Menus

Interaction with netXtract is based on right-clicking, then selecting from the pop-menu that is displayed. These menus are context-sensitive, so we invite you to start right-clicking around and experimenting.
This section will explain the purpose of various pop-up menus and what they do, with links to more detailed explanations.

Index tab menus
When you right click in the netXtract Index tab:

• if you have right-clicked on a word, the menus available are:
  
  • Show context(s): Toggles to the Context tab, which will display all the contexts of that word in the current Web document. See finding all contexts of a word.
  • Add to: Allows you to quickly add the word to a custom dictionary of your choice. See working with dictionaries.
  • Ignore: Allows you to quickly add the word to the "Ignored words" built-in dictionary, so that this word will not be displayed in the index of ANY document. See working with dictionaries.
  • Search KBase: Allows you to quickly search your personal Knowledge Base for entries containing that word. See finding entries in the Knowledge Base related to a specific word.
  • Search WWW: Submits the word to a search engine of your choice. The search results will be displayed in the Internet Explorer main window.
  In addition to these, you will have the menus described below, under the Common menus section.

• if you are not on a word, the menus are:
  • Use dictionary: allows you to filter the index through a custom dictionary. See working with dictionaries.
  In addition to this, you will have the menus described below, under the Common menus section.

Context tab menus
When you right click on a context in the Context tab, you are presented with the following menus:

• Show this context: Takes you to the location of that context in the current document. The document is scrolled and the text hightlighted. See going to a particular context of a word.
• Save to KBase...: Allows you to save that context (text and keyword) to your personal Knowledge Base. See saving a context to the Knowledge Base.
• Search KBase: Allows you to quickly search your personal Knowledge Base for entries containing that word. See finding entries in the Knowledge Base related to a specific word.
• Search WWW: Submits the word to a search engine of your choice. The search results will be displayed in the Internet Explorer main window.

Common menus
When you right click anywhere on the netXtract bar you will get the following menu items.

• Dictionaries...: Opens the Dictionaries window, where you can manage the netXtract dictionaries. See working with dictionaries.
• Preferences...: Opens the Preferences window, where you can set your netXtract personal preferences: color scheme, start-up options, etc. See customizing netXtract.
• Open KBase...: Opens the Knowledge Base Manager program, where you can retrieve your saved Knowledge Base entries. See opening KBase Manager.
• Help: Opens the main entry point in the netXtract help files, in the main IE window. (same as clicking the small question mark in the netXtract title bar).
• Close: Closes the netXtract bar (same as clicking the small button marked X in the netXtract title bar).