Documentation

The Glossary allows group members to view a list of definitions, like a dictionary.

Accessing the glossary

Glossary links are available in the activitie block as well as in the pertinent group section. Clicking the specific glossary will open the glossary and will allow you to browse or search for glossary entries.

Adding entries

Open the glossary.  New entries are added using the Add a new entry button, which opens a new entry screen. (If the Add a new entry button is not there, you do not have rights to add entries.) Enter the word you want added to the Glossary in the Concept field and enter the definition in the text box.  For more information about adding entries, click here.

Saving the entry

Clicking the Save changes button will add the term to the glossary.

Browse options

Open then glossary.  On the screen are tabs for browsing the glossary.  They include:

• Browse by alphabet
• Browse by category (if there are any categories added)
• Browse by date (you can sort entries by last update or by creation date)
• Browse by author

Example: Glossary Browsing Options

Search options

Open the glossary.  At the top of the screen you will see a search box.  Checking the 'Search full text' option (on the right side of the Search box) allows searching for a given word in any position in the text. This can take longer and return more entries than you might wish, but it is thorough. If you do not check the Search full text box, the search only looks for the term names. The index below lets you browse the glossary according to a given letter.

Printing a glossary

At the top right of the main glossary page, you'll see a little printer icon. If you click the icon, Share will open a new browser window and present all the words and definitions in a printer-friendly format.

To print the glossary:

1. Click the printer icon at the top of the main glossary page.
2. From the newly opened window, choose Print from the File menu of your browser.
3. Once the word list has printed, close the printer-friendly format window.

Note: if no printer icon appears on the main glossary page, the group owner has elected to prohibit printing from the glossary.