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Glossary
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Glossary is very useful tool to enter the definition and explanation of the terms used in the course. A few of the major features of the Glossary are as follows:
- Add new items
- Import multiple items
- Delete items
Add New Item
- Click Glossary link located on the course navigation bar. A Glossary pop-up window will appear.
- Click the Administration link in the upper left area of Glossary window.
- Click the Add New Item link. The window as shown in Figure 1 will appear.
- Type the glossary term in the Term text box.
- Add a definition of the term in the Definition text box. If you would like the text to appear as HTML, select the box beside Is HTML.
- If you would like the glossary term to link to a content topic, select the topic from the dropdown box.
You must have the content topic already created to link the glossary item to it.
Figure 1 - Click the Submit button.
Import Multiple Items
This option allows you to import multiple glossary items from a file. The file needs to be in Excel format with the items laid out in the pattern as displayed in the template file.
- Click Glossary link located on the course navigation bar. A Glossary pop-up window will appear.
- Click the Administration link in the upper left area of Glossary window.
- Click on Import Multiple Items. The window shown in Figure 2 will appear.
- Browse for the file that is to be imported
- After done click Upload to upload the file.
Figure 2
Delete Items
- Click Glossary link located on the course navigation bar. A Glossary pop-up window will appear.
- Click the Administration link in the upper left area of Glossary window.
- Click on the check box to each glossary items that you want to delete
- Click on the Delete Selected
button. - The selected glossary items will be deleted.
Desire2Learn Support Contact Information
Phone: (507) 389-3295 | Email: desire2learn@mnsu.edu