To start editing a new layout, go to DICTIONARY > CONFIGURE > FORMATING By deafult, the layout only includes the element which is configured as the element containing the headword (DICTIONARY > CONFIGURE > HEADWORD LIST). The preview only shows the headword.  Start by one of these actions:

  • Add more elements by selecting them from the list. Only child elements can be inserted.
  • Insert an empty container by clicking the plus. This allows any element to be inserted, not only child elements.
  • Switch between vertical ⇅ and horizontal ⇄ organization of the entry.

Option 1

Clicking pos will create an entry group with two elements: entry and pos. They are organized vertically. The preview shows the entry and pos under it. Click ⇅ to change it to horizontal.

Option 2

Clicking the plus will insert an empty container. The preview is empty because no elements are present in the layout. Any element from ELEMENTS can be dragged and dropped into the container.

To add additional elements, select them from the dropdown list or insert a new container. To insert a new container, hover your mouse above, between or below elements and click the plus sign. (If the container or group are organized horizontally, you can only add new containers to the left, between or right of each element.)

adding a container into another container or group organized vertically

adding a container into another container or group organized horizontally

After creating a new container, drag an element from ELEMENTS into the container. If the element has child elements, a drop-down menu will appear for inserting the child elements.

Example

In the vertically organized entry, insert a container below pos and drag definition into the container. The preview shows the final entry. (Some basic styling was used for clarity.)

The entry shows two definitions because the entry data contain two definitions. Even if the element appears only once in the layout design, it will  always display all its values found in the entry data.