Knowledge Base
Getting Started
Quick Start Guides
Video Tutorials
Writers
Using Acrolinx in your Editor - Sidebar Edition
Using Acrolinx in your Editor - Classic Edition
- Installing and Updating Acrolinx - Classic Edition
- Get Started With Acrolinx - Classic Edition
- Checking, Reviewing, and Correcting Your Content - Classic Edition
- Checking DITA Map Files -Classic Edition
- Checking Limitations - Classic Edition
- Configuring How Acrolinx Reads the Text in Your Documents - Classic Edition
Acrolinx Administrators and Project Managers
Analyzing Your Content Projects
Getting Started
Distributing Acrolinx Settings
- Distributing Common Acrolinx Settings to Your Writers
- Distributing Acrolinx Settings with Checking Profiles
- Distributing Acrolinx Settings with a Model User
- Setting up Checking Profiles - First Steps
- Managing Checking Profile Assignments
- Managing Extraction Settings for Checking Profiles
Using Server-side Extraction
- Configuring Server-side Extraction
- Getting the Server to Recognize a New CSD for Server-side Segmentation
- Understanding How the Server Selects a CSD for Server-side Extraction
- Enabling Server-Side Extraction in Your Client Application
- Configuring the Annotated Output That Is Generated during Server-side Extraction
Quality Scores and Help Information
- Configuring an E-mail Address for Issues That You Send from the Scorecard
- Configuring How Acrolinx Scores Are Calculated
- Configuring How Writing Guidance Is Displayed
- Configuring Term Help Templates
- Customizing Terminology Information in the Sidebar
- Customizing Terminology Information in the Plug-in Shortcut Menu
Configuring Style and Grammar Checking
Configuring Terminology Checking
Configuring Link Checking and Tone of Voice Checking
Working with Acrolinx Analytics
- An Introduction to Acrolinx Analytics
- Reporting Database Essentials
- Connecting to an External Reporting Database
- Database Backups
- Migrating a Derby Database to the H2 Format
- Opening Old Scorecards
Batch Checking Your Documentation Projects
- Prerequisites for using the Batch Checker
- Getting Started with the Batch Checker
- Making sure that the Batch Checker Recognizes your File Type
- Batch Checking Documents
- Batch Checking pages in a Website
- Performing Batch Corrections
Checking your Content Reuse
- An Introduction to Checking Content Reuse with Acrolinx
- Creating and Updating Reuse Repositories by Harvesting Sentences
- Canceling a Repository Task
- Creating a Reuse Repository from an Import File
- Creating Empty Reuse Repositories
- Managing and Deploying Reuse Repositories
Server and IT Administrators
System Requirements
Installing the Acrolinx Server
- What You Should Know before Installing
- First-time Installation on Windows - Detailed Steps
- First-time Installation on a Unix-based OS - Detailed Steps
- Installing the Server in Non-interactive Mode on a Unix-based Operating System
- Setting up the Acrolinx Sidebar
- Creating Server Init Scripts for Installations on Unix-based Operating Systems
Getting to Know Your Acrolinx Server
- Using The Server Dashboard
- Overview of the Acrolinx Server Architecture
- Starting and Stopping the Acrolinx Server
- Getting to Know The Configuration Directory
- Viewing and Editing the Configuration Properties
- A General Guide to Changing Your Server Settings
Administering Your Users
Managing Your Acrolinx Licenses
Maintaining the Acrolinx Server
- Change the Server Address or Port Number
- Managing the Server Logs
- Backing up Files and Managing Disk Space
- Setting up a Failover Server
- Setting up Server Notifications
- Creating Support Packages
Optimizing Server Performance
Configuring the Server
Updating or Uninstalling the Acrolinx Server
Managing Server Security and Data Privacy
- Server Security Precautions
- Securing your Acrolinx Server with HTTPS
- Running the Acrolinx Server Behind a Reverse Proxy
- Using an External Directory Service to Authenticate Users
- Securing Access to the Term Browser
- Securing Scorecard and Report Access
Terminology Specialists and Contributors
Overview
Managing Your Terms
- Searching and Browsing for Terms
- Using and Managing Term Filters
- Viewing and Editing Basic Term Settings
- Creating Terms
- Linking and Unlinking Terms
- Editing Special Term Settings
Contributing Terms outside of the Terminology Manager
Maintaining and Managing your Terminology Data
- Supported Terminology Exchange Formats
- Importing Terms
- Exporting Terms
- Managing Saved Import and Export Configurations
- Connecting to an External Terminology Database
- Managing Database Backups
Configuring and Customizing the Terminology Manager
- Configuring Settings for Term Browser Users
- Customizing the Layout of the Term Edit Page
- Creating, Editing, and Deleting Custom Fields
- Managing Lists and List Items for Data Categories
- Configuring Category-based Fields to Display in Tree View
- Configuring Duplicate Detection Rules
Finding Terms in the Term Browser
Using Advanced Linguistic Features
SEO and Findability Specialists
Using Acrolinx to Optimize Your Content for SEO
Developers
Integrating Acrolinx with Your Web Application
Integrating Acrolinx Checking Tools
Using Acrolinx SDKs
Release Notes
Product Release Announcements
Release Notes for Acrolinx Plug-ins - Classic Edition
- Acrolinx for MadCap Flare - Release Notes
- Acrolinx for Microsoft PowerPoint on Windows - Release Notes
- Acrolinx for Microsoft Excel on Windows - Release Notes
- Acrolinx for IBM Lotus Notes - Release Notes
- Acrolinx for Microsoft Word on Windows - Release Notes
- Acrolinx Desktop Checker - Release Notes
Release Notes for Acrolinx Plug-ins - Sidebar Edition
- Acrolinx Sidebar Release Notes
- Acrolinx for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) - Sidebar Edition
- Acrolinx for Microsoft Word on Windows - Release Notes
- Acrolinx for Mac OS X - Release Notes
- Acrolinx for Google Docs - Release Notes
- Acrolinx for Google Sheets - Release Notes
Release Notes for the Acrolinx Server
- Acrolinx Server - Version 5.0 (including subsequent service releases)
- Acrolinx Server - Version 4.7 (including subsequent service releases)
- Acrolinx Server - Version 4.6 (including subsequent service releases)
- Acrolinx Server - Version 4.5 (20 October 2015)
- Acrolinx Server - Version 4.4 (03 August 2015)
- Acrolinx Server - Version 4.3 (including subsequent service releases)
Release Notes for Developer Tools
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions
Developer FAQs and Troubleshooting
- ★ Where does the sidebar come from? What's the architecture of a sidebar integration?
- Where can I get the Acrolinx logo and product icons?
- How do I configure my web application to use the sidebar on my Acrolinx server?
- How can I build Acrolinx quality into my agile development environment?
- Will Acrolinx develop an authoring integration for my favorite editor?
- What version of the sidebar is installed on my Acrolinx server?
Acrolinx Policies
Plug-in FAQs and Troubleshooting
- Where do I find my Acrolinx plug-in documentation?
- Why does the Content Analyzer installation take so long?
- Why does the Content Analyzer crash when I try to start it?
- Why do I get a server network error when I try to run a check from a plug-in?
- Why is my Acrolinx sidebar plug-in sometimes failing to check (large) documents?
- Why doesn't my Acrolinx Java-based application for Mac work in my environment?
Server FAQs and Troubleshooting
- Why can't I log in to the Term Browser/Term Contribution page after updating the Acrolinx server?
- Can I connect to a secure external database using TCPS?
- How do I configure an SEO server to honor defined proxy settings?
- Why are valid terms flagged?
- Analytics reports aren't displayed, even though there is data in the reporting DB
- Why can't I import my term dump into a DB2/MySQL database?