Add Metadata or Global Metadata to your Chunks

Metadata can be applied to chunks to make them easier to search and filter.

By ‘metadata’ we mean any additional information about the content that doesn’t appear within it for readers.

Metadata can include taxonomical terms (categories), author, publication date, etc.

Metadata is generally easier to apply within the Information Partner itself – using the ‘Categoriser’ tool, but can also be applied in Word.

To apply metadata in Word

1. insert a single cell table after each Chunk you wish to apply the metadata to
2. type METADATA (in bold) on the first line inside the table
3. on a new line inside the table, type any exact taxonomy name in bold and with a colon (:) immediately after it
4. on the next line(s) list exact (or new) taxonomy terms that you want to specify preceded by a ‘double star’ and a ‘space’ (“** “)

The contents of your metadata table should look something like this:

METADATA
Author:
** John Smith
Category:
** Communication
Additional Taxonomy Name 1:
** Taxonomy Term x
Additional Taxonomy Name 2:
** Taxonomy Term y
** Taxonomy Term z

You can apply metadata to all chunks in a Word Document by inserting a table at the end with “GLOBAL METADATA” written on the first line instead of “METADATA“.