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Browse options

Viewing a glossary

You can browse glossaries according to the following options:

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

Search options

You can also search for a given word using the Search field. 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.

Waiting approval

If entries require teacher approval before being publicly posted, this is where those entries are approved.

Printing a glossary

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

To print the glossary:

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

Note: Teachers are always provided with a printer-friendly format link. To enable students to print a glossary, set "Allow print view" to Yes on the edit glossary page.

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- '''Note for Contributors'''
+{{Glossaries}}
- This page should explain what can be seen on the <u>moodlesite.com/mod/glossary/view.php</u> page
- (the main page of a glossary)
+==Browse options==
+[[Image:viewing glossary.png|thumb|Viewing a glossary]]
+You can browse glossaries according to the following options:
-Below the glossary description field you will find a number of editing and browse options:
+*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
+==Search options==
-===Add a new entry===
+You can also search for a given word using the Search field. 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.
-Adding a new entry, you have to fill in two fields. Others are obligatory.
+==Waiting approval==
-* '''Concept''' (mandatory)
-Here you should insert the word/concept, the definition of which you wish to create.
-* '''Definition''' (mandatory)
-As its name suggests, this field should contain the definition of the word/concept.
-* '''Keywords'''
-Each entry in the glossary can have an associated list of keywords (or aliases). Enter each alias on a new line (not separated by commas). The aliased words and phrases can be used as alternative ways to refer to the entry. For example, if you are using the glossary auto-linking filter then the aliases will be used (as well as the main name of the entry) when deciding what words to link to this entry.
-* '''Categories'''
-The default setting is 'Not categorised'. However, if you do add new categories, they will display here offering
-* '''Enabling automatic linking in a entry'''
-Turning this feature on will allow the entry to be automatically linked, whenever the concept words and phrases appear throughout the rest of the same course. This includes forum postings, internal resources, week summaries and so on.
-If you do not want particular text to be linked (in a forum posting, say) then you should add <nolink> and </nolink> tags around the text.
-To be able to turn on this feature, auto linking must be enabled at glossary level.
-* '''Case sensitive matching'''
-This setting specifies whether matching exact upper and lower case is necessary when performing automatic linking to these entries.
-For example, if this is turned on, then a word like "html" in a forum posting will NOT be linked to a glossary entry called "HTML".
-* '''Whole words matching'''
-If automatic linking is enabled, then turning this setting on will force only whole words to be linked.
-For example, a glossary entry named "construct" will not create a link inside the word "constructivism".
-===Import entries===
-This allows you to import glossaries that have been exported from other glossaries. - Export entries.
-===Export entries===
-This allows you to export your glossary to share with another glossary.
-===Waiting approval===
 If entries require teacher approval before being publicly posted, this is where those entries are approved.
+==Printing a glossary==
-===Browse options===
+At the top right of the main glossary page, you'll see a little printer icon. If you click the icon, Moodle will open a new browser window and present all the words and definitions in a printer-friendly format.
-You can browse glossaries according to several criteria, such as:
-* '''Browse by alphabet'''
-* '''Browse by category''' (if there are any categories added)
-* '''Browse by date'''
-* '''Browse by Author'''
+To print the glossary:
+#Click the printer icon at the top of the main glossary page.
+#From the newly opened window, choose Print from the File menu of your browser.
+#Once the word list has printed, close the printer-friendly format window.
-You can also search for a given word using the Search field. 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.
+Note: Teachers are always provided with a printer-friendly format link. To enable students to print a glossary, set "Allow print view" to Yes on the edit glossary page.
-When you are done with adding a new word, click “Save changes.”
+[[de:Glossar_ansehen]]
+[[fr:Afficher un glossaire]]
+[[ja:用語集を閲覧する]]

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