Marchitan Irina, senior lecturer, MA Dep.Translation, Interpreting and Applied Linguistics

Before you begin:Choose a layout that displays all the fields you wish to add to the entry.

All fields are displayed

Multiterm Classic

Only source language and target language are displayed

1. Choose Add from the menu Edit, or press [F3]

MultiTerm switches to edit mode.

A new tab called New Entry 1 opens in the entry pane.

It contains an empty entry and the background is grey.

The entry structure reflects the termbase definition or those parts of it that are available according to the settings defined in the currently selected layout.

You cannot add entries which are longer than 255 characters.

Click the field label or press the [Enter] key to open the editing box and add field content. Press [Enter] or click the field label again to close the editing box when you have finished.

Press F2 to activate Edit Mode

To add new fields to the entry, select a parent field and right-click to display a list of subordinate fields.

You can add any of the fields on this list to the selected parent field. If there is no list, the selected field has no subordinate fields.

To delete a field, simply delete the field contents and save the entry.The field label is no longer visible after you save. Alternatively,select the field label and press [Delete].

NOTE - Deleting a field also deletes any fields that are subordinate to that field.

Press the tab key to jump from one field to the next, adding information as you go along.

When you have finished adding fields and field content, use the following commands to save or cancel saving the new entry: SAVE (F 12) or Cancel (Shift + Escape)

Select Cancel from the Entry menu, or right-click in the entry pane and select Cancel to cancel the new entry and to exit edit mode. Alternatively, press [Shift]+[Esc] to cancel.

As well as creating new termbase entries from scratch, you can create new termbase entries using the Add Copy command. This command allows you to create a copy of an existing entry and use this as the template for a new entry.

1. Locate and open the entry that you wish to use as the template for your new entry.

2. From the Entry menu, choose Add Copy. Alternatively, right-click in the entry pane and choose Add Copy from the shortcut menu, or use F 8 button.

3. MultiTerm creates a copy of the existing entry and opens it in edit mode. The new entry is an exact replica of the original entry except that MultiTerm has assigned a new entry number.

4. Edit the new entry as required and then save to confirm. The new entry is saved to the termbase and displayed in the entry pane.

It is possible to edit TDB by:- adding new fields, - editing the content of existing fields- attaching multimedia files- merging and deleting entries

Termbase entries are hierarchically structured and all fields are nested inside parent fields or the entry and index/term levels. You can add new fields to any field that is already defined as a parent field in the termbase definition.

To find out whether an existing field is a parent field or not, select the field label and right-click to display a list of subordinate fields.

You can add any of the fields on this list to the selected parent field. If there is no list, the selected field has no subordinate fields.

Select a field from the list and click to add it to your entry. Click the field label or press the [Enter] key to open the editing box and add field content. Press [Enter] or click the field label again to close the editing box when you have finished.

To cancel the addition of field content while the editing box is still open, press [Esc]. The editing box is closed and the field remains empty in the entry pane.

Deleting a field also deletes any fields that are subordinate to that field.

You cannot delete a field that is mandatory in the termbase definition.

Use the Merge command in MultiTerm to merge the content of two or more termbase entries.

Before you begin, use the Search for Duplicate Terms (Ctrl+D) command to identify duplicate terms in the termbase. This helps you to locate entries that you would like to merge.

1. Open each entry that you wish to merge in its own entry tab in the entry pane. Make sure that each entry is opened only once in the entry pane.If the same entry is opened twice, the merge feature is not available.

To open several entries press Ctrl + mouse click in the list of terms

2. Open the entry into which you would like to merge the other entries in the current entry tab.

3. From the Entry menu, choose Merge, or right click in the entry pane and select Merge or press F9.

4. MultiTerm asks you if you are sure you want to merge all open entries. Click Yes.

MultiTerm switches to edit mode and merges the content of all open entries into the entry that is visible in the current entry tab, also known as the master entry.

5. Edit the merged entry as required. 6. To confirm the merged entry, select Save from the Entry menu or press [F12]. MultiTerm saves the merged entry, returns to display mode and displays the merged entry in the current entry tab.

After the merging, the individual entries whose content was merged into the master entry still exist in their original state. You will of course keep the master entry, but it is recommended to delete the other individual entries to prevent duplication of content in the termbase.

To cancel a merger, select Cancel Edit from the Entry menu, or right-click in the entry and select Cancel Edit from the shortcut menu. The individual entries remain intact.

Use the Delete command to delete existing termbase entries.Before deleting an entry, choose a layout that displays all fields in the entry. A full layout will ensure that you avoid deleting hidden fields by mistake.

1. Locate and open the entry that you wish to delete in the entry pane.2. Select Delete from the Entry menu, or right-click on the entry pane and select Delete.

3. MultiTerm asks you if you are sure you want to delete the entry. Click Yes, and the entry is deleted from the termbase.

You can add multimedia files to termbase entries, provided that the termbase definition includes at least one field that has been defined as a multimedia field.

Within multimedia fields, MultiTerm supports a wide range of formats including simple graphic formats such as BMP, JPG, GIF, ICO, WMF, PNG and WMF, and more complex formats such as MP3 sound files and AVI videos.

1.Search the entry that requires a multimedia file. Click on the relevant term in the Hit List to open the corresponding entry in the entry pane. 2. Check the termbase definition to make sure that it includes at least one field that is defined as a multimedia field.

Multimedia fields have the field type Multimedia File.3.Choose a layout that displays multimedia files.This will make your multimedia files clearly visible in the entry pane.

1. Open the appropriate entry in the entry pane and select Edit from the Entry menu. 2. Select the parent field to which you wish to add a multimedia field and right-click to display a list of subordinate fields. Select the multimedia field.

3. Click on the Browse button. The Choose File dialog box opens.4. Locate the file you want to attach and click Open. The file name and path appear in the editing box.

5. Press [Enter] or click the field label again to close the editing box. 6. Select Save from the Entry menu. If the multimedia file is a graphic file, it appears directly in the entry, otherwise it opens and runs when you open the entry.

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