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Creating and Connecting to a Phrase Library

To use a Library Phrase data source for your document, you must first create and then connect to a phrase library. The phrases in the library are then available to be used as data sources.

You can use Data Builder to create a phrase library as part of a Data Builder database and then use the Connect to a Library dialog in BarTender to access and connect to it. Or, you can use the Create a Phrase Library dialog in BarTender to create and automatically connect to a new library, which is then saved in a Data Builder database.

For more information about how to use Data Builder to create a database that includes a phrase library, refer to the Data Builder help system.

ClosedTo connect your document to an existing phrase library

  1. On the Data Sources pane of the Toolbox, right-click Libraries, and then click Connect to an Existing Library.

  2. In the Connect to a Library dialog, click Browse to browse to and open the Data Builder database that contains the phrase library that you want.

  3. In the Library list, select the library that you want, and then click Add to connect to the library.

ClosedTo connect your document to a new phrase library that you create

  1. On the Data Sources pane of the Toolbox, right-click Libraries, and then click Create a New Library.

  2. In the Create a Phrase Library dialog, specify a name for the library and the database that you want to add it to, and then click OK.

  3. Use the Edit Library dialog to add phrases to your library.

  4. Click OK. The Edit Library dialog closes, and your new phrase library appears under Libraries on the Data Sources pane of the Toolbox.

After you connect your document to a phrase library, the library is listed under Libraries on the Data Sources pane of the Toolbox. A phrase in the library can then be used as a data source. For more information, refer to Adding Phrases from a Library to a Document.