The WebTerm PDA user interface allows you to access WebTerm on your PDA while you are on the move and search for terminology quickly and easily.
How you use the various WebTerm user interfaces is explained in the following sections:
Starting and using the standard user interface - see here
Starting and using the simple user interface - see here
Starting and using WebTerm on a PDA - see here
Starting and using the administrator user interface (administrators only) - see "WebTerm Administration Guide".
In order that you can work with WebTerm, your computer must meet the following requirements:
Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 - 6, Netscape Navigator 7x, Mozilla Firefox 1 or Mozilla 1.4
The correct fonts for displaying non-Western character sets (e.g. Asian, Eastern European or Arabic languages) must be installed
To start WebTerm and log in, you require the following information:
You can obtain that information from your administrator.
Starting WebTerm without logging in
Your administrator can set up WebTerm so that you can start it without logging in by one of the following methods: Starting from a portal with Single Sign-On - with the Single Sign-On option, you do not have to log into WebTerm separately if you have already logged in at that portal. Please refer to the section "Starting WebTerm without logging in" for more detailed information. |
You start WebTerm from a browser and identify yourself as an authorised user by entering your user name and password. Your log-in details determine whether you are an administrator or user and what your permissions are (see here):
2 As the web address, enter the URL given to you by your administrator.
WebTerm then displays the following window:
3 Enter your user name and password respectively in the User and Password boxes.
4 From the Dialog language drop-down list, select the language in which you want the user interface to be displayed.
5 Confirm your entries by clicking the Login button.
Log-in details are case sensitive
Remember that the WebTerm log-in is case-sensitive. Make sure that you enter the details precisely as specified. |
WebTerm displays the PDA user interface and you can start working with WebTerm immediately (see the section "The WebTerm PDA interface").
Automatic log out
WebTerm automatically logs you out if your session is inactive for longer than a specified period of time. If that happens, you have to log in again to continue working in WebTerm. |
The most important setting is specifying the source and target languages for the search. WebTerm looks for your search term in the source language and displays the translation in the target language.
Therefore, before starting a search you should select the desired source and target languages.
If this function is not displayed
If WebTerm does not show this function, that means that you do not have the necessary user permissions to use it (see here). Please contact your administrator for further assistance. |
Afterwards you can enter the term you wish to search for in the source language and then start the search.
1 Set the source and target languages for the search as required.
From the Source list, select the language in which you want WebTerm to search.
From the Target list, select the language into which you want to translate the search term.
If at any time you want to swap the source and target languages, click the Swap languages button.
2 Enter the search term in the search box and click the Search button.
If you wish, you can enter only the first few letters of the term you are looking for. WebTerm then automatically displays the first entry it finds that starts with those letters, followed by the immediately succeeding entries in alphabetical order.
You can also use the Windows copy and paste functions to enter the search term into the search box from the clipboard.
You can use the * character as a wildcard (see the section "Using wildcards").
Please note that WebTerm does not distinguish between upper and lower case when searching.
WebTerm shows the search results in the source and target languages:
WebTerm displays the first matching entry and those that follow it in alphabetical order.
Exception: If you have used a wildcard ( * ) in your search, WebTerm lists only the matching entries.
If WebTerm does not find a match for the search term entered, it displays the entries that follow the search term in alphabetical order.
Under certain circumstances, WebTerm may show additional information or cross-references. Please refer to the section "Information in the search results" for more detailed information.
By clicking the Previous and Next buttons, you can navigate to the previous or following page.
You will find more information on the search result in Section "Information in the search results".
When performing a search, you can use the * character as a wildcard for variable components of the search term.
To search for words beginning with corv ... - enter corv*
To search for words ending in ...vus - enter *vus
To search for words containing ...rvu... - enter *rvu*
If you use a wildcard ( * ) in your search, WebTerm lists only the matching entries.
