1. Open ELAN.
2. If it is the first time you are using ELAN, start by changing some of the program preferences. Select Edit → Preferences → Edit preferences → Editing. Click on all the options, then select Apply:
3. Click File → New. Find your audio or video file. Click on the arrow to it to your ELAN file, then ok. A window will open like the one below:
4. Save the ELAN (.eaf) file in the same place as your audio or video file.
5. Experiment with the buttons you have on the screen. What are they for?
6. Listen to/watch the audio/video. When you come to a fragment that could be interesting to transcribe later, select it by clicking your mouse and dragging it along the lower part of the screen. The part selected will be blue.
7. Click Annotation → New annotation here (alt+n). A box will open that we can write in. Take notes that will be useful later on to help you find the fragment and remember why you found it interesting during this first analysis.
8. Click enter and the comment will be saved.
9. Once you are done with this first analysis, you can export it, for example as a spreadsheet (e.g. Microsoft Excel) that will be useful as a data base. Select File → Export as → Tab-delimited text. The Output options that appear by default are fine. Click Ok and a .txt document will be created in the place indicated (this should be the same place as the .eaf, audio and video files).
10. Find your .txt file and open it with a spreadsheet program (e.g. Microsoft Excel). A document similar to the one below will be created.
