\documentclass[a4paper]{report} \usepackage[colorlinks,plainpages=false]{hyperref} \usepackage[style=long,toc]{glossaries} \makeglossaries \newacronym{svm}% label {svm}% abbreviation {support vector machine}% long form \newacronym{ksvm}{ksvm}{kernel support vector machine} \newacronym{rna}{rna}{ribonukleins\"aure} \begin{document} \tableofcontents \chapter{Support Vector Machines} \Glspl{svm} are used widely in the area of pattern recognition. This is the text produced without a link: \glsentrytext{svm}. This is the text produced on first use without a link: \glsentryfirst{svm}. This is the entry's description without a link: \glsentrydesc{svm}. This is the entry in uppercase: \GLS{svm}. \chapter{Kernel Support Vector Machines} The \gls{ksvm} is \ifglsused{svm}{an}{a} \gls{svm} that uses the so called ``kernel trick''. Plural: \glspl{ksvm}. \glsresetall Possessive: \gls{ksvm}['s]. Make the glossary entry number bold for this one \gls[format=hyperbf]{svm}. \chapter{Another chapter} You don't need to worry about makeindex's special characters: \gls{rna}. \printglossary[title={Acronyms}] \end{document}