Glossary Entries

Glossary entries are a type of guidance called term definitions. You can create a term definition in the same way as other types of guidance in a content package.

If that content package is used in a configuration, all glossary elements contained in that package will be combined with terms contained in other packages of that configuration. The glossary that appears in the published site will include these terms merged together from all packages and sorted alphabetically.

You can preview the glossary in the configuration view under Guidance then Term Definitions.

When a content package is removed from a configuration, all term definition elements in that package are removed from the configuration, and therefore they no longer appear in the configuration view.

The Include glossary page option in the publication wizard is selected by default, which means all term definitions in the configuration will normally be provided in the glossary used in the published site. If this option is deselected before publishing, the published site will not provide this feature.

How to Create a Glossary Entry

  1. Right-click on a Guidance element guidance element icon and select New. In the sub-menu, select term definition icon Term Definition. The Guidance editor panel will appear.

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  2. The new term will be named "new_term_definition" by default. Replace this text with the correct name of the term you are adding, and enter the definition of this term in the Main description field.

How to Modify a Glossary Entry

  1. Right-click on an existing term definition element term definition element icon and select Edit from the sub-menu. The Term Definition editor will appear.

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    Note: Double-clicking on the icon for an element is a quicker way to launch the appropriate editor for that type of element.

     

  2. You can make changes to the term definition or attach additional guidance.

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  3. To save your changes and exit, use the File menu in the main toolbar and select Save, or simply close the guidance editor window.

How to Delete a Glossary Entry

Note: Glossary entries must be deleted from the library view. They can not be deleted from the configuration view.

  1. Right-click on an existing term definition element glossary element icon and select Delete from the sub-menu. The Confirm Deletion dialog box will appear.

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  2. Confirm your choice by clicking OK.