For the analysis of speaker-time and such, INTERACT requires at least a Code per Speaker in the Class columns of the data file. Again there are multiple ways of doing that.
 | Add Speaker code while transcribing - When you add a list of potential speakers to your code definition file, you can tag each event with the appropriate speaker ID before or after entering your transcription. Create a Code Definitions file like this, holding IDs for all your speakers:  |
▪After entering your comment/transcription, select the person who spoke.
TIP: Use the Speaker NONE to label silences. This ensures a continues coding rythm.
| Add Speaker Code in a second pass - You can add a speaker Code to each 'transcription'-Event in a second pass, using the coding Mode Refine Events. |
| Enter Speaker ID in Transcription - For those who are used to other text-based transcription programs, adding the speaker-ID into the transcription text might also be an option. It means you need to type the full speaker ID again and again, which is not the INTERACT way, but if you label these entries with a hash-tag #, the IDs can be turned into Codes with a single command after your coding session: |
▪Enter a #+ID followed by a SPACE and than the actual comment:
The Turn words into Codes routine will create a speaker Code 'Tom' from this data.