# The Corpus Tab

This is the first tab you are presented with when you start QWICK. On this tab you select the corpora which will form your working corpus, and against which any subsequent queries will be run. You can return to this tab at any point to add or remove corpora from your working corpus.

## The Display

The Corpus Tab consists of three sections.

### The Available Corpora

On the left hand side of the tab is a list of all corpora available. You can select a corpus by clicking the checkbox next to it, or click again to deselect it. Your working corpus is made up of all selected corpora.

> The only corpora currently available to you are the ones on this CD. There is a further utility under development which will enable you to add your own corpora to the list of available corpora for Qwick. For further information please have a look at the website.

### Corpus Description

This panel shows any information that is available for the last corpus you selected.

### Working Corpus Information

This panel shows the total number of words that your working corpus currently consists of.

## The Actions

Before you can move on to the next tab you need a working corpus. You have two ways to create this:

- create a new working corpus by selecting from those available
- load a working corpus that you saved on a previous occasion by clicking the load button on the toolbar.

If you want to save your working corpus you can click on the save button on the toolbar. When you are satisfied with your working corpus click on the concordance tab to move on to the next stage.

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