Remove coding

If you change your mind about something you have coded, you can uncode it. This can be done either from the reference—the data file with the coded content (or an entire coded file)—or from the code.

Uncode content from a data file

To remove coding from selected content within a data file:

  1. Open the file in the Detail View and click in it to give it the focus. In the Detail View toolbar, turn on the appropriate Highlight and/or Coding Stripes option , to show coded content.
  2. Select the content you want to uncode.
  3. In the ribbon, click Uncode.
    If it is there, click the code you want to remove in Recent Codes or Cases—otherwise, click From Existing Codes or Cases in the Uncode Selection section of the menu to select the code or codes you want to remove.

Uncode a file from the file

To remove coding from a file that has been coded in its entirety:

  1. Select the file in List View.
  2. On the Home tab click Uncode.
    If it is there, click the code you want to remove in Recent Codes or Cases—otherwise, click From Existing Codes or Cases in the Uncode Files section of the menu to select the code or codes you want to remove.

Remove a reference or part of a reference from a code

  1. Open the code.
  2. Select the content you want to remove from the code.
  3. On the Home tab, click Uncode, then From this Code or Case in the Uncode Selection section of the menu.

  1. On the Home tab, in the Uncode menu, click Uncode Intersecting Content.
    The Select source project items dialog box opens.

  2. Optionally refine code removal so it only applies to coding that you did—Current User—or that selected users did. Otherwise, leave at All Users.

  3. Click OK.
    Content coded to both code 1 and code 2 or code 3 has the coding to code 1 removed.
    (In the example, content coded to both Alternative energy and Wind power, or Alternative energy and Solar power, has the coding to Alternative energy removed. Content coded to Alternative energy that is not also coded to Wind power or Solar power is not affected.)

Remove coding using coding stripes

When coding stripes are displayed for an item in the Detail View, you can uncode from the coding stripes.

  1. Open the item.
  2. Turn on coding stripes—in the View menu click Coding Stripes, and then select a coding stripe option.
  3. Select the stripe for the reference you want to uncode and open the context menu—click Uncode.