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Turn on FieldWorks Lite

FieldWorks Lite lets team members do dictionary work on a phone, tablet or computer while the rest of the team keeps using FieldWorks. This page is for the project manager who turns it on.

Turn it on for your project​

FieldWorks Lite works with FieldWorks projects that already have data on Lexbox. A new project stays empty until someone sends it from FieldWorks for the first time (Fill it with data), so even a team that will only use FieldWorks Lite needs FieldWorks once to start.

On your project's page on lexbox.org, choose Try FieldWorks Lite? and confirm with Yes, please!. Lexbox prepares a FieldWorks Lite copy of your project; the first time can take a few minutes on a large project. Afterwards the project carries a Using FieldWorks Lite badge, and your team can install the app and download the project.

FieldWorks Lite support is still in beta, so only people with early access see the button, and only a project manager can confirm it. Managers can request early access on the Where's my project? page.

Keep the two sides in step​

FieldWorks Lite users don't need to do anything. If some of the team still uses FieldWorks, make this part of the team's rhythm:

  1. FieldWorks users Send/Receive as usual.
  2. An Editor or Manager presses Sync on the Lexbox tab in FieldWorks Lite (or Sync FieldWorks Lite on the project page).
  3. FieldWorks users Send/Receive again to pick up the FieldWorks Lite work.

How sync works shows why each step is needed.