FieldNotes - Help Library

This section provides detailed information about software form and functionality; workmodes, tool options and in particular the input fields in forms and dialogs. The relevant help pages may be referenced directly from any form or dialog using the Help button.

Accessing Help Pages

Help pages can be viewed
from within FieldNotes using
the menu.

The Help topics are split into four sections (Software Overview, Licensing Forms, Data Entry Forms and Classification Systems).

1. Software Overview and Tool Descriptions

FieldNotes - Interface:

1.1 FieldNotes overview

Finding your way around - menus, buttons and modes

FieldNotes - Work modes:

1.2 Session mode	Viewing logged actions, with associated warnings or errors
1.3 Data mode	Reviewing your observations and records, sorting and filtering records
1.4 Map mode	Creating maps, adding and filtering data-sets
1.5 'Level-of-detail'	Choosing the best format for your recording activities

FieldNotes - Tools:

1.6 The Calendar	Using the Calendar Tool for data entry
1.7 The 'Picture Panel'	A brief summary of FieldNotes imaging functions

2. Licensing Forms

2.1 'Licence details' form	Viewing details of your current licence
2.2 'Licence renewal' form	Extending the duration of your licence
2.3 'Licence history' form	Summary information for your previous licences

3. Data-entry Forms

3.1 'Observation' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Wildlife Observations
3.2 'Survey' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Survey information
3.3 'Sites' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Site information
3.3a 'Site detail' forms 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Additional Site information - Physical description
3.3b 'Site Geology' form 'Advanced'	Detailed Site information - Rock description
3.3c 'Site Soil' form 'Advanced'	Detailed Site information - Soil description
3.3d 'Site Vegetation' form 'Advanced'	Detailed Site information - Vegetation description
3.3e 'Site Freshwater' form 'Advanced'	Detailed Site information - Inland waterbodies description
3.3g 'Site Artifacts' form 'Advanced'	Detailed Site information - Landscape Artifacts description
3.4 'Locality' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Locality information
3.5 'Contact' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Contact information
3.6 'Recorder' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Recorder information
3.7 'Organisation' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Organisation and Association details
3.8 'Checklist' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating a Checklist
3.9 'Bibliography' forms 'Quick' 'Standard' 'Advanced'	Adding / updating Document information

4. Classification Systems

4.1 Species database	Search for species information (by name).
4.2 Taxon database	Search for species information (using taxonomic relationships).

4.3 Geology classification scheme	Explore rock types and their geological relationships.
4.4 Soil classification scheme	Explore soil types and their associations.
4.5 Vegetation classification scheme	Explore vegetation community types and their relationships.
4.6 Freshwater classification scheme	Explore the classification scheme for inland waterbodies.
4.7 Artifacts classification scheme	Explore the Landscape Artifacts classification scheme.

4.8 Vice counties system	Examine the association between Vice Counties and Local Recording Centres.

4.9 Priority Species list	Contemplate the list of UK species considered to be most threatened and requiring conservation action.
4.10 Priority Habitats list	Contemplate the list of UK habitats considered to be most threatened and requiring conservation action.

Notes

FieldNotes Help pages are intended to provide information about software functionality.

If you need information about specific procedures (measurement protocols, sampling strategies, classification systems, etc), or commonly-encountered issues, please refer to the FieldNotes Answers, Information and Resources compilation.

If you need guidance on specific tasks, please refer to the FieldNotes Tutorials.