What are some tips for creating lists quickly and efficiently?
This lesson contains tips based on the experiences of the designer of Sona Vocabulary Assistant, Dr. Curtis Ford, who has created dozens of lists for his students and for his own study.
Enter target words and translations first.
Type in the basics of your list first, just the target words and translations.
Enter examples and notes next.
Remember that you can drag in text from other programs such as word processing documents or web browsers.
Add sounds and images when after entering text.
Organize your image and sound files by putting them in a folder named "media" in the same place where your word list is saved. That makes it easy to add sounds, images, or movies by dragging the files into the Edit List screen.
Link to segments of sound or movie files after all the words have been entered.
FrameChecker makes your workflow especially easy when your target words and definitions have already been entered in your list; by using keyboard shortcuts and letting FrameChecker auto-advance, you can link to segments for an entire list without lifting your hands from the keyboard.