Managing Defined Terms

You can use a variety of techniques to manage defined terms.

  • Go to where a defined term is defined by using the Defined Terms menu at the top of the Turner window. Or, click the Link button at the top of the Turner window, and then click a use of a defined term in your document. You can also hold down the Option key while you click a use of a defined term in your document. See Navigation Tools to learn more.

  • View a list of the defined terms contained and used in part of your document in the Related Items Navigator. To learn more, see The Related Items Navigator.

  • View a table of defined terms and the number of times each defined term is used in the Defined Terms Navigator. To learn more, see Finding Defined Terms.

  • Find every use of a defined term by using defined term tokens in the Find & Replace pane; see Finding Uses of Defined Terms to learn how.

  • Check for capitalized words and phrases that are not uses of a defined term and other drafting errors related to defined terms by using the Proofreader; see Checking for Drafting Errors to learn more about the Proofreader.

  • List defined terms alphabetically with their definitions in a definitions list; see Using a Definitions List to learn how.

  • Format the appearance of defined terms by using the Defined Terms controls in the Document inspector; see Formatting Overall Text Appearance to learn more.

  • Include an index of defined terms after the table of contents when you print or export; see Including a Table of Contents to learn more.