How do I link to a segment of a sound or movie?

From the Menu screen choose File > Edit List.

The Edit list screen appears.

Choose FrameChecker > Open FrameChecker.

The FrameChecker utility lets you select the start and end points for a segment of a sound or movie file.
In this example, we'll link the example of usage to the segment of the sound file in which it occurs so that when the student clicks on the phrase, just that portion of the sound file is heard.

The FrameChecker window opens.

Before using FrameChecker you'll need to load a sound or movie.

Drag a sound or movie file onto the black box, or click "select a file."

1) You can also select a sound or movie file by clicking "select a file" and choosing a file in the dialog box that opens.

The file is now loaded into FrameChecker.

You see the name of the file in the black box, and a set of controls appears below.

You can drag the slider in the control bar to move around in the sound or movie.

1) When you move the slider (1) or pause the sound/movie, the current frame number appears in blue (2).

When you've found the beginning of the segment you want, click the 'segment start' button or press the 's' key.

1) When you click this button, playback starts, and the current frame is stored as the starting cue for the segment.

When you come to the end of the segment, click the 'end segment' button or press the 'e' key.

1) When you click here, playback pauses and the current frame is set as the end of the segment.

The start and end points for the segment are now set.

In this screenshot the starting cue is at frame 11098, and the ending cue is at frame 13273.

Click the "preview" button or press 'p' to preview the segment.

Previewing the segment lets you make sure you're satisfied with the start and end cues.

Adjust the start cue if necessary.

1) Click here, or press the right arrow key, to move the start cue forward in increments of about 1/3 of a second.
2) Click here, or press the left arrow key, to move the start cue backward in increments of about 1/3 of a second.

Adjust the end cue if necessary.

1) Click here, or press command-right arrow (Windows: control-right arrow), to move the end cue forward in increments of about 1/3 of a second.
2) Click here, or press command-left arrow (Windows: control-left arrow), to move the end cue backward in increments of about 1/3 of a second.

Paste the settings into the Edit List screen in Sona Vocabulary Assistant and continue to the next item.

1) Click or press command-1 (Windows: control-1) to paste the filename and cue points into the sound 1 field.
1) Click or press command-2 (Windows: control-2) to paste the filename and cue points into the example sound 1 field.
1) Click or press command-3 (Windows: control-3) to paste the filename and cue points into the example sound 2 field.
1) Click or press command-4 (Windows: control-4) to paste the filename and cue points into the notes sound field.
1) Click or press command-5 (Windows: control-5) to paste the filename and cue points into the movie field.

This will automatically advance you to the next item in the Edit List screen and return you to FrameChecker to set another pair of cue points.

It's worth learning the keyboard shortcuts!

With a little practice you can zip through your list, setting cue points without lifting your hands from the keyboard. This sequence of key presses will become second nature:
s - starts playback, sets start point
e - pauses playback, sets end point
p - previews segment
if necessary: right or left arrows - adjust starting point
if necessary: cmd + right or left arrows - adjust ending point (Windows; control + right or left arrow keys)
cmd + 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 - pastes information into Edit List, automatically advances to next item