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CNX Glossary

Make acronyms and company-specific terms easy to find, with definitions everyone can rely on.

Overview

CNX Glossary makes your organization's language easy to understand. Collect acronyms and specialized terms in one place, with clear definitions that everyone can find in seconds.

It helps new employees get up to speed, cuts down on repeated questions and keeps teams using terms consistently.

Features

  • Acronyms and terms. Keep acronyms, jargon and company-specific terms together in one place.
  • Clear definitions. Give every term a plain-language definition.
  • Easy to find. Help people find the term they need without digging through long documents.

Configuration

Configure CNX Glossary in the property pane: with the page in edit mode, select the web part, then select Edit web part (the pencil icon).

CNX Glossary settings
SettingWhat it controls
TermsThe acronyms and terms to include, each with its definition.

Usage

Once the package is deployed to your tenant, add CNX Glossary to a modern SharePoint page:

  1. Open the page and select Edit.

  2. Hover where you want the web part to appear and select the + (Add a new web part) button.

  3. Search for CNX Glossary and select it.

  4. Open the property pane and add your terms and definitions.

  5. Select Republish to share your changes.

Examples

  • Onboarding

    Help new hires decode the acronyms they'll hear in their first weeks.

  • Project site

    Define technical and project-specific terms for a cross-functional team.

Best practices

  • Assign an owner to keep definitions accurate and current.
  • Write definitions in plain language and spell out every acronym.
  • Link to the glossary from onboarding and help pages.

Release notes

  1. Initial release

    Coming soon

    • First release, included in CanoeUX SharePoint Web Parts Essentials.

Support

Have a question about CNX Glossary, or found something that doesn't work as expected? Contact CanoeUX and tell us what you expected to happen and what happened instead. Screenshots help, and for display or access issues, so does the output of CNX User Diagnostics.

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