Glossary for SharePoint
Every acronym and term your organisation uses, in one place, with an owner who keeps it right. And with the highlighter, people see what a term means wherever it appears on your site.
- Five layouts
- Glossary highlighter
- Owners and review dates
- WCAG 2.2 AA compliant
From £249 a year for organisations up to 500 people. See pricing and buy
New starters sit through meetings full of acronyms nobody explains. Glossaries live in old Word documents or a SharePoint list no one owns, so definitions drift out of date and people stop trusting them.
The Glossary web part gives every term an owner, a review date and related terms, in five layouts from A to Z to flashcards. Readers suggest new terms and report problems, and the highlighter explains terms right where people read them.
One glossary, five ways to use it
Pick a layout and what to show on the left, as you would in the web part’s property pane. Try searching for “capex”, press / to jump to search, or suggest a new term.
A sample of terms from A to D. On your site, add your own terms, owners and categories.
Explain terms wherever people read them
Turn on the highlighter and glossary terms are marked on news posts and pages across your site. Hover, tap or tab to a term to see what it means, without leaving the page.
- Highlight the first mention or every mention
- Uses the glossary you already keep, with no extra set-up per page
- Works with the keyboard and screen readers, and Escape closes the definition
- Underline or highlight style, in your accent colour
Say what you mean
Glossary highlighter
Terms are marked on news and pages across your site. Hover, tap or tab to one to see what it means.
Five layouts
A to Z with a detail panel, cards, table, quick lookup and flashcards for onboarding.
Find any term fast
Search terms, acronyms and definitions as you type, press / to jump to search, or browse by letter, type and category.
Owners and review dates
Every term is verified by the team that uses it, and owners are reminded when a review is due.
WCAG 2.2 AA compliant
Full keyboard support, visible focus, definitions announced to screen readers, and highlighter pop-ups you can hover, dismiss and reach by keyboard.
Suggest and report
Readers suggest new terms and report problems, and the owners review every one.
More than a definition
How to say it, an example sentence and related terms, so people use words with confidence.
Retired terms
Keep old names searchable and point people to the term to use instead.
Link to any term
Copy a link straight to a term, ready for a Teams chat, an email or a new starter pack.
Buy it on its own, or in the Complete Bundle
Annual licence for your whole tenant, priced by organisation size. Slide to your size and pick a currency.
- Licence for your whole tenant
- Updates and patches
- Email support
- Licence key issued same day
- Glossary plus 32 more web parts
- Pairs with FAQs and Accordion
- Priority support
- New web parts as they’re added to the bundle
Security and permissions
Everything your admin needs to approve the install.
Permissions
Terms are stored in a SharePoint list on your site, and the web part runs with each signed-in person’s own SharePoint permissions. It needs no extra Microsoft Graph access.
Where your data goes
Glossary content stays inside your Microsoft 365 tenant and is never sent to us. To check your licence, the web part sends your tenant ID to our licensing service, hosted in Microsoft Azure UK South. No user content or personal data is included.
How it’s deployed
A standard SPFx package, uploaded by your admin to your own tenant app catalogue. It runs inside SharePoint like any Microsoft web part, and you can remove it at any time.
Installs in minutes
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Trial or buy
Start a 30-day free trial on Microsoft Marketplace, or buy the annual licence here.
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Onboarding email
The same day, you get the package, a step-by-step install guide and your licence key.
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Install to your app catalogue
Your admin uploads the package. It takes a few minutes, and we can do it for you if you prefer.
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Add it to a page
Site owners add Glossary to any page like a native web part. Updates are included.
Questions about Glossary
How does the highlighter work?
When it is on, the web part checks the text of news posts and pages on your site against the glossary and marks the terms it finds. Readers hover, tap or tab to a term to see its definition, with a link to the full entry.
Where are the terms stored?
In a SharePoint list on your site, so editors add and change terms without touching the page. Each term has an owner, a category and a review date.
How is this different from FAQs?
FAQs answers questions. Glossary explains the words people use: acronyms and terms, with owners, related terms and the highlighter across your site.
Is it accessible?
Yes. Glossary is WCAG 2.2 AA compliant. Every layout, filter and button works with the keyboard, focus is always visible, and highlighter definitions are announced to screen readers and can be dismissed with Escape.
Who approves suggested terms?
The owners of the category. Suggestions and problem reports go to them for review, and they are reminded when a term is due for review.
Can we pay by invoice or purchase order?
Yes. Email us with your organisation’s details and size, and we’ll send a quote and invoice.
Get Glossary in a bundle
Complete Bundle
Glossary plus 32 more web parts, and every new one we launch
From £3,495/yr · about £106 per app · save £4,722
Prices for up to 500 people, +VAT. Charity or nonprofit? Ask about 25% off
No more acronyms nobody explains
30 days free on Microsoft Marketplace with the Complete Bundle trial. From £249 a year to keep it, or see it on a live intranet first.
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