Bulk Import to a Course Glossary
System Administrators, Course Administrators, Course Leaders, Editors, and Approvers can import terms to a course glossary.
1. From either the Manage Course or Manage Module view, select Glossary from the Manage dropdown.
Note: If the Glossary option does not appear, refer to How do I enable the glossary in my course?.
2. Click the Import Spreadsheet button.
3. Click Choose File to select the file to import. Click on the Excel file here link to download an .xlsx example file with headers, terms, and definitions.
Note: When importing a spreadsheet into a course glossary, the first row must have Term, Long Definition, and Short Definition as the column headers.
4. Navigate to the file to import and click Open.
5. Confirm that the correct file has been selected and click Import.
6. The terms will now appear in the course glossary.
Bulk Import to a Global Glossary
Only a System Administrator, Course Administrator or Glossary Editor can import terms to the global glossary.
1. From the Dashboard, click Tools and then select Global Glossary.
2. Click Import Terms.
3. Click Choose File to select the file to import; or click on the .csv or .xls links to use the sample files to create a list of terms and definitions. Follow the steps above starting with Step 4.
Note: When uploading a spreadsheet to the global glossary make sure the first row has Term, Long Definition, Short Definition, and Tags as the column headers. The Tags field is only available in the global glossary.
Term, Long Definition, and Short Definition are the required headers for a course glossary bulk import file
Term, Long Definition, Short Definition, and Tags are the required headers for a global glossary bulk import file
