The Lexicon Editor combines the editing actions described in the previous sections in a separate, blocking window. The window is split in two with on the left side the same lexical entry table as in the main window and on the right side the lexical entry editor.

Figure 363. The Lexicon Editor window

The menu bar has three menus:

The left panel shows the name of the current lexicon at the top, with visual highlighting when there are unsaved changes to the lexicon. The lexical entry table covers most of the space, it has the same column showing/hiding and sorting mechanisms as mentioned above. A single click on an entry loads the entry in the entry edit panel to the right. The UP and DOWN keys select the entry in the previous or the next row and loads it. The Add button creates a new entry and loads it. The required fields in an entry are filled with template text, to be modified by the user.

Figure 365. A new lexical entry

Navigation from one field to the next is again performed with the TAB key, the ENTER key applies the current changes to the entry. If another entry is selected and loaded, changes in the current entry will be applied without a prompt.

	Note
	If there are multiple ELAN windows open with the same lexicon visible, it might be necessary to reload the lexicon in those windows to see the modifications made in the Lexicon Editor.

Figure 366. Filtering the lexical entries

It is possible to filter the entries in the table by entering a search string in the Filter Entries text field and pressing Enter. The input is treated as a regular expression. The filter can either be applied to all visible columns or to a single column, selected in the Column drop down box. This allows, for example, to only show the entries with a citation form starting with a 'c'. The filter can be removed again by clicking the Reset button and all entries will be listed again.