Glossaries are common in technical material and online material is no exception. You can create a topic for use as a glossary, but a glossary tab is a better approach. Learn the benefits of using a glossary tab, how to create one, and different ways in which to present definitions.
- [Voiceover] In this video, you'll learn how…to create a glossary tab.…You can create a glossary topic, or an…actual glossary tab, that displays…next to the table of contents, index and search tabs.…So the tab approach offers some…significant benefits, mainly greater visibility.…If this is my output, and this is…using a format called the tripane window,…which we will discuss later,…but this is where the topic content goes.…
And over here you've got your table of contents tab,…you've got your index tab if you want one,…your search tab, and your glossary tab.…So this way the glossary's always visible,…and for that reason a lot of people like this approach.…So the tab method, which we're going to do,…offers two ways to display definitions…depending on whether those definitions contain…one paragraph of text and that's all,…or multiple paragraphs of text,…plus tables, lists, images, links, formatting and more.…
So in Flare, I'm going to go to the project…organizer pane, and I have this glossaries tab here.…Now there is a pre-defined glossary,…
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Released
7/11/2016- Creating content using topics
- Adding and managing topics
- Importing files
- Inserting graphics
- Creating a table of contents, glossary, and cross-references
- Adding hyperlinks
- Formatting documents with stylesheets
- Creating master pages
- Single sourcing content
- Using variables and snippets
- Generating output
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome48s
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Project-based challenges2m 12s
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1. Basic Concepts
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What is Flare?1m 42s
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Flare's interface6m 30s
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2. Creating Content Using Topics
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Topic concepts3m 55s
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Basic topic tasks4m 59s
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Managing existing topics3m 23s
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Importing HTML files4m 1s
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Inserting graphic objects3m 40s
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3. Navigation
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TOC concepts3m 46s
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Basic TOC creation4m 55s
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Creating online glossaries6m 29s
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Hyperlinks3m 13s
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Cross-references5m 58s
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4. Add Formatting
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CSS concepts4m 48s
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CSS creation5m 50s
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CSS application1m 57s
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CSS modification4m 46s
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Table stylesheets7m 30s
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Skin concepts2m 14s
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Tripane skin creation3m 40s
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Topnav skin creation2m 34s
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5. Single Sourcing
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Single-sourcing definitions2m 55s
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Variable concepts6m 24s
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Snippet concepts6m 30s
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6. Understanding Outputs vs. Targets
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Outputs vs. targets4m 56s
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Generating output4m 57s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 42s
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