- 06 Aug 2024
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Glossary resource settings
- Updated on 06 Aug 2024
- 5 minutes to read
Glossary settings
When adding a glossary activity to a course you can configure the following settings.
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Name | The name of the glossary. This appears on the course page. | - |
Description | Add a description, this might include instructions for using the glossary. | - |
Display description on course page | Tick to display the description on the course page. | - |
Is this glossary global? | Site Administrators can make a global glossary, with entries linking throughout the whole site. Any course may contain a global glossary, though usually they are only included on the site front page. | - |
Glossary type | The glossary can be either:
You can export entries from any secondary glossary into the main glossary. There can only be one main glossary in a course. | If glossary entry import is not required, all glossaries in the course can be secondary glossaries. |
Approved by default | If trainees are allowed to add entries, you can allow entries to be automatically approved and added to the glossary, or they can require your approval before other trainees are able to see them. | - |
Always allow editing | If you want entries to be always editable, set this to Yes. | - |
Duplicated entries allowed | This allows the entry of more than one definition for a given word. | - |
Allow comments on entries | Allows comments on glossary definitions. The comments are available via a link at the bottom of the definition. | - |
Automatically link glossary entries | Totara has a text filter feature that automatically creates a link from a word in the course to its glossary definition. Linked words are highlighted. | The auto-linking feature only works if your Site Administrator has enabled it. Auto-linking can be very processor intensive, so if it doesn’t seem to be working for you, your Site Administrator may have turned it off to speed up the system. |
Display format | You can select how the glossary appears when trainees list the entries. There are a number of styles for you to explore. Other options include:
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Approval display format | When approving glossary items you may wish to use a different display format. | - |
Entries shown per page | This sets the number of words and definitions your trainees will see when they view the glossary list. | - |
Show alphabet links | You can use this option to display the alphabet for easier glossary browsing. | - |
Show 'ALL' link | If you want trainees to see all of the glossary entries at once, set this to Yes. | - |
Show 'Special' link | When users browse the glossary, they can select the first character of a word from a list. The Special link displays special characters such as @, #, $, etc. | - |
Allow print view | This provides a printer-friendly version link for trainees. If you’ve set Allow print view to Yes, then you’ll see a little printer icon at the top right of the main glossary page. If you click the icon, Totara opens a new browser window and presents all the words and definitions in a printer-friendly format. | - |
Grade category | This setting controls the category in which this activity's grades are placed in the gradebook. | - |
Grade to pass | This setting determines the minimum grade required to pass. The value is used in activity and course completion, and in the gradebook, where pass grades are highlighted in green and fail grades in red. | - |
Roles with permission to rate | You can grade entries yourself or allow students to grade entries as well. Select Only trainers or Everyone from the users menu. Then select a grading scale. You can also restrict when entries can be graded to a specific date range. | - |
Aggregate type | The aggregate type defines how ratings are combined to form the final grade in the gradebook.
| If No ratings is selected, then the activity will not appear in the gradebook. |
Scale | Select the type of grading used for this activity. If scale is chosen, you can then choose the scale from the scale dropdown. If using point grading, you can then enter the maximum grade available for this activity. | - |
Common module settings | See common module settings to learn more. | - |
Activity completion | See activity completion to learn more. | - |
Restrict access | See restrict access to learn more. | - |
Tag | See tags to learn. | - |
Plugin settings
As a Site Administrator you can configure the site-wide settings for the glossary activity by going to Quick-access menu > Plugins > Activity modules > Glossary.
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Entries shown per page | Entries shown per page. | - |
Duplicate entries allowed | Define if a glossary will allow duplicated entries by default. | - |
Allow comments on entries | Define if a glossary will accept comments on entries by default. | - |
Automatically link glossary entries | Define if a glossary should be automatically linked by default. | - |
Approved by default | Define the approval status by default of an entry posted by a learner. | - |
Enable RSS feeds | This switch will enable the possibility of RSS feeds for all glossaries. You will still need to turn feeds on manually in the settings for each glossary. | - |
Automatically link glossary entries | Define if an entry should be automatically linked by default. | - |
This entry is case sensitive | Define if an entry, when linked, is case sensitive by default. | - |
Match whole words only | Define if an entry, when linked, should match the case in the target text by default. | - |
Display formats setup | You can decide which display options will be available for glossary activities by using the show/hide icon (/). You can also configure the settings for each display option using the edit icon (). | - |