The effect of Includes is to
produce a combined glossary,
with
entries in the order in which glossaries are listed in the Edit Includes dialog:
For
example, assuming that all glossaries have Phrase Entries in
the mo
two-letter phrase group, then
after typing mo, the Phrase Advisory
will show them
in this order:
mo entries of Ages
mo entries of Medical Base
mo entries of Address
mo entries of Drug List
mo entries of Sutures
If there are not enough advisory lines to show all entries, the advisory will only show those of the first listed glossaries. If an entry from a later listed glossary is identical to an entry of an earlier glossary, the later entry is not loaded.
This order of entries is the same as if we had merged the glossaries. With Includes however, the glossaries remain separate files, and combining entries is done when opening the Medical Base glossary. Another difference with merging is that a glossary with Includes occupies less space on disk since it only refers to the included glossaries - their entries are not physically duplicated.
Adding entries always works on the Current Glossary. To add to an included glossary such as Address, you need to open it in the Glossary Viewer.
Next are several possible scenarios where you may want to use Includes.
Next: Dealing with Specialties