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Getting started (Glossary)

How to configure and use the Glossary app by Accelerator 365

The Glossary web part helps organizations make internal terminology easier to understand by providing a centralized location for definitions, acronyms, and key concepts directly within SharePoint.

Instead of searching across documents or knowledge bases, employees can quickly browse or search glossary entries from a single, structured interface.

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Configuring the app for the first time

To start using Glossary, you first need to add the web part to a modern SharePoint page.

  1. Open the SharePoint page where you want to display the glossary.

  2. Click Edit in the top-right corner of the page.

  3. Select the + Add a new web part button in the section where you want the glossary to appear.

  4. Search for Glossary.

  5. Select the Glossary web part from the list.

The web part will now appear on your page and can be configured.

Connecting a Glossary list

Glossary entries are stored in a SharePoint list, which acts as the central source for all terms and definitions.

To connect the list:

  1. Open the web part settings.

  2. Select or create the SharePoint list that will store your glossary entries.

  3. Confirm the connection.

Once connected, the web part will automatically display entries from the selected list.

Add Glossary entries

To add an entry:

  1. Open the connected SharePoint glossary list.

  2. Select New item.

  3. Add the following information:

    • Term – the glossary word or phrase

    • Definition – the explanation of the term

    • Related terms (optional)

    • Language variant (if multilingual support is used)

  4. Save the item.

The new entry will automatically appear in the Glossary web part.

Configuring Glossary Display

You can customize how glossary entries appear to users.

Available options include:

  • A–Z navigation for browsing terms alphabetically

  • Search functionality for quickly locating entries

  • Filtering by title prefix

  • Pagination settings to control how many entries appear per page

These settings help keep large glossaries organized and easy to navigate.

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