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Applying layouts to termbase entries

In the Terms view, layouts control the display of termbase entries in the Entry pane.

About this task

The default layouts are available for use immediately after creating and populating a new termbase.

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. Select the Terms view.
  3. Select a layout from the drop-down, on the Display toolbar, to be applied to the displayed termbase entries.
  4. A layout may specify that the content of a particular field or structure (a parent field and any subordinate fields) is hidden by default. To show/hide field content and any nested fields, select the field label in the entry pane and select once.
  5. You cannot edit the default layouts directly, but you can save each one to the file system and reload under a different name using the Save As and Load commands. In this way, you can use any of the default layouts as a template to define your own layout.