Delete a Glossary Term


After completing this topic, you will be able to delete a glossary term and update glossary links.


Steps:

  1. Delete the "file" glossary term.

    Step 1

  2. Select the row for the "file" glossary term to be deleted.

     

    To select the entire row, click the selection box to the left of the "file" glossary term.

    Step 2

  3. Delete the selected glossary term.

     

    Click the Edit menu.

    Step 3

  4. Click the Delete command.

    Step 4

  5. The "file" glossary term is deleted from the WordPad Terms glossary.

    Step 5

  6. Save the changes made to the glossary using the toolbar button.

     

    Click the Save button.

    Step 6

  7. Because you have changed the glossary, you should update the glossary links.

     

    Click the Edit menu.

    Step 7

  8. Click the Update Glossary Links command.

    Step 8

  9. View the activity log for the Glossary Update.

     

    Click the View activity log link.

    Step 9

  10. Close the activity log.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 10

  11. Click the OK button.

    Step 11

  12. Switch to the WordPad Training outline.

     

    Click the WordPad Training tab.

    Step 12

  13. Notice the change to the text "file" in the Concept pane. The glossary link is removed for the deleted term.

    Step 13

  14. Switch to the WordPad Terms glossary.

     

    Click the WordPad Terms glossary tab.

    Step 14

  15. Undo the glossary deletion using the toolbar button.

     

    Click the Undo button.

    Step 15

  16. Close the WordPad Terms glossary.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 16

  17. Because you changed the glossary, you are prompted if you want to save the glossary and update the links or just save the glossary without updating the links.

    Step 17

  18. Save the changes made to the glossary and update the glossary links.

     

    Click the Save the glossary and update the links option.

    Step 18

  19. Click the OK button.

    Step 19

  20. Click the OK button to confirm the update.

    Step 20

  21. The glossary link appears again for the term "file" in the Concept pane.

    Step 21

After completing this topic, you are able to delete a glossary term and update glossary links.

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