Removing terms from glossaries

To remove a term from the Glossary Designer:

  1. Click the Glossary tab.

  2. From the list of terms, select the one to delete.

  3. Click Delete . The term and its corresponding definition are removed from the glossary.

 

Notes:

  • If any topics use a term as an expanding glossary hotspot and you remove the term from the glossary, the expanding glossary hotspot remains in the topic. You can remove them by editing the topic in the WYSIWYG Editor (see Removing expanding glossary hotspots from topics) or by using the Smart Glossary Wizard.

  • If you rename a term in the Glossary Designer and have already transformed the term into expanding glossary hotspots in your topics, the term will not update in your topics. For example: if your glossary contains the term Test and you rename it to Testing, any expanding glossary hotspots you created for the term Test (either manually or using the Smart Glossary Wizard) will still exist in your topics. You can remove the expanding glossary hotspots for Test from your topics manually. Then, you can add expanding glossary hotspots for the new term, Testing, either manually or by using the Smart Glossary Wizard.