3.5. Create a glossary

There are several methods for creating a glossary.

Procedure 18. Creation in the Calenco interface

  1. Click on Create.

  2. Give a title to the glossary.

  3. Choose the glossary element in Type Reusable Content:

  4. Click on Create: the content editor opens the created glossary in a new tab.

Procedure 19. Creation in an existing document

  1. Open the document.

  2. Click on the Structure → Glossary menu.

  3. Add the glossary element.

Procedure 20. Creation of an automatic and filtered glossary

  1. Open the document.

  2. Click on the Structure → Glossary menu.

  3. Add the empty glossary element.

  4. In the Attributes → role menu (in the left area of the editor) place “auto”.

  5. Retrieve the url link of the glossary created beforehand, modify it by deleting a part:

  6. Place the link in the glossary.collection publication parameter (Publish a glossary).

    Glossary terms that are not cited in the document are not published.

3.5.1. Edit a glossary

The glossary consists of entry elements.

On creation, the input element is composed of the elements: term, definition.

It is possible to add other optional elements. These items are found in the Tools → Insert Item menu (To customize).

[Tip]

The description of the elements is available in the DocBook guide.

Using the term element for words or groups of words in the text of the document allows reference to glossary entries.

  1. Select the text to set as a term.

  2. Click on the Content → Term menu.

    [Note]

    Content defined as term appears in italics in the publication.

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3.4.3. Publish a bibliography 
 3.5.2. Reuse a glossary