Glossary Trouble Shooting

Fomatting Glossary for Upload

Glossary Instructors Manual (pdf)

Glossary Trouble Shooting

Q: The students can't see the Glossary. What's wrong?

A: The Glossary must be enabled by the Instructor before Students can view it.

To enable the Glossary, in the Control Panel under Course Options/Organization Options select Manage Tools then Enable Blackboard Tools. Once you have located the Glossary, check the box under Enabled, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit.

Then, in the Control Panel under Course Options/Organization Options select Manage Course Menu/Manage Organization Menu, then select Tool Area from the Add bar at the top of the page.

First, select Glossary from the dropdown box fro Area Type. Then type either the default name or the name you wish to call the tool in the Area name text box. This box must have a name in it for the link to appear in the table of contents! Heed the "Suggested Maximum 18 characters" warning. This limit includes spaces.

For the Glossary name to actually appear in the table of content, the Make available for Student/Participant users box must be checked. You may also check Allow guest access and Allow observer access, at your discretion.

Click Submit to complete the process.

Formatting Glossary for Upload

Q: What is the procedure for formatting a glossary for uploading into Bb? (i.e., not adding glossary items one at a time but doing a batch upload instead)?

A: In Excel, put the term in the first column, and the definition in the second column. The next term goes in the next row, same format. Save the file as a comma delimited file (.csv) Nothing else should be in the document.

In Word, the Type the term, then a comma, then the full definition (no hard returns). Put a hard return after the completed definition. Start a new term on that new row. Save this file as a .txt file.

In Word, the Type the term, then a comma, then the full definition (no hard returns). Put a hard return after the completed definition. Start a new term on that new row. Save this file as a .txt file.

Then you can upload either of these in the Glossary Tool.

Disclaimer: Some information in this archive may have changed due to feature upgrades to the Blackboard software and/or new discoveries about the capabilities of Blackboard.