{"id":368,"date":"2016-06-14T19:48:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T19:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:43:09","slug":"technical-documents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/help\/technical-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following documents were written for technical support staff to use when troubleshooting and helping end-users to use FieldWorks. These documents are not aimed at an average user, and for the most part contain information that users will never need to know to use the program. We hope you find them useful.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FieldWorks_7_Localization.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FieldWorks 7 Localization<\/a> (13 Aug 2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FieldWorks_7_Writing_systems.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FieldWorks 7 Writing Systems<\/a> (26 June 2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FLEx 9.1 Conceptual Model.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FLEx 9.1 Conceptual model<\/a> (10 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FieldWorks_7_XML_model.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FieldWorks 7 XML model<\/a> (16 July 2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Technical Notes on FieldWorks Send-Receive.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Notes With FieldWorks Send\/Receive<\/a> (9 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Technical_Notes_on_Interlinear_Import.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Notes on Interlinear Import<\/a> (22 Mar 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/SFM imports into existing data.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFM imports into existing data<\/a> (10 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Interlinear text in Flex.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interlinear text in Flex<\/a> (10 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FieldWorks Sorting With ICU Rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FieldWorks Sorting With ICU Rules<\/a> (26 June 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Publishing FLEx Dictionaries Using Microsoft Word.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publishing FLEx Dictionaries Using Microsoft Word <\/a> (9 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Publishing FLEx Dictionaries Using Microsoft Word via Pathway.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publishing FLEx Dictionaries Using Microsoft Word via Pathway<\/a> (11 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Technical Notes on FLEx Dictionary Printing and Export.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Notes on FLEx Dictionary Printing and Export<\/a> (11 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Tables in FLEx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tables in FLEx<\/a> (26 Mar. 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Technical Notes on FLEx Text Interlinear.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Notes on FLEx Text Interlinear <\/a> (13 Nov 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Technical Notes on LIFT used in FLEx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Notes on LIFT used in FLEx <\/a> (10 February 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Python for FlexTools and FLEx 9.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Python for FlexTools and FLEx 9.1 <\/a> (15 Aug 2024)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Intro to Lexicography\/Introduction to Lexicography.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Lexicography <\/a> (11 Oct 2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Intro%20to%20Parsing\/ConceptualIntroduction.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Parsing <\/a> (12 Apr 2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following files provide information on the FieldWorks Model. FieldWorks model diagrams is a chm file current to FieldWorks 7.2.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/MasterFieldWorksModel classes and fields 7000072.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Model 7000072 classes and fields<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/ModelDocumentation.chm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FieldWorks model diagrams<\/a><\/li>\n<p>*If using Windows 10\/11, right-click the downloaded file, choose Properties and check the unblock box.\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following FieldWorks 6 documents are all pdf documents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Bulk_edit_issues.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bulk edit issues<\/a> (20 Oct 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Collaboration_and_networking.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collaboration and networking<\/a> (16 Apr 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Conceptual_model_overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conceptual model overview<\/a> (22 Nov 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Databases_and_backups.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Databases and backups<\/a> (17 Aug 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Export_options_in_Flex.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Export options in Flex<\/a> (12 Jan 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FieldWorks_database_model.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FieldWorks database model<\/a> (10 Dec 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FieldWorks_Localization.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FieldWorks Localization<\/a> (28 Oct 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FieldWorks_XML_model.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FieldWorks XML model<\/a> (20 Oct 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Flex_tips.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FLEx tips<\/a> (19 Apr 2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/FXT_export_options.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FXT export options<\/a> (18 May 2009)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/ICU_and_writing_systems.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICU and writing systems<\/a> (31 Oct 2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Installation_issues.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Installation issues<\/a> (16 Feb 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Keyboard_input.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keyboard input<\/a> (29 Oct 2012)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Model_name_changes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Model name changes spreadsheet<\/a> (1 Dec 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Parser_and_interlinear_text.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parser and interlinear text<\/a> (3 Nov 2007)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Rendering_issues.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rendering issues<\/a> (30 Oct 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Settings_files_and_registry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Settings files and registry<\/a> (28 Jan 2009)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/SIL_Encoding_Converters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SIL Encoding Converters<\/a> (1 Apr 2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Tech_Support_Workshop_Customizing_XML_Files.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tech Support Workshop \u2013 Customizing XML Files<\/a> (16 Nov 2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Tech_Support_Workshop_TE_Import_and_Export.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tech Support Workshop \u2013 TE Import and Export<\/a> (15 Nov 2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Technical_Notes_on_LinguaLinks_Database_Import.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Notes on LinguaLinks Database Import<\/a> (8 Feb 2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Technical_Notes_on_SFM_Database_Import.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Notes on SFM Database Import<\/a> (11 May 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Translation_Editor_Import_Export.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Translation Editor Import &amp; Export Slides<\/a> (15 Nov 2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/UniBook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UniBook<\/a> (22 Nov 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Unicode_introduction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unicode introduction<\/a> (20 Oct 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Unicode_introduction_slides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unicode introduction Slides<\/a> (27 Sep 2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Who_should_use_TE_Known_FW_Issues.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who should use TE &amp; Known FW Issues Slides<\/a> (14 Nov 2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/XML_configuration_files.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">XML configuration files<\/a> (27 Oct 2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/ZEdit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZEdit<\/a> (20 Oct 2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dissertations, Theses, and other Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.lib.washington.edu\/researchworks\/items\/33a17e5f-6b63-4aa9-91d1-910e603f3a24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Linguist-Friendly Machine Translation System for Low-Resource Languages<\/a> (2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/Machine-Parsing-of-Gilaki-Verbs-with-Fieldworks-Language-Explorer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Machine Parsing of Gilaki Verbs with Fieldworks Language Explorer<\/a> (2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholars.sil.org\/sites\/scholars\/files\/gary_f_simons\/preprint\/flexparser_preprint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The SIL FieldWorks Language Explorer approach to morphological parsing<\/a> (2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu\/handle\/10125\/4471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review of FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx) 3.0<\/a> (2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu\/handle\/10125\/1730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review of FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx)<\/a> (2007)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/MXB-FLEx-8-3-10-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why use the \u201cBartholomew\u201d dictionary configuration? (English)<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/Documentation\/MXB-FLEx-8-3-10-esp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why use the \u201cBartholomew\u201d dictionary configuration? (Spanish)<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following documents were written for technical support staff to use when troubleshooting and helping end-users to use FieldWorks. These documents are not aimed at an average user, and for the most part contain information that users will never need to know to use the program. We hope you find them useful. 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