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Determination Annotations � Quick Use Guide

With MorphBank version 2.5, one can Add Annotations to Images. You must be Logged In to do this and select a Group. While browsing Images, click on the (Annotate) icon to annotate an Image. If you are browsing Specimens and would like to annotate an image or images associated with a Specimen, first click on the (Camera icon) for that Specimen. This will result in a screen showing all images (in Browse-Images) for that Specimen.

Click on the to annotate an individual image. If you wish to annotate all of these images, at the top of the page, click on the icon and then select "Copy to a new collection" and click on .

From the Top Menu bar, select Tools>Collection Manager. Here you can name the Collection you created and open it. In your collection you may Annotate an image or all the images or a subset. Again, click on the icon to Annotate a single image. Or if you wish to Annotate a group of images, place a check in the check box of each of those images and select "Annotate Checked Objects" from the Menu at the left of the screen.

There are 4 types of Annotations possible in MorphBank: General, Determination, Legacy and XML. Legacy Annotations are imported (not done on MorphBank); XML annotations will allow other types of data to be imported into Morphbank. General Annotations allow one to make comments about an image.

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Determination Annotations concern the Taxonomic Name and Rank assigned to an Image in MorphBank. If you have clicked on to annotate an individual image you need to choose the Type of Annotation from the drop-down. By default, you are in the Determination Annotation Window. At the top of this screen you see Image Record followed by a link to the image you wish to Annotate. Example: Image Record [89289-Viola palmata]. Clicking on the 89289 will open a Viewer screen where you can get a detailed look at the image you are annotating using zoom in/out and rotate.

Next, you will see any Related Annotations that currently exist for the Image. At least one annotation there shows the Taxonomic Name and Rank currently assigned to this Image in MorphBank.

The Determination Action drop-down menu has 4 choices:

1) Agree � choose name above                 [Agree with the current name]]
2) Disagree � choose name above              [Disagree with the current name]
3) Qualify lowest rank � choose name above   [Specify your level of certainty/uncertainty]
4) Give different name � choose name below   [Select a different name for Image]

Look at the Related Annotations section: Note the radio button just to the left of the Taxonomic Name. Click to fill that radio button if you wish to Agree with, Disagree with or Qualify one of the Related Annotations. In other words, if you are choosing 1, 2 or 3 above, use the radio button. If you wish to select a different Taxonomic Name for the image, Do Not click the radio button next to the currently assigned name. Instead you will will be choosing:
Determination Action: "Give different name-choose name below"
Then, you will need to Select the New Taxon from the Taxon Table. Click on the (check mark) to the right of the New Taxon field. This opens the Taxonomic Tree. Click your way down through this tree to the Taxonomic Concept you are looking for and it. It will then appear in the New Taxon field.
As you click down through the tree, if you cannot find the Taxonomic Name in the tree, please use the link. See the MorphBank Twiki at https://www.scs.fsu.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/NewTaxon for instructions on how to use the Add New Taxon form.

The Prefix and Suffix fields only appear if you are choosing to:

• 3) Qualify Lowest Rank-choose name above or
• 4) Give different name � choose name below

Prefix: choose from: None, Not, aff, cf, forsan, near, Of Lowest Rank, ?
Suffix: choose from: None, sensu lato, sensu stricto, Of Lowest Rank
Materials used in Id: select the choice which makes sense for your situation.
Source of Identification: this will default to your name.
Resources used in Identification: List here any Keys used, Journal References,...
Title: defaults to Determination but you may add to and edit this Title.
Comments: Whatever comments you feel are appropriate here about your annotation.
Image Label: Note the to the right of this field. Clicking on the will open an Image Viewer where you may place an Arrow to highlight a morphological feature. The x/y coordinates for the Arrow will be saved. You may enter text in this field to indicate the significance of the Arrow you've placed.
Date to Publish: default is 6 months from the day you are making your entry. If you wish your Determination to be visible to the public sooner, change the date accordingly.
Submit: click on Submit to complete the entry.

To View your Annotations go to Tools>Annotation Manager.

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