Display format

This setting specifies the way that each entry will be shown within the glossary. The default formats are:

Simple, dictionary style:

Looks like a conventional dictionary with separate entries. No authors are displayed and attachments are shown as links.

Continuous without author:

Shows the entries one after other without any kind of separation but the editing icons.

Full with author:

A forum-like display format showing author's data. Attachments are shown as links.

Full without author:

A forum-like display format that does not show author's data. Attachments are shown as links.

Encyclopedia:

Like 'Full with author' but attached images are shown inline.

Entry list:

This lists the concepts as links.

FAQ:

Useful for displaying lists of Frequently Asked Questions. It automatically appends the words QUESTION and ANSWER in the concept and definition respectively.

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Moodle administrators can create new formats following the instructions in mod/glossary/formats/README.txt.