Question about Flare dictionary

[ccardimon]

Does the "Add to" function of the dictionary function on a project-by-project basis, or across all projects within Flare?

[Nita Beck]

Hey Craig...

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's on a project basis.

[ccardimon]

That's the feeling I'm getting, too. Thank you, Nita.

[LarsLyhne]

I am getting pretty tired of the dictionary - maybe because I don't realize just how clever it was devised.

• Can I point to it from all my projects?
  Can I import it from somwhere?

I have loads of words (product names and special company words) that I have to "add to dictionary" all the time. It would be nice with a somewhat smarter solution.

Regards

[ChoccieMuffin]

The dictionary file lives in Projects\Advanced.

[Nita Beck]

• Can I point to it from all my projects?
  Can I import it from somwhere?

I would guess that you could have a "master" dictionary stored someplace and then with Flare's External Resources feature, you can add the dictionary to a project. Now, it'll be a local copy of the dictionary, but you can set up the mapping to sync with the "master". If you make a change to the "local" dictionary, the "master" dictionary will be updated, too. Caveat: This is in theory. I've never tried this, but I'm pretty sure it would work.

Alternatively, you can have a "master" dictionary in a global project that you import into your local projects. The advantage is that all local projects will have the same dictionary. The disadvantage is that if you need to add terms to the dictionary, you'd have to do so in the global project not the local projects, and that's not terribly convenient.

HTH

[NorthEast]

• Can I point to it from all my projects?
  Can I import it from somwhere?

Yes, there are two main ways to import files; see the help links below:
- project import (also called global project linking)
- external resources