Creating layouts

A layout specifies how entries are displayed in the Terms view in MultiTerm Desktop. A layout determines which fields are displayed for each entry and in what order, as well as what kind of formatting is applied to field labels, field content and cross-reference or hyperlink text.

About this task

There are five default layouts available for each termbase which are stored in the Public Objects tree of each termbase:
  • Flags Layout - It displays all fields except for system and history fields.
  • Full Layout - It displays all fields including system and history fields.
  • Languages only - It displays only descriptive fields at entry level, only language fields at language level, and only terminology fields at term level.
  • Source/Target - It displays only descriptive fields at entry level, only the source and target language fields at language level, and only the source and target terminology fields at term level.
  • MultiTerm Classic - It displays the entry as the default MultiTerm 5 layout.
  • Default Layout - It displays all fields except for system and history fields just like the Flags Layout, but has an improved user experience for managing terminology.

Procedure

  1. Go to File > Open Termbase from the Ribbon.
    • Server termbases: Select Servers to set up the available servers, and Login to connect to a specific server. Select for each termbase you want to open, and select OK.
    • Local termbases: Select Browse to open a *.sdltb file. Select for each termbase you want to open, and select OK.
  2. In the Server tree, expand the termbase to which you want to add the new layout. Expand the appropriate access level (Public, Roles, Users) for the new layout.
  3. Select Layouts and select Add/Create from the Ribbon.
  4. Select Next.
  5. Enter a name and description for your layout.
  6. Select Next.
  7. On the General Properties page:
    1. Choose a background color and/or image, if required.
    2. Choose whether you want to append copyright information. Copyright information is defined in the termbase definition, but you can make edits to the way the information is formatted here. Select Append copyright information to open the Font page.
    3. Choose whether to display language flags alongside each language.
    4. Choose Field label modification if you want to modify the field labels that will appear in your termbase.
  8. Select Next.
  9. If you select Field label modification on the General Properties page, proceed to the Modify Field Labels page, which allows you to rename any field labels:
    1. Select a field from the Available fields list.
    2. Select the corresponding field in the Field labels list and edit the label as required. You can also press [F2] to edit the field label.
  10. Select Next.
  11. Proceed to the Field Display page, which allows you to specify which fields will appear in the MultiTerm client entry pane and in what order. It also allows you to define field display and formatting properties.
    1. Use the tree in the Entry structure box to design your new layout. The tree allows you to map fields from the termbase definition onto the layout.
    2. Choose if you want each field to display as an expanded or collapsed structure in the MultiTerm component entry pane. The expanded structure shows both the field label and its contents, as well as any nested fields. The collapsed structure shows the field label but, by default, hides the field content and any nested fields.
    3. To add a new field to the layout, select the parent level or field in the Entry structure box and right-click to display the list of subordinate fields that you defined in the termbase definition. You can add any of the fields on this list to the selected level or parent field. If there is no list, the selected field has no subordinate fields.
    4. Choose a character from the Field separator drop-down list if you want to add one after the field label.
    5. Use Change to define the appropriate display and formatting properties at field label and field content level. On the Settings page, you can define properties at language level under Structure, and at term level under Appearance.
    6. To replicate changes that you have made from one language to another, choose Copy settings to copy and paste the layout.
    7. At any stage, you can use the Preview button to display an entry pane preview of your new layout.
  12. Select Next.
  13. Select Finish.