Definitions

There are three (3) steps for adding Definitions to paragraphs. The steps include:

• create a Definition Document
• Add a Definition to the Definition Document
• use a Definition XRef configuration to add a Definition to a paragraph

The Definition Document adopts the Definition Document Type.

The Definition Document Type is usually set up by the tekAuthor Administrator in collaboration with the Document Authors. Refer to Document Types for more information.

The heading (usually the Definition term) that is created in Definition Document is what gets displayed in the paragraph where the Definition is inserted. There may be a need to alter the display-text in the paragraph from what is represented by the heading.

For example, a term may be created in the Definitions Document with the heading “Water Agency”. When the term is added to a paragraph the display-text will appear as “Water Agency”. A Varied Definition can be added using the same Definition for “Water Agency” but with “Agency’s” as the display-text. tekAuthor has a mechanism to achieve this and is shown in the Add a Varied Definition to a paragraph video in this knowledge base.