Limit Number of Contexts Shown

Limit Number of Contexts Shown

You can choose not to see all the contexts for your headwords. This is useful if you want to include only a few examples. On the Contexts Menu, choose Limit Number Shown and then type in the maximum number of contexts you wish to see. This will limit the number of contexts shown on screen and also when you export, print, or save the concordance.

If you have chosen to limit numbers, a tick appears beside Limit Number Shown on the Contexts Menu and the maximum number will be shown in the leftmost header of the Context View, for example "(Max 5)".

To stop limiting the number of contexts shown, select Limit Number Shown on the Contexts Menu again. The tick beside this menu item will disappear.

The Wordlist View continues to show the total number of occurrences of a headword (i.e. the total number of contexts) even if you have limited the numbers shown. Deleting context lines is another way to control what contexts you see and will affect the number that can be shown.

If you limit the number of contexts shown and then choose 'Save Concordance As...' from the File menu, the concordance will be saved with only the limited number of contexts.

See also: Deleting context lines