How to add a graphic

While in the Dictionaries Expert, click the Graphic Tab to activate it.

2 Click the Add button.

The File Open dialog box appears.

!Use the controls in the File Open dialog box to highlight a graphic image file, and click OK to add it to your dictionary.

Dictionaries support the Windows bitmap (.BMP), PC Paintbrush (.PCX), Tiff (.TIF), and TARGA (.TGA) graphic formats. The image file appears in the list box of the Graphic Tab.

You may now want to change the alias name, update the location, or delete a graphic. Simply highlight the desired graphic and click the appropriate button for your needs.

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4 Highlight the desired				5 Click the Alias button
graphic	in this list box.			to change the name.

Or, click Delete to delete the graphic from the list.

Or, click the Location button to change the location.

●If you clicked the Alias button, the Set Graphic Alias dialog box appears.

6 Type a new name for the graphic in this text box and click OK when finished.

●If you clicked the Location button to set the new location of the image, the Choose New Location dialog box appears. Use this dialog box to find the new name and/or location of the graphic file.

How to create sample data for users to browse

The Sample Data Tab in the Dictionaries Expert lets you create a set of custom sample data that appears to users when they browse field data. The data they see may or may not reflect actual data in the database, depending on the sample data you design.

While in the Dictionaries Expert, click the Sample Data Tab to activate it.

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2 Highlight a field that you want				3 Click the			The field values will
to make browseable		from this list.		Collect button.			appear in this list.

If the data has changed, click the Refresh button to retrieve a list of the new data.

To edit a highlighted value from this list, click the Edit button.

To delete a highlighted field value from the list above, click the Delete button.

If you clicked the Edit button, the Edit Value dialog box appears.

Enter the new value in this text box and click OK when finished.

The new value will appear in the Browsed data list box.

NOTE: Deleting and editing values in the Browsed data list box of

the Sample Data Tab does not change the database file. It only changes the list of values that appears to a user whenever the Browse and Paste dialog box is opened. This allows you to customize the look of the data when users browse data, without actually changing the data that is reported on.

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How to edit an existing dictionary

Click the OPEN button on the standard toolbar. The File Open dialog box appears.

Use the Drives, Directories, and File Name controls to highlight the existing dictionary file and click OK. The Dictionaries Expert appears.

!Use the Dictionaries Expert to make changes to your dictionary file.

How to convert a 3.x or 4.x dictionary file

Click the OPEN button on the standard toolbar. The File Open dialog box appears.

Use the Drives, Directories, and File Name controls to highlight the old dictionary (*.DCT) file and click OK. The Select View dialog box appears, listing the names of all views from the old dictionary file.

!Highlight the view you want to convert to a new dictionary file, and click OK. The Dictionaries Expert appears with the data from the view you selected.

NOTE: This version of Crystal Dictionaries provides an easier and more powerful method for controlling data access than older versions. However, each view from an older dictionary file is handled as a separate dictionary in this version. An older dictionary file, on the other hand, held several views. To convert an entire dictionary 3.x or 4.x file, you must open each view in the file separately and save it as a new dictionary file.

" Use the Dictionaries Expert to make changes to your new file.

#When you save your file, it will be saved in the new dictionary format (*.DC5).

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