
Edit Cell Content
Copy & paste
Re-arrange Data
Change character case
Create reports
Edit INTERACT files externally
Format external data
Identify DataSets and Groups
Define Meta-Variables
Assign Metadata
STRUCTURE Data Files
Merge Data Files
Structure Behavioral Events
File Structure Examples
Add Additional DataSet
Add Additional DataGroup
Re-arrange Groups, Sets and Events
Group Events per Code
Unite Events into one DataSet
Use DataSet Description as ID
Optimize Events
Merge Successive Events
Consolidate Overlapping Events
Consolidate Identical Intervals
Make Data Exhaustive
Make Data Exclusive
Extend Observations
Move & Combine codes
Fill Gaps with Data
Create Pre- and Post-Events
Observe Adjoining Intervalls
Statistics on Pre and Post Intervals
Merge Codes and Classes Virtually
Create Events based on Start - Stop codes
Pattern Segmentation
Clean up your Document
Manipulate Class Columns
Add a Class Column
Rename a Class
Add Duration Column
Duplicate a Class Column
Rearrange Class Columns
Delete a Class Column
Clear Class Content
Work with templates
Clear Codes or Events
Create a Template
Using Templates
ANALYSIS with INTERACT
DataSet-based Analysis
Data Selection - Codes and Classes
Data Selection - DataSets
Timeline Chart
Timeline Chart Details
Position your Video
Numerical values
Timeline Chart layout
Filters & Views
Zoom in on your data
Time-based Interval Selection
Code-based Interval Selection
Duration filter
Timeline Chart Settings
Visualization
Grid
Legend
Statistics
Statistics per Code
Statistics on DataSets
Code-based Interval Statistics
Statistics per Time-Interval
Order of Appearance
Statistics per Class and DataSet
Statistics on Metadata
Class Report
Numeric Scales Report
Gap Statistics
Statistics Time Format
Export Results
Pivot-Table in Excel
Visualization
Data Selection - DataSets
Pie Charts on Frequency and duration
Boxplot diagramm
Wordcloud on transcripts
Sankey Diagram for Squential Analysis
State-Space-Grid
SSG Data Visualization
Empty Codes
SSG Order of Codes
SSG Time Line Operations
SSG Measures
SSG Statistics
Lag Sequential Analysis
Frequencies expected by chance
Transition Probabilities
Transition Calculation
Z-Values
Z-Values Calculation
Accuracy of Calculation
Data Processing Tips
Lag Sequential Analysis versus Contingency Analysis
Contingency Analysis
Identify Joint Attention
Find Successions using Contingency analysis
Chains of Communication Setup
Identify chains
Time to Intervention
Find Overlapping Events
Trim on Code filter
Co-occurrence filter
Verify results
Save and re-use predefined filter
Pattern Segmentation
Latency Analysis
Pattern Segmentation
Identify Gaps
Synchronize Data for Comparison
TEXT Analysis
Import SRT and VTT files
Import ELAN Data
Import SALT Files
Export SALT Files
Reliability Checks
KAPPA - Inter-Rater-Reliability
Kappa parameters
Kappa Pair Finding Routine
Kappa Graph
Kappa Results
FAQ about Kappa Results
Export to SPSS
Kappa mathematics
Adjust Time Values
Drag & Drop Time Codes
Enter Time Values Manually
Insert a Date
Change Multiple Time Values
Align Time Information to Frames
Make Data Exhaustive
Make Data Exclusive
Check Start and End Times
Multimedia Time Adjustments
Adjust Multimedia Time value
Set new Multimedia Start Point
Synchronize Multiple Multimedia Files
Open Linked and Synced Multimedia files
Move DataSets Virtually in Time
Synchronize on Code
Shift to Zero
Concatenate DataSets
Manually define a DataSet Time Shift
Remove Virtual Time Shifts
Fixed DataSet Duration
Prevent Update of Time Borders
Adjust DataSet Time Borders
Update DataSet Time Borders
EXPORT Behavioral Data
Export Time Line Chart graphic
Export Results
Export to SPSS
Export Events to DataView
Interval-based Export
Export data per Code
Export data per Class
Export Statistics per Time-Interval
Export Code-based Interval Statistics
Interval granularity
Export values and settings
Cluster data export
Define the Minimal Duration of Behavior
Suppress wrongly given Codes
Interval Width Influences
Raw Data Export
Export Raw Coding Data
R script details
Export Transcript
Import external Data
Import VideoSyncPro Studio Marker
Import Mindware Event Data
Import VideoGraph data
Import ELAN Data
Import SALT Files
Import StudioCode Data
Import Noldus Observer Data
Format external data
Accepted Time Formats
Import Transcripts
VIDEO EDITING
Highlight Video Preparations
Create HighLight Video
Use INTERACT as a Video Editor
WorkFlow Editor
Create a Workflow
Workflow Properties
Save your Workflow
Install a Custom Workflow
Execute Workflow
Demo Workflows
MedSim Sequence Search
MedSim Team Performance
Mum-Child Co-occurrence and Contingency Analysis
Workflow Modules
Source Document Module
Destination Document Module
Search and Mark Data Module
Create Codes from Transcript
Replace Data Module
Sequence Search Module
Shift Time Values Module
Workflow Examples
Repetitive Contingencies
Python Integration
Add Python Module
Tips & tricks
Column Width Adjustment
Drag & drop files
Keyboard shortcuts
Sort Codes for analysis
Getting help
No License Found
Identify Serial Number
Make a screenshot
No Events Created on Key Stroke
Error: Undefined key
A logged Event does not Contain (all) Behavioral information
No Coding panel available
License key Related Errors
Cannot Safely Remove Stick
Cannot Activate my License
License Code related errors
Time Code Trouble
Time Related issues