Getting started

FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx) (copyright) provides tools for dictionary development, morphological analysis/parsing and interlinearization, and more.

Learning about Language Explorer

• User Interface overview (menus, toolbars, shortcuts and so on)

  • Field Descriptions overview (grouped by Navigation Pane areas)

  • Field Types overview

• Using Tools overview (task help topics to help you use Language Explorer)

• • Lexicography Tasks overview

  • Morphology and Parsing Tasks overview

• Beginning Tasks overview (such as to create a new FieldWorks project, and import data)

• Basic Tasks overview (such as filter/sort, spell checking, collaborate, and so on)

• Advanced Tasks overview (such as to add or modify writing systems)

Overview of Language Explorer

Language Explorer dialog box

Technical support

 Tip

• FLEx on Linux lists Internet sites you may want to read.

• How do I... also lists some additional ways to find task help.

• Localizations (User Interface languages) are available here:

https://software.sil.org/fieldworks/download/localizations/.

• If you want more information about any individual Help topic, click the overview or another hyperlink under Related Topics.

• To display a context-sensitive topic, click Help in any dialog box of the program.

• On the Help menu, Demo Movies opens movies that give overviews of areas and tools.

• For other sources of information, on the Help menu point to Training or Resources, and then make a selection on the submenu.