1	Defining the Termbase Model and the Input Model Terminology and Computer Applications Spring, 2006
2	Things to Know Ahead of Time Your data will end up in the following path: Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Trados/MultiTerm/Termbases Look at this folder now so that you are familiar with it. It will change as you work with it. We will actually copy and move this folder back and forth between the lab computers and your folder on the Grads directory when we save your data.
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4	Getting Started The Trados MultiTerm icon is on the desktop in the lab Otherwise, locate the SDL MultiTerm 7 folder on the C drive of your computer Load the program by clicking on the MultiTerm icon in the dropdown menu. If you load the program more than once, the icon will appear in the start menu, but it won’t stay there if you reboot a computer in the lab.
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8	Preparation Think through the data categories that you will want to have in your database. Divide them up into index fields, text fields, and picklist fields. Think through our data structure and your input model. Don’t forget to plan for your bibliographical input model as well. There is a list of categories in the Termbases folder.
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14	Why use the predefined template? It saves you some work because some of the picklist fields have already been populated. It SHOULD allow you to prevent making all your index fields mandatory, but it doesn’t, which is a real pain when when you are entering data. It allows you to modify things somewhat, so it’s almost as free as creating the termbase definition from scratch.
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