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<h2>Creating a New Taxonomic Classification with Reference Details</h2>
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<p>When using the Taxonomic Editor for the first time, you will need to
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	create a new Classification. This will create a root within the
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	Classification panel to which all following taxa records will be
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	anchored. You can create a new Classification via the <strong>General</strong> menu:</p>
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	<li>Click the <strong>General</strong> menu in the <strong>Toolbar</strong> > move the mouse to the <strong>New</strong>
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		option; a drop-down menu will appear > Click the <strong>Classification</strong> option:
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		<p><img src="" alt="" /></p>
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		<p>Alternatively, you can access the New > Classification menu by clicking the right
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		mouse button with the mouse arrow pointing within the Taxon Navigator
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		panel.</p>
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	<li>Enter a label for the Classification. This could be the name of a
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		project or publication, for example:
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		<p><img src="" alt="" /></p>
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		<p>You may enter reference details if you wish:</p>
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	<li>Click the <strong>Browse</strong> button to the right of the Reference field:
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		<p><img src="" alt="" /></p>
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		<p>A new pop-up box entitled <strong>"Choose a reference"</strong> will appear. The cursor
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		will appear in the search box by default. You can search here for a
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		reference that you already have within your database:</p>
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	<li>Type in the title of the reference; as you type, matching references
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		from within your database will be filtered and shown in the </strong>“Matching
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		items”</strong> box beneath the search box:
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		<p>If you are creating a new database or do not have the required reference
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		already input, you can choose to create a new reference by clicking
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		the text at the bottom of the “Choose a reference” box:</p>
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	</li>
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	<li>The </strong>“Create reference”</strong> pop-up box will appear:
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		<p>Choose a reference type from the drop-down menu:</p>
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	<li>Click on the arrow to the right of the Reference Type field; a
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		drop-down list will appear:
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	<li>Scroll down the list; there are several methods for doing this:
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		<ul>
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			<li>Use the mouse wheel if you have one;</li>
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			<li>Click and drag the position icon at the right hand side of the rop-down list;</li>
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			<li>Click the up and down arrows at the right hand side of the drop-down
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		list.</li>
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	</li>
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	<li>Click the desired reference type; the drop-down list will close.
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		<p>Alternatively to 6 and 7 above, type the first letter of the reference
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		type you wish to select whilst the reference type field is
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		highlighted. Matching options will be shown each time you press the
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		initial letter. Continue until the desired option is shown in the
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		reference type field.</p>
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	<li>Enter the title of the reference in the title field.</li>
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	<li>To enter Author details click on browse existing.
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		<p><img src="" alt="" /></p>
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	<li>The <strong>“choose team”</strong> pop up box will appear. The cursor will appear in
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		the search box by default. You can search for an author or team of
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		authors that you already have within your database:
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	<li>Type in the name of the Author; as you type, matching authors from
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		within your database will be filtered down and shown in the <strong>“matching
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		items”</strong> box beneath the search box.
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		<p>If you are creating a new database or do not have the required author
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		already input, you can choose to create a new author by clicking on
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		the text at the bottom of the <strong>“Choose Team”</strong> box.</p>
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	<li>The “New Entity” pop-up box will appear
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	<li>Click on the + sign to add team member. A” person” field will then
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		appear.
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	<li>Click on the edit button
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	<li>A ‘new entity’ free text box will pop-up. To enter a person (author)
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		click on the edit button. The fields will become white and can now be
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		edited.
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	<li>Enter author name and click on edit.
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	<li>Click finish.
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	<li>The name will then automatically appear in the Choose a person pop-up
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		box.
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	<li>Select OK.
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	<li>Click finish on new entity pop-up box. Or if there are multiple
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		authors repeat steps 14 to 21 to add additional people.
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	<li>Click OK in Choose Team pop-up box
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	<li>The author will now appear in the reference box.
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	<li>Complete the rest of the free text boxes. Depending on the reference
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		type there may be other fields which need to be filled from the
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		database. The process will be the same as outlined above.
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	<li>Select Finish.
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	<li>Select OK in “Choose a Reference” pop-up box.
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	<li>Click finish in New Classification pop-up
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	<li>The name of your new Classification will appear in the Taxon
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		Navigator panel:
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<p>It is possible to have more than one Classification in your database.
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	Simply create a new Classification using the method above. The
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	classification will be listed in the Taxon Navigator panel
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	simultaneously. Also note that the classification names are displayed
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	in a lighter colour than the actual taxa names. You can use the arrows
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	to the left of the taxonomic tree labels and the taxon nodes to show or
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	hide the child taxon/taxa that are attached to that tree or taxon:</p>
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