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 <header><div class="title">Upgrading from the glossary package to the glossaries package</div><!-- end of title --><div class="author">Nicola L.C. Talbot</div><!-- end of author --><div class="date">2023-09-29</div><!-- end of date --></header><p>
<p>

<div class="abstract"><div class="abstractheader">Abstract</div><!-- end of abstractheader -->
 The purpose of this document is to provide advice if you want to convert a LaTeX document from using the obsolete <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package to the replacement <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package. The final version of the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package is 2.4 (2006-07-20). It was made obsolete after the release of <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> v1.0 (2007-05-16).  </div><!-- end of abstract -->
<p>
For the main <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> user guide, see <span class="filefmt">glossaries-user.pdf</span>. <pre class="terminal"><div class="terminaltitle"><a href="#glo:sym.terminal"><span title="Terminal" class="icon">&#x232a;_</span></a></div><a href="https://www.tug.org/texdoc/">texdoc</a> glossaries-user</pre> For a shorter guide for beginners, see <span class="filefmt">glossariesbegin.pdf</span>. <pre class="terminal"><div class="terminaltitle"><a href="#glo:sym.terminal"><span title="Terminal" class="icon">&#x232a;_</span></a></div><a href="https://www.tug.org/texdoc/">texdoc</a> glossariesbegin</pre><p>
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<section id="toc"><!-- start of section toc --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->Contents<div class="labellink"><a href="#toc">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->

<ul>
<li class="toc-section"><a href="#whyglossaries"><span class="numberline">1</span>Why the Need for a New Package?</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section.2"><span class="numberline">2</span>Package Options</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section.3"><span class="numberline">3</span>Defining new glossary types</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section.4"><span class="numberline">4</span><code class="csfmt">\make<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section.5"><span class="numberline">5</span>Storing glossary information</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section.6"><span class="numberline">6</span>Adding an entry to the glossary</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<ul>
<li class="toc-subsection"><a href="#sec:useglosentry"><span class="numberline">6.1</span><code class="csfmt">\useglosentry</code></a></li><!-- end of toc-subsection -->

<li class="toc-subsection"><a href="#subsection.6.2"><span class="numberline">6.2</span><code class="csfmt">\useGlosentry</code></a></li><!-- end of toc-subsection -->

<li class="toc-subsection"><a href="#subsection.6.3"><span class="numberline">6.3</span><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a></li><!-- end of toc-subsection -->

<li class="toc-subsection"><a href="#sec:csglossary"><span class="numberline">6.4</span><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a></li><!-- end of toc-subsection -->
</ul>
<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section.7"><span class="numberline">7</span>Acronyms</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<ul>
<li class="toc-subsection"><a href="#sec:acrlnsh"><span class="numberline">7.1</span><code class="csfmt">\acrln</code> and <code class="csfmt">\acrsh</code></a></li><!-- end of toc-subsection -->

<li class="toc-subsection"><a href="#subsection.7.2"><span class="numberline">7.2</span><code class="csfmt">\ifacronymfirstuse</code></a></li><!-- end of toc-subsection -->

<li class="toc-subsection"><a href="#sec:unreset"><span class="numberline">7.3</span><code class="csfmt">\resetacronym</code> and <code class="csfmt">\unsetacronym</code></a></li><!-- end of toc-subsection -->
</ul>
<li class="toc-section"><a href="#sec:printgloss"><span class="numberline">8</span>Displaying the glossary</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#sec:makeglos"><span class="numberline">9</span>Processing Your Document</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#sec:troubleshooting"><span class="numberline">10</span>Troubleshooting</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section*.2">Symbols</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->

<li class="toc-section"><a href="#section*.4">Index</a></li><!-- end of toc-section -->
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<section id="whyglossaries"><!-- start of section whyglossaries --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->1. Why the Need for a New Package?<div class="labellink"><a href="#whyglossaries">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package started out as an example in a tutorial, but I decided that I may as well package it up and upload it to CTAN. Unfortunately it was fairly rigid and unable to adapt well to the wide variation in glossary styles. Users began making requests for enhancements, but with each enhancement the code became more complicated and bugs crept in. Each fix in one place seemed to cause another problem elsewhere. In the end, it was taking up too much of my time to maintain, so I decided to replace it with a much better designed package. With the new <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package:<p>

<ul class="displaylist">
 <li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>you can define irregular plurals;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>glossary terms can have an associated symbol in addition to the name and description;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>new glossary styles are much easier to design;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>you can add dictionaries to supply translations for the fixed names used in headings and by some of the glossary styles;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>you can choose between using <a id="wrglossary.1"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span></a> or <a id="wrglossary.2"></a><a href="#glo:app.xindy"><span class="appfmt">xindy</span></a> to sort the glossary. Using <a id="wrglossary.3"></a><a href="#glo:app.xindy"><span class="appfmt">xindy</span></a> means that:<p>

<ul class="displaylist">
 <li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2013;</span>there is much better support for terms containing accented  or non-Latin characters;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2013;</span>there is support for non-standard location numbers; 
</ul>
<p>
(Additional indexing options have since been added. See the <span class="qt">&#x201c;Indexing Options&#x201d;</span> section of the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> user manual.)<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>you don&#x2019;t need to remember to escape <a id="wrglossary.4"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span>&#x2019;s</a> special characters as this is done internally;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>hierarchical entries and homographs are supported (as from v1.17);<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>there is better support for cross-referencing glossary entries;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>acronyms are just another glossary term which helps to maintain consistency;<p>
<li><span class="bulletitem">&#x2022;</span>different acronym styles are supported.<p>

</ul>
<p>

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<section id="section.2"><!-- start of section section.2 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->2. Package Options<div class="labellink"><a href="#section.2">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
When converting a document that currently uses the obsolete <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package to the replacement <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, it should be fairly obvious that the first thing you need to do is replace <code class="code"><span class="cmdfmt">\usepackage</span>{glossary}</code> with <code class="code"><span class="cmdfmt">\usepackage</span>{glossaries}</code>, however some of the package options are different, so you may need to change those as well. Table&#xa0;<a href="#tab:pkgopt">1</a> shows the mappings from the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span>  to the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package options.<p>
<div class="table"> <table class="tabular-c">
<caption id="tab:pkgopt">Table&nbsp;1: Mappings from <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> to <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span>  package options</caption><tr style=""><th class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"><span class="styfmt">glossary</span> option </th>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> option</span></td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=list </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> style=list</td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=altlist </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> style=altlist</td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=none,border=none,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.long"><span class="glostylefmt">long</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=plain,border=none,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.longheader"><span class="glostylefmt">longheader</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=none,border=plain,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.longborder"><span class="glostylefmt">longborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=plain,border=plain,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.longheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">longheaderborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=none,border=none,cols=3 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.long3col"><span class="glostylefmt">long3col</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=plain,border=none,cols=3 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.long3colheader"><span class="glostylefmt">long3colheader</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=none,border=plain,cols=3 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.long3colborder"><span class="glostylefmt">long3colborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=long,header=plain,border=plain,cols=3 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.long3colheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">long3colheaderborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=none,border=none,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.super"><span class="glostylefmt">super</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=plain,border=none,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.superheader"><span class="glostylefmt">superheader</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=none,border=plain,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.superborder"><span class="glostylefmt">superborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=plain,border=plain,cols=2 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.superheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">superheaderborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=none,border=none,cols=3 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.super3col"><span class="glostylefmt">super3col</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=plain,border=none,cols=3 </td>
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</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=none,border=plain,cols=3 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.super3colborder"><span class="glostylefmt">super3colborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">style=super,header=plain,border=plain,cols=3 </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a>=<a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.super3colheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">super3colheaderborder</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">number=none </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.nonumberlist"><span class="styoptfmt">nonumberlist</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">number=<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">counter name</em>&#x232a;</span> </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.counter"><span class="styoptfmt">counter</span></a>=<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">counter name</em>&#x232a;</span></td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">toc </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.toc"><span class="styoptfmt">toc</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">hypertoc </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.toc"><span class="styoptfmt">toc</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">hyper </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <span style="font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; ">no corresponding option</span></td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">section=true </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.section"><span class="styoptfmt">section</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">section=false </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <span style="font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; ">no corresponding option</span></td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">acronym </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <a href="#glo:opt.acronym"><span class="styoptfmt">acronym</span></a> </td>
</tr><tr style=""><td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l">global </td>
<td class="cell-noborder-bothsep-l"> <span style="font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; ">no corresponding option</span> </td>
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 </div><p>

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<section id="section.3"><!-- start of section section.3 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->3. Defining new glossary types<div class="labellink"><a href="#section.3">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
If you have created new glossary types, you will need to  replace all instances of <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.5"></a><dfn id="glo:newglossarytype"><code class="csfmt">\newglossarytype</code></dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">log-ext</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">type</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">out-ext</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">in-ext</em>&#x232a;</span>}[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old style list</em>&#x232a;</span>]<br><code class="csfmt">\newcommand</code>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">type</em>&#x232a;</span>name}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">title</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.6"></a><dfn id="glo:newglossary"><code class="csfmt">\newglossary</code></dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">log-ext</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">type</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">out-ext</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">in-ext</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">title</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>in the preamble, and, if the new glossary requires a different style to the main (default) glossary, you will also need to put <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.7"></a><dfn id="glo:setglossarystyle"><code class="csfmt">\setglossarystyle</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">new-style</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>immediately before the glossary is displayed, or you can specify the style when you display the glossary using <a id="wrglossary.8"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a> (see below). <p>
The <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old style list</em>&#x232a;</span> optional argument can be converted to <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">new-style</em>&#x232a;</span> using the same mapping given in  Table&#xa0;<a href="#tab:pkgopt">1</a>.<p>
For example, if your document contains the following: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.9"></a><a href="#glo:newglossarytype"><code class="csfmt">\newglossarytype</code></a>[nlg]{notation}{not}{ntn}[style=long,header]
<code class="cmd">\newcommand</code>{<code class="cmd">\notationname</code>}{Index of Notation}
</pre> You will need to replace the above two lines with: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.10"></a><a href="#glo:newglossary"><code class="csfmt">\newglossary</code></a>[nlg]{notation}{not}{ntn}{Index of Notation}
</pre> in the preamble and set the style to <a id="wrglossary.11"></a><a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.longheader"><span class="glostylefmt">longheader</span></a> with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.12"></a><a href="#glo:setglossarystyle"><code class="csfmt">\setglossarystyle</code></a>{<a id="wrglossary.13"></a><a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.longheader"><span class="glostylefmt">longheader</span></a>}
</pre> prior to displaying this glossary. Alternatively, you can specify the style using <a id="wrglossary.14"></a><a href="#glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></a> package option (which makes it the default style) or the <a id="wrglossary.15"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.style"><span class="csoptfmt">style</span></a> key in the optional argument of <a id="wrglossary.16"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>. For example: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.17"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>[<a id="wrglossary.18"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.type"><span class="csoptfmt">type</span></a><span class="optfmt">=notation</span>,<a id="wrglossary.19"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.style"><span class="csoptfmt">style</span></a><span class="optfmt">=<a id="wrglossary.20"></a><a href="#glo:opt.glostyle.longheader"><span class="glostylefmt">longheader</span></a></span>]
</pre><p>
Note that the glossary title is no longer specified using <a id="wrglossary.21"></a><a href="#glo:glossary-typename"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span>name</code></a> (except for <a id="wrglossary.22"></a><a href="#glo:glossaryname"><code class="csfmt">\glossaryname</code></a> and <a id="wrglossary.23"></a><a href="#glo:acronymname"><code class="csfmt">\acronymname</code></a>) but is instead specified in the <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">title</em>&#x232a;</span> argument of <a id="wrglossary.24"></a><a href="#glo:newglossary"><code class="csfmt">\newglossary</code></a>. The short title which is specified in the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package by the command <a id="wrglossary.25"></a><a href="#glo:shortglossary-typename"><code class="csfmt">\short<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span>name</code></a> is now specified using the <a id="wrglossary.26"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.toctitle"><span class="csoptfmt">toctitle</span></a> key in the optional argument to <a id="wrglossary.27"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>.<p>

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<h2><!-- start of section header -->4. <code class="csfmt">\make<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span></code><div class="labellink"><a href="#section.4">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
All instances of <a id="wrglossary.28"></a><a href="#glo:makeglossary-type"><code class="csfmt">\make<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a> (e.g.  <a id="wrglossary.29"></a><a href="#glo:makeglossary"><code class="csfmt">\makeglossary</code></a> and <a id="wrglossary.30"></a><a href="#glo:makeacronym"><code class="csfmt">\makeacronym</code></a>) should be replaced by the single command <a id="wrglossary.31"></a><a href="#glo:makeglossaries"><code class="csfmt">\makeglossaries</code></a>. For example, if your document contained the following: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.32"></a><a href="#glo:makeglossary"><code class="csfmt">\makeglossary</code></a>
<a id="wrglossary.33"></a><a href="#glo:makeacronym"><code class="csfmt">\makeacronym</code></a>
</pre> then you should replace both lines with the single line: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.34"></a><a href="#glo:makeglossaries"><code class="csfmt">\makeglossaries</code></a>
</pre><p>

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<h2><!-- start of section header -->5. Storing glossary information<div class="labellink"><a href="#section.5">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
With the old <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package you could optionally store glossary information for later use, or you could simply use <a id="wrglossary.35"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a> whenever you wanted to add information to the glossary. With the new <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, the latter option is no longer available. (This is mainly because having a key value list in <a id="wrglossary.36"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a> caused problems, but it also helps consistency.) If you have stored all the glossary information using <a id="wrglossary.37"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a>, then you will need to convert these commands into the equivalent <a id="wrglossary.38"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a>. If you have only used <a id="wrglossary.39"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a>, then see &#xa7;<a href="#sec:csglossary">6.4</a>.<p>
Substitute all instances of <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.40"></a><dfn id="glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">key=value list</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.41"></a><dfn id="glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">key=value list</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>This should be fairly easy to do using the search and replace facility in your editor (but see notes below).<p>
If you have used the optional argument of <a id="wrglossary.42"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a> (i.e. you have multiple glossaries) then you will need to substitute <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.43"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">gls-type</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">key=value list</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.44"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">key=value list</em>&#x232a;</span>,<a id="wrglossary.45"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.type"><span class="csoptfmt">type</span></a><span class="optfmt">={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">gls-type</em>&#x232a;</span>}</span>}
</pre><p>
The glossary entry information <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">key=value list</em>&#x232a;</span> may also need  changing. If <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">key=value list</em>&#x232a;</span> contains any of <a id="wrglossary.46"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span>&#x2019;s</a>  special characters (i.e. <a id="wrglossary.47"></a><a href="#glo:idx.at"><code class="code">@</code></a> <a id="wrglossary.48"></a><a href="#glo:idx.excl"><code class="code">!</code></a> <a id="wrglossary.49"></a><a href="#glo:idx.dblquote"><code class="code">"</code></a> or <a id="wrglossary.50"></a><a href="#glo:idx.vbar"><code class="code">|</code></a>) then they should no longer be escaped with <a id="wrglossary.51"></a><a href="#glo:idx.dblquote"><code class="code">"</code></a> since the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package deals with these characters internally. For example, if your document contains the following: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.52"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a>{card}{<a id="wrglossary.53"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.name"><span class="csoptfmt">name</span></a><span class="optfmt">={$<a id="wrglossary.54"></a><a href="#glo:idx.dblquote"><code class="code">"</code></a><a id="wrglossary.55"></a><a href="#glo:idx.vbar"><code class="code">|</code></a><code class="cmd">\mathcal</code>{S}<a id="wrglossary.56"></a><a href="#glo:idx.dblquote"><code class="code">"</code></a><a id="wrglossary.57"></a><a href="#glo:idx.vbar"><code class="code">|</code></a>$}</span>,
<a id="wrglossary.58"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a><span class="optfmt">={The cardinality of the set $<code class="cmd">\mathcal</code>{S}$}</span>}
</pre> then you will need to replace it with: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.59"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a>{card}{<a id="wrglossary.60"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.name"><span class="csoptfmt">name</span></a><span class="optfmt">={$<a id="wrglossary.61"></a><a href="#glo:idx.vbar"><code class="code">|</code></a><code class="cmd">\mathcal</code>{S}<a id="wrglossary.62"></a><a href="#glo:idx.vbar"><code class="code">|</code></a>$}</span>,
<a id="wrglossary.63"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a><span class="optfmt">={The cardinality of the set $<code class="cmd">\mathcal</code>{S}$}</span>}
</pre><p>
The <a id="wrglossary.64"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.number"><span class="csoptfmt">number</span></a> key available in <a id="wrglossary.65"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a> should be replaced with the <a id="wrglossary.66"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.counter"><span class="csoptfmt">counter</span></a> key in <a id="wrglossary.67"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a>. The <a id="wrglossary.68"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.sort"><span class="csoptfmt">sort</span></a> key in <a id="wrglossary.69"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a> is also called <a id="wrglossary.70"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.sort"><span class="csoptfmt">sort</span></a> in <a id="wrglossary.71"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a>.<p>
The <a id="wrglossary.72"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a> <a id="wrglossary.73"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.format"><span class="csoptfmt">format</span></a> key doesn&#x2019;t have a counterpart in <a id="wrglossary.74"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a>. You can, however, specify the format in the optional argument of commands like <a id="wrglossary.75"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a> or <a id="wrglossary.76"></a><a href="#glo:glsadd"><code class="csfmt">\glsadd</code></a> or you can change the default format by redefining <a id="wrglossary.77"></a><a href="#glo:glsnumberformat"><code class="csfmt">\glsnumberformat</code></a>.<p>

</section><!-- end of section section.5 -->

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<h2><!-- start of section header -->6. Adding an entry to the glossary<div class="labellink"><a href="#section.6">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package provided two basic means to add information to the glossary: firstly, the term was defined using <a id="wrglossary.78"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a> and the entries for that term were added using <a id="wrglossary.79"></a><a href="#glo:useglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\useglosentry</code></a>, <a id="wrglossary.80"></a><a href="#glo:useGlosentry"><code class="csfmt">\useGlosentry</code></a> and <a id="wrglossary.81"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a>. Secondly, the term was added to the glossary using <a id="wrglossary.82"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a>. This second approach is unavailable with the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, since all entries must be defined before they can be indexed.<p>

</section><!-- end of section section.6 -->

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->6.1. <code class="csfmt">\useglosentry</code><div class="labellink"><a href="#sec:useglosentry">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package allows you to add information to the glossary for a predefined term without producing any text in the document using <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.83"></a><dfn id="glo:useglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\useglosentry</code></dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old options</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>Any occurrences of this command will need to be replaced with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.84"></a><dfn id="glo:glsadd"><code class="csfmt">\glsadd</code></dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">new options</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>The <a id="wrglossary.85"></a><a href="#glo:opt.useglsopt.format"><span class="csoptfmt">format</span></a> key in <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old options</em>&#x232a;</span> is also called <a id="wrglossary.86"></a><a href="#glo:opt.glsopt.format"><span class="csoptfmt">format</span></a> in <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">new options</em>&#x232a;</span>. However the <a id="wrglossary.87"></a>optdef<dfn id="glo:opt.useglsopt.number"><span class="csoptfmt">number</span></dfn>={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">counter-name</em>&#x232a;</span>} key in <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old options</em>&#x232a;</span> should be replaced with <a id="wrglossary.88"></a>optdef<dfn id="glo:opt.glsopt.counter"><span class="csoptfmt">counter</span></dfn>=<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">counter-name</em>&#x232a;</span> in <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">new options</em>&#x232a;</span>.<p>

</section><!-- end of section sec:useglosentry -->

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->6.2. <code class="csfmt">\useGlosentry</code><div class="labellink"><a href="#subsection.6.2">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package allows you to add information to the glossary for a predefined term with the given text using <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.89"></a><dfn id="glo:useGlosentry"><code class="csfmt">\useGlosentry</code></dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old options</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">text</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>Any occurrences of this command will need to be replaced with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.90"></a><dfn id="glo:glslink"><code class="csfmt">\glslink</code></dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">new options</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">text</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>The mapping from <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old options</em>&#x232a;</span> to <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">new options</em>&#x232a;</span> is the same as that given &#xa7;<a href="#sec:useglosentry">6.1</a>.<p>

</section><!-- end of section subsection.6.2 -->

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->6.3. <code class="csfmt">\gls</code><div class="labellink"><a href="#subsection.6.3">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> defines: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.91"></a><dfn id="glo:oldgls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span>)</dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">options</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre> The <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package defines a command with the same name, but be aware that it has a final optional argument: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.92"></a><dfn id="glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span>)</dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">options</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">insert</em>&#x232a;</span>]
</pre> In this case, the only thing you need to change is the <a id="wrglossary.93"></a><a href="#glo:opt.useglsopt.number"><span class="csoptfmt">number</span></a> key in the optional argument to <a id="wrglossary.94"></a><a href="#glo:opt.glsopt.counter"><span class="csoptfmt">counter</span></a>. The <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">insert</em>&#x232a;</span> optional argument in the  new form of <a id="wrglossary.95"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a> can be used to insert text into the automatically generated text, which will put it inside the hyperlink (if hyperlinks are supported).<p>

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->6.4. <code class="csfmt">\glossary</code><div class="labellink"><a href="#sec:csglossary">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<p>
When using the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, you should not use <a id="wrglossary.96"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a>. This is because the appropriate indexing syntax (including escaping any of <a id="wrglossary.97"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span></a>&#x2019;s or <a id="wrglossary.98"></a><a href="#glo:app.xindy"><span class="appfmt">xindy</span></a>&#x2019;s special characters) is generated when the entry is defined. This reduces overall complexity as it no longer needs to be performed every time an entry is indexed. By placing the glossary definitions within the preamble, it also reduces the chance that the indexing special character may have their category code changed, which can cause interference.<p>
If, with the old package, you have opted to explicitly use <a id="wrglossary.99"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a> instead of storing the glossary information with <a id="wrglossary.100"></a><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a>, then converting from <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> to <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> will be more time-consuming, although in the end, I hope you will see the benefits. From the user&#x2019;s point of view, using <a id="wrglossary.101"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a> throughout the document is time consuming, and if you use it more than once for the same term, there&#x2019;s a chance extra spaces may creep in which will cause <a id="wrglossary.102"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span></a> to treat the two entries as different terms, even though they look the same in the document. If you have used <a id="wrglossary.103"></a><a href="#glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></a> with the old glossary package, you will instead need to define the relevant glossary terms using <a id="wrglossary.104"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a> and reference the terms using <a id="wrglossary.105"></a><a href="#glo:glsadd"><code class="csfmt">\glsadd</code></a>, <a id="wrglossary.106"></a><a href="#glo:glslink"><code class="csfmt">\glslink</code></a>, <a id="wrglossary.107"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a> etc.<p>
If you don&#x2019;t like the idea of continually scrolling back to the preamble to type all your <a id="wrglossary.108"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a> commands, you may prefer to create a new file, in which to store all these commands, and then input that file in your document&#x2019;s preamble. Most text editors and front-ends allow you to have multiple files open, and you can tab back and forth between them.<p>

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<h2><!-- start of section header -->7. Acronyms<div class="labellink"><a href="#section.7">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
In the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package, acronyms were treated differently to glossary entries. This resulted in inconsistencies and sprawling unmaintainable code. The new <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package treats acronyms in exactly the same way as normal glossary terms. <p>
Both packages provide <code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code>, but the syntax is different. With the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package, the syntax is: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.109"></a><dfn id="glo:oldnewacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span>)</dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">cmd-name</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acronym</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">long</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">old-options</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre> With the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, the default definition of: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.110"></a><dfn id="glo:newacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span>)</dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">options</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">abbrv</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">long</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre> is a shortcut for: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.111"></a><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{type=<a id="wrglossary.112"></a><a href="#glo:acronymtype"><code class="csfmt">\acronymtype</code></a>,
<a id="wrglossary.113"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.name"><span class="csoptfmt">name</span></a><span class="optfmt">={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">abbrv</em>&#x232a;</span>}</span>,
<a id="wrglossary.114"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a><span class="optfmt">={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">long</em>&#x232a;</span>}</span>,
<a id="wrglossary.115"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.text"><span class="csoptfmt">text</span></a><span class="optfmt">={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">abbrv</em>&#x232a;</span>}</span>,
<a id="wrglossary.116"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.first"><span class="csoptfmt">first</span></a><span class="optfmt">={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">long</em>&#x232a;</span> (<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">abbrv</em>&#x232a;</span>)}</span>,
<a id="wrglossary.117"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.plural"><span class="csoptfmt">plural</span></a><span class="optfmt">={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">abbrv</em>&#x232a;</span>s}</span>,
<a id="wrglossary.118"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.firstplural"><span class="csoptfmt">firstplural</span></a><span class="optfmt">={<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">long</em>&#x232a;</span>s (<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">abbrv</em>&#x232a;</span>s)}</span>,
<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">options</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre> (Note that this shortcut default is an older method of defining acronyms. If you use <a id="wrglossary.119"></a><a href="#glo:setacronymstyle"><code class="csfmt">\setacronymstyle</code></a> introduced to <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> v4.02, then a more flexible method is adopted.)<p>
This is different to the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package which set the <a id="wrglossary.120"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.name"><span class="csoptfmt">name</span></a> key to <span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">long</em>&#x232a;</span> (<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">abbrv</em>&#x232a;</span>) and allowed you to set a description using the <a id="wrglossary.121"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a> key. If you still want to do this, you can use one of the description styles, such as <a id="wrglossary.122"></a><a href="#glo:opt.acrstyle.long-short-desc"><span class="acrstylefmt">long-short-desc</span></a>, and use the <a id="wrglossary.123"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a> key in the optional argument of <a id="wrglossary.124"></a><a href="#glo:newacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code></a>.<p>
For example, if your document originally had the following: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.125"></a><a href="#glo:oldnewacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code></a>{SVM}{Support Vector Machine}{<a id="wrglossary.126"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a><span class="optfmt">={Statistical pattern recognition technique}</span>}
</pre> Then you would need to first set the style: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.127"></a><a href="#glo:setacronymstyle"><code class="csfmt">\setacronymstyle</code></a>{<a id="wrglossary.128"></a><a href="#glo:opt.acrstyle.long-short-desc"><span class="acrstylefmt">long-short-desc</span></a>}
</pre> and change the acronym definition to: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.129"></a><a href="#glo:newacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code></a>[<a id="wrglossary.130"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a><span class="optfmt">={Statistical pattern recognition  technique}</span>]{svm}{SVM}{Support Vector Machine}
</pre> You can then reference the acronym using any of the new referencing commands, such as <a id="wrglossary.131"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a> or <a id="wrglossary.132"></a><a href="#glo:glsadd"><code class="csfmt">\glsadd</code></a>.<p>
With the old <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package, when you defined an acronym, it also defined a command <a id="wrglossary.133"></a><a href="#glo:acr-name"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a> which could be used to display the acronym in the text. So the above SVM example would create the command <code class="csfmt">\SVM</code> with the old package. In the new <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, the acronyms are just another type of glossary entry, so they are displayed using <code class="code"><a id="wrglossary.134"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}</code>. Therefore, in the above example, you will also need to replace all occurrences of <code class="csfmt">\SVM</code> with <code class="code"><a id="wrglossary.135"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a>{svm}</code>.<p>
If you have used <a id="wrglossary.136"></a><a href="#glo:useacronym"><code class="csfmt">\useacronym</code></a> instead of <a id="wrglossary.137"></a><a href="#glo:acr-name"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a>, then you will need to replace all occurrences of <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.138"></a><dfn id="glo:useacronym"><code class="csfmt">\useacronym</code></dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">insert</em>&#x232a;</span>]{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.139"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">insert</em>&#x232a;</span>]
</pre>Note that the starred versions of <a id="wrglossary.140"></a><a href="#glo:useacronym"><code class="csfmt">\useacronym</code></a> and <a id="wrglossary.141"></a><a href="#glo:acr-name"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a> (which make the first letter uppercase) should be replaced with <code class="code"><a id="wrglossary.142"></a><a href="#glo:Gls"><code class="csfmt">\Gls</code></a>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}</code>. <p>
Alternatively (as from v1.18 of the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package), you can use <a id="wrglossary.143"></a><a href="#glo:oldacronym"><code class="csfmt">\oldacronym</code></a> which uses the same syntax as the old <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package&#x2019;s <a id="wrglossary.144"></a><a href="#glo:oldnewacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code></a> and also  defines <a id="wrglossary.145"></a><a href="#glo:acr-name"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a>. For example, if your document originally had the following: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.146"></a><a href="#glo:oldnewacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code></a>{SVM}{Support Vector Machine}{<a id="wrglossary.147"></a><a href="#glo:opt.storegloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a><span class="optfmt">={Statistical pattern recognition technique}</span>}
</pre> then you can change this to: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.148"></a><a href="#glo:oldacronym"><code class="csfmt">\oldacronym</code></a>{SVM}{Support Vector Machine}{<a id="wrglossary.149"></a><a href="#glo:opt.gloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></a><span class="optfmt">={Statistical pattern recognition technique}</span>}
</pre> You can then continue to use <code class="csfmt">\SVM</code>. However, remember that LaTeX generally ignores spaces after command names that consist of alphabetical characters. You will therefore need to force a space after <a id="wrglossary.150"></a><a href="#glo:acr-name"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a>, unless you also load the <a id="wrglossary.151"></a><a href="#glo:pkg.xspace"><span class="styfmt">xspace</span></a> package. (See the <span class="qt">&#x201c;Acronyms&#x201d;</span> of the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> documentation for further details.) Note that <a id="wrglossary.152"></a><a href="#glo:oldacronym"><code class="csfmt">\oldacronym</code></a> uses its first argument to define the acronym&#x2019;s label (as used by commands like <a id="wrglossary.153"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a>), so in the above example, with the new <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, <code class="csfmt">\SVM</code> becomes a shortcut for <code class="code"><a id="wrglossary.154"></a><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code></a>{SVM}</code> and <code class="csfmt">\SVM*</code> becomes a shortcut for <code class="code"><a id="wrglossary.155"></a><a href="#glo:Gls"><code class="csfmt">\Gls</code></a>{SVM}</code>.<p>

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->7.1. <code class="csfmt">\acrln</code> and <code class="csfmt">\acrsh</code><div class="labellink"><a href="#sec:acrlnsh">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<p>
In the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package, it is possible to produce the long and short forms of an acronym without adding an entry to the glossary using <a id="wrglossary.156"></a><a href="#glo:acrln"><code class="csfmt">\acrln</code></a> and <a id="wrglossary.157"></a><a href="#glo:acrsh"><code class="csfmt">\acrsh</code></a>. With the  <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package (provided you defined the acronym using <a id="wrglossary.158"></a><a href="#glo:newacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code></a> or <a id="wrglossary.159"></a><a href="#glo:oldacronym"><code class="csfmt">\oldacronym</code></a> and provided you haven&#x2019;t redefined <a id="wrglossary.160"></a><a href="#glo:newacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code></a>)  you can replace <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.161"></a><dfn id="glo:acrsh"><code class="csfmt">\acrsh</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.162"></a><dfn id="glo:acrshort"><code class="csfmt">\acrshort</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>and you can replace <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.163"></a><dfn id="glo:acrln"><code class="csfmt">\acrln</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.164"></a><dfn id="glo:acrlong"><code class="csfmt">\acrlong</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>The <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package also provides the related commands <a id="wrglossary.165"></a><a href="#glo:acrshortpl"><code class="csfmt">\acrshortpl</code></a> (plural short form) and <a id="wrglossary.166"></a><a href="#glo:acrlongpl"><code class="csfmt">\acrlongpl</code></a> (plural long form) as well as upper case variations. If you use the  <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> <span class="qt">&#x201c;shortcuts&#x201d;</span> package option, you can use <a id="wrglossary.167"></a><a href="#glo:acs"><code class="csfmt">\acs</code></a> in place of <a id="wrglossary.168"></a><a href="#glo:acrshort"><code class="csfmt">\acrshort</code></a> and <a id="wrglossary.169"></a><a href="#glo:acl"><code class="csfmt">\acl</code></a> in place of <a id="wrglossary.170"></a><a href="#glo:acrlong"><code class="csfmt">\acrlong</code></a>.<p>
See the <span class="qt">&#x201c;Acronyms&#x201d;</span> of the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> manual for further details of how to use these commands.<p>

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->7.2. <code class="csfmt">\ifacronymfirstuse</code><div class="labellink"><a href="#subsection.7.2">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package command <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.171"></a><dfn id="glo:ifacronymfirstuse"><code class="csfmt">\ifacronymfirstuse</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">not used text</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">has been used text</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>can be replaced by the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> command: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.172"></a><dfn id="glo:ifglsused"><code class="csfmt">\ifglsused</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">has been used text</em>&#x232a;</span>}{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">not used text</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>Note that <a id="wrglossary.173"></a><a href="#glo:ifglsused"><code class="csfmt">\ifglsused</code></a> evaluates the opposite condition to that of <a id="wrglossary.174"></a><a href="#glo:ifacronymfirstuse"><code class="csfmt">\ifacronymfirstuse</code></a> which is why the last two arguments have been reversed.<p>

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->7.3. <code class="csfmt">\resetacronym</code> and <code class="csfmt">\unsetacronym</code><div class="labellink"><a href="#sec:unreset">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package allows you to reset and unset the acronym flag which is used to determine whether the acronym has been used in the document. The <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package also provides a means to do this on either a local or a global level. To reset an acronym, you will need to replace: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.175"></a><dfn id="glo:resetacronym"><code class="csfmt">\resetacronym</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with either <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.176"></a><dfn id="glo:glsreset"><code class="csfmt">\glsreset</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>or <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.177"></a><dfn id="glo:glslocalreset"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalreset</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre><p>
To unset an acronym, you will need to replace: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.178"></a><dfn id="glo:unsetacronym"><code class="csfmt">\unsetacronym</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>with either <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.179"></a><dfn id="glo:glsunset"><code class="csfmt">\glsunset</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre>or <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.180"></a><dfn id="glo:glslocalunset"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalunset</code></dfn>{<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">label</em>&#x232a;</span>}
</pre><p>
To reset all acronyms, you will need to replace: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.181"></a><dfn id="glo:resetallacronyms"><code class="csfmt">\resetallacronyms</code></dfn>
</pre> with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.182"></a><a href="#glo:glsresetall"><code class="csfmt">\glsresetall</code></a>[<a id="wrglossary.183"></a><a href="#glo:acronymtype"><code class="csfmt">\acronymtype</code></a>]
</pre> or <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.184"></a><a href="#glo:glslocalresetall"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalresetall</code></a>[<a id="wrglossary.185"></a><a href="#glo:acronymtype"><code class="csfmt">\acronymtype</code></a>]
</pre> To unset all acronyms, you will need to replace: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.186"></a><dfn id="glo:unsetallacronyms"><code class="csfmt">\unsetallacronyms</code></dfn>
</pre> with <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.187"></a><a href="#glo:glsunsetall"><code class="csfmt">\glsunsetall</code></a>[<a id="wrglossary.188"></a><a href="#glo:acronymtype"><code class="csfmt">\acronymtype</code></a>]
</pre> or <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.189"></a><a href="#glo:glslocalunsetall"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalunsetall</code></a>[<a id="wrglossary.190"></a><a href="#glo:acronymtype"><code class="csfmt">\acronymtype</code></a>]
</pre><p>

</section><!-- end of section sec:unreset -->

<section id="sec:printgloss"><!-- start of section sec:printgloss --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->8. Displaying the glossary<div class="labellink"><a href="#sec:printgloss">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package provides the command <a id="wrglossary.191"></a><a href="#glo:oldprintglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a> (or <a id="wrglossary.192"></a><a href="#glo:printtype"><code class="csfmt">\print<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">type</em>&#x232a;</span></code></a> for other glossary types) which can be used to print individual glossaries. The <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package provides the command <a id="wrglossary.193"></a><a href="#glo:printglossaries"><code class="csfmt">\printglossaries</code></a> which  will print all the glossaries which have been defined, or <a id="wrglossary.194"></a><dfn id="glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span>)</dfn>[<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">options</em>&#x232a;</span>] to print individual glossaries. So if you just have <a id="wrglossary.195"></a><a href="#glo:oldprintglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>, then you can leave it as it is, but if you have, say: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.196"></a><a href="#glo:oldprintglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>
<a id="wrglossary.197"></a><a href="#glo:oldprintglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>[acronym]
</pre> or <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.198"></a><a href="#glo:oldprintglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>
<a id="wrglossary.199"></a><a href="#glo:printacronym"><code class="csfmt">\printacronym</code></a>*
</pre> then you will need to replace this with either <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.200"></a><a href="#glo:printglossaries"><code class="csfmt">\printglossaries</code></a>
</pre> or  <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.201"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>
<a id="wrglossary.202"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>[type=<a id="wrglossary.203"></a><a href="#glo:acronymtype"><code class="csfmt">\acronymtype</code></a>]
</pre><p>
The <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package allows you to specify a short title (for the table of contents and page header) by defining a command of the form <a id="wrglossary.204"></a><a href="#glo:shortglossary-typename"><code class="csfmt">\short<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span>name</code></a>. The <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package doesn&#x2019;t do this, but instead provides the <a id="wrglossary.205"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.toctitle"><span class="csoptfmt">toctitle</span></a> key which can be used in the optional argument to <a id="wrglossary.206"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>. For example, if you have created a new glossary type called <code class="code">notation</code>, and you had defined <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span></div>
<code class="cmd">\newcommand</code>{<code class="cmd">\shortnotationname</code>}{Notation}
</pre> then you would need to use the <a id="wrglossary.207"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.toctitle"><span class="csoptfmt">toctitle</span></a> key: <pre class="codebox"><div class="codeboxtitle"><span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span></div>
<a id="wrglossary.208"></a><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code></a>[<a id="wrglossary.209"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.type"><span class="csoptfmt">type</span></a><span class="optfmt">=notation</span>,<a id="wrglossary.210"></a><a href="#glo:opt.printgloss.toctitle"><span class="csoptfmt">toctitle</span></a><span class="optfmt">=Notation</span>]
</pre> The <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package will ignore <code class="csfmt">\shortnotationname</code>, so unless you have used it elsewhere in the document, you may as well remove the definition.<p>

</section><!-- end of section sec:printgloss -->

<section id="sec:makeglos"><!-- start of section sec:makeglos --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->9. Processing Your Document<div class="labellink"><a href="#sec:makeglos">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
If you convert your document from using the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package to the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package, you will need to delete any of the additional files, such as the <a id="wrglossary.211"></a><a href="#glo:ext.glo"><span class="extfmt">glo</span></a> file, that were created by the <span class="styfmt">glossary</span> package, as the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package uses a different format.  Remember also, that if you used the <a id="wrglossary.212"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeglos"><span class="appfmt">makeglos</span></a> Perl script, you will need to use the <a id="wrglossary.213"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeglossaries"><span class="appfmt">makeglossaries</span></a> Perl script  instead. As from v1.17, the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package can be used with either <a id="wrglossary.214"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span></a> or <a id="wrglossary.215"></a><a href="#glo:app.xindy"><span class="appfmt">xindy</span></a>. Since <a id="wrglossary.216"></a><a href="#glo:app.xindy"><span class="appfmt">xindy</span></a> was designed to be multilingual, the  new <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package is a much better option for  non-English documents. If you use the extension package, <a id="wrglossary.217"></a><a href="#glo:pkg.glossaries-extra"><span class="styfmt">glossaries-extra</span></a>, then you also have the option of using <a id="wrglossary.218"></a><a href="#glo:app.bib2gls"><span class="appfmt">bib2gls</span></a> instead (which also provides multilingual support).<p>
For further information on using <a id="wrglossary.219"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeglossaries"><span class="appfmt">makeglossaries</span></a>, <a id="wrglossary.220"></a><a href="#glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span></a> or <a id="wrglossary.221"></a><a href="#glo:app.xindy"><span class="appfmt">xindy</span></a> to create your glossaries, see the <span class="qt">&#x201c;Generating the Associated Glossary Files&#x201d;</span> section of the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> documentation.<p>

</section><!-- end of section sec:makeglos -->

<section id="sec:troubleshooting"><!-- start of section sec:troubleshooting --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->10. Troubleshooting<div class="labellink"><a href="#sec:troubleshooting">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<p>
Please check the <a href="https://www.dickimaw-books.com/faqs/glossariesfaq.html">FAQ</a>  for the <span class="styfmt">glossaries</span> package if you have any problems.<p>

</section><!-- end of section sec:troubleshooting -->

<section id="symbols"><!-- start of section symbols --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->Symbols<div class="labellink"><a href="#symbols">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->

<dl class="inlineblock">
<dt><dfn id="glo:sym.terminal">&#x232a;_</dfn></dt>
<dd>A command-line application invocation that needs to be entered into a <a href="https://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/novices/html/terminal.html">terminal or command prompt</a>.</dd>

</dl>

</section><!-- end of section symbols -->

<section id="index"><!-- start of section index --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h2><!-- start of section header -->Index<div class="labellink"><a href="#index">[link]</a></div></h2><!-- end of section header -->
<div class="nlctusernavbox"><a href="#glssymbols">Symbols</a> <a href="#index6553600">A</a> <a href="#index6619136">B</a> <a href="#index6684672">C</a> <a href="#index6881280">F</a> <a href="#index6946816">G</a> <a href="#index7077888">I</a> <a href="#index7340032">M</a> <a href="#index7405568">N</a> <a href="#index7471104">O</a> <a href="#index7536640">P</a> <a href="#index7667712">R</a> <a href="#index7733248">S</a> <a href="#index7798784">T</a> <a href="#index7864320">U</a> <a href="#index8060928">X</a></div><!-- end of nlctusernavbox -->

</section><!-- end of section index -->

<section id="glssymbols"><!-- start of section glssymbols --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->Symbols<div class="labellink"><a href="#glssymbols">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:idx.excl"><code class="code">!</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.48">6</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<p>
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:idx.dblquote"><code class="code">"</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.49">6</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.54">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:idx.vbar"><code class="code">|</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.50">6</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.55">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:idx.at"><code class="code">@</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.47">6</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section glssymbols -->

<section id="index6553600"><!-- start of section index6553600 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->A<div class="labellink"><a href="#index6553600">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:acl"><code class="csfmt">\acl</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.169">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:acr-name"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">acr-name</em>&#x232a;</span></code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.133">10</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.150">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:acrln"><code class="csfmt">\acrln</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:acrlnsh">&#xa7;7.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.163">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:acrlong"><code class="csfmt">\acrlong</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:acrlnsh">&#xa7;7.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.164">11</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.170">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:acrlongpl"><code class="csfmt">\acrlongpl</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.166">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:opt.acronym"><span class="styoptfmt">acronym</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:acronymname"><code class="csfmt">\acronymname</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.23">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:acronymtype"><code class="csfmt">\acronymtype</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.112">9</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.183">13</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.203">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:acrsh"><code class="csfmt">\acrsh</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:acrlnsh">&#xa7;7.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.161">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:acrshort"><code class="csfmt">\acrshort</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:acrlnsh">&#xa7;7.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.162">11</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.168">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:acrshortpl"><code class="csfmt">\acrshortpl</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.165">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:acs"><code class="csfmt">\acs</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.167">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index6553600 -->

<section id="index6619136"><!-- start of section index6619136 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->B<div class="labellink"><a href="#index6619136">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:app.bib2gls"><span class="appfmt">bib2gls</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.218">15</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index6619136 -->

<section id="index6684672"><!-- start of section index6684672 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->C<div class="labellink"><a href="#index6684672">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:opt.counter"><span class="styoptfmt">counter</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index6684672 -->

<section id="index6881280"><!-- start of section index6881280 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->F<div class="labellink"><a href="#index6881280">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:fileformat">file formats</dfn></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:ext.glo"><span class="extfmt">glo</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.211">15</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->

</section><!-- end of section index6881280 -->

<section id="index6946816"><!-- start of section index6946816 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->G<div class="labellink"><a href="#index6946816">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:pkg.glossaries-extra"><span class="styfmt">glossaries-extra</span> package</dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.217">15</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glossary"><code class="csfmt">\glossary</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.35">6</a>&#x2013;<a href="#wrglossary.103">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glossary-typename"><code class="csfmt">\<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span>name</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.21">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:idx.glossarystyle">glossary styles</dfn></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.long"><span class="glostylefmt">long</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.long3col"><span class="glostylefmt">long3col</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.long3colborder"><span class="glostylefmt">long3colborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.long3colheader"><span class="glostylefmt">long3colheader</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.long3colheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">long3colheaderborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.longborder"><span class="glostylefmt">longborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.longheader"><span class="glostylefmt">longheader</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.11">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.longheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">longheaderborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.super"><span class="glostylefmt">super</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.super3col"><span class="glostylefmt">super3col</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.super3colborder"><span class="glostylefmt">super3colborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.super3colheader"><span class="glostylefmt">super3colheader</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.super3colheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">super3colheaderborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.superborder"><span class="glostylefmt">superborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.superheader"><span class="glostylefmt">superheader</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glostyle.superheaderborder"><span class="glostylefmt">superheaderborder</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glossaryname"><code class="csfmt">\glossaryname</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.22">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:Gls"><code class="csfmt">\Gls</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.142">10</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.155">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:gls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span>)</a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#subsection.6.3">&#xa7;6.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.75">7</a>&#x2013;<a href="#wrglossary.153">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><a href="#glo:opt.glsopt.counter"><span class="csoptfmt">counter</span></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:useglosentry">&#xa7;6.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.88">7</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.94">8</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.glsopt.format"><span class="csoptfmt">format</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.86">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:oldgls"><code class="csfmt">\gls</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span>)</a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#subsection.6.3">&#xa7;6.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.91">8</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:glsadd"><code class="csfmt">\glsadd</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:useglosentry">&#xa7;6.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.84">7</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.105">9</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.132">10</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:glslink"><code class="csfmt">\glslink</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#subsection.6.2">&#xa7;6.2</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.90">8</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.106">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:glslocalreset"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalreset</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.177">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glslocalresetall"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalresetall</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.184">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:glslocalunset"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalunset</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.180">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glslocalunsetall"><code class="csfmt">\glslocalunsetall</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.189">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glsnumberformat"><code class="csfmt">\glsnumberformat</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.77">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:glsreset"><code class="csfmt">\glsreset</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.176">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glsresetall"><code class="csfmt">\glsresetall</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.182">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:glsunset"><code class="csfmt">\glsunset</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.179">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:glsunsetall"><code class="csfmt">\glsunsetall</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.187">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index6946816 -->

<section id="index7077888"><!-- start of section index7077888 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->I<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7077888">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:ifacronymfirstuse"><code class="csfmt">\ifacronymfirstuse</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#subsection.7.2">&#xa7;7.2</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.171">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:ifglsused"><code class="csfmt">\ifglsused</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#subsection.7.2">&#xa7;7.2</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.172">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7077888 -->

<section id="index7340032"><!-- start of section index7340032 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->M<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7340032">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:makeacronym"><code class="csfmt">\makeacronym</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.30">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:app.makeglos"><span class="appfmt">makeglos</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.212">15</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:makeglossaries"><code class="csfmt">\makeglossaries</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.31">5</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.34">6</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:app.makeglossaries"><span class="appfmt">makeglossaries</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.213">15</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:makeglossary"><code class="csfmt">\makeglossary</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.29">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:makeglossary-type"><code class="csfmt">\make<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span></code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.28">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:app.makeindex"><span class="appfmt">makeindex</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.1">2</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.4">3</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.46">6</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.97">8</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.102">9</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.214">15</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7340032 -->

<section id="index7405568"><!-- start of section index7405568 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->N<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7405568">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:newacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span>)</a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.7">&#xa7;7</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.110">9</a>&#x2013;<a href="#wrglossary.158">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:oldnewacronym"><code class="csfmt">\newacronym</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span>)</a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.7">&#xa7;7</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.109">9</a>&#x2013;<a href="#wrglossary.146">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:newglossary"><code class="csfmt">\newglossary</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.3">&#xa7;3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.6">3</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.10">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:newglossaryentry"><code class="csfmt">\newglossaryentry</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.5">&#xa7;5</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.41">6</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.59">7</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.104">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.counter"><span class="csoptfmt">counter</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.66">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.63">7</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.114">9</a>&#x2013;<a href="#wrglossary.149">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.first"><span class="csoptfmt">first</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.116">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.firstplural"><span class="csoptfmt">firstplural</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.118">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.name"><span class="csoptfmt">name</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.60">7</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.113">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.plural"><span class="csoptfmt">plural</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.117">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.sort"><span class="csoptfmt">sort</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.70">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.text"><span class="csoptfmt">text</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.115">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.gloskey.type"><span class="csoptfmt">type</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.45">6</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:newglossarytype"><code class="csfmt">\newglossarytype</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.3">&#xa7;3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.5">3</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.9">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:opt.nonumberlist"><span class="styoptfmt">nonumberlist</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7405568 -->

<section id="index7471104"><!-- start of section index7471104 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->O<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7471104">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:oldacronym"><code class="csfmt">\oldacronym</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.143">10</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.148">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7471104 -->

<section id="index7536640"><!-- start of section index7536640 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->P<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7536640">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:printacronym"><code class="csfmt">\printacronym</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.199">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:printglossaries"><code class="csfmt">\printglossaries</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.193">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:printglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossaries.sty</span>)</a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:printgloss">&#xa7;8</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.8">3</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.16">5</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.194">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.printgloss.style"><span class="csoptfmt">style</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.15">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.printgloss.toctitle"><span class="csoptfmt">toctitle</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.26">5</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.205">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.printgloss.type"><span class="csoptfmt">type</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.18">5</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.209">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:oldprintglossary"><code class="csfmt">\printglossary</code> (<span class="styfmt">glossary.sty</span>)</dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.191">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:printtype"><code class="csfmt">\print<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">type</em>&#x232a;</span></code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.192">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7536640 -->

<section id="index7667712"><!-- start of section index7667712 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->R<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7667712">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:resetacronym"><code class="csfmt">\resetacronym</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.175">12</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:resetallacronyms"><code class="csfmt">\resetallacronyms</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.181">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7667712 -->

<section id="index7733248"><!-- start of section index7733248 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->S<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7733248">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:opt.section"><span class="styoptfmt">section</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:setacronymstyle"><code class="csfmt">\setacronymstyle</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.119">9</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.127">10</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.acrstyle.long-short-desc"><span class="acrstylefmt">long-short-desc</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.122">10</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:setglossarystyle"><code class="csfmt">\setglossarystyle</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.3">&#xa7;3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.7">3</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.12">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:shortglossary-typename"><code class="csfmt">\short<span class="meta">&#x2329;<em class="metainner">glossary-type</em>&#x232a;</span>name</code></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.25">5</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.204">14</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:storeglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\storeglosentry</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.5">&#xa7;5</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.40">6</a>&#x2013;<a href="#wrglossary.100">8</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.storegloskey.description"><span class="csoptfmt">description</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.58">7</a>, <a href="#wrglossary.121">9</a>&#x2013;<a href="#wrglossary.147">11</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.storegloskey.format"><span class="csoptfmt">format</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.73">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.storegloskey.name"><span class="csoptfmt">name</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.53">7</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.120">9</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.storegloskey.number"><span class="csoptfmt">number</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.64">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.storegloskey.sort"><span class="csoptfmt">sort</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.68">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:opt.style"><span class="styoptfmt">style</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.14">5</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7733248 -->

<section id="index7798784"><!-- start of section index7798784 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->T<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7798784">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><dfn id="glo:opt.toc"><span class="styoptfmt">toc</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#tab:pkgopt">Table 1</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7798784 -->

<section id="index7864320"><!-- start of section index7864320 --><div class="tomain"><a href="#main">[top]</a></div>
<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->U<div class="labellink"><a href="#index7864320">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:unsetacronym"><code class="csfmt">\unsetacronym</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.178">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:unsetallacronyms"><code class="csfmt">\unsetallacronyms</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:unreset">&#xa7;7.3</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.186">13</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:useacronym"><code class="csfmt">\useacronym</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#section.7">&#xa7;7</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.138">10</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:useGlosentry"><code class="csfmt">\useGlosentry</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#subsection.6.2">&#xa7;6.2</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.80">7</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.89">8</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx0"><a href="#glo:useglosentry"><code class="csfmt">\useglosentry</code></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:useglosentry">&#xa7;6.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.83">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx0 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><dfn id="glo:opt.useglsopt.format"><span class="csoptfmt">format</span></dfn><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#wrglossary.85">7</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->
<div class="nlctuserguideidx1"><a href="#glo:opt.useglsopt.number"><span class="csoptfmt">number</span></a><span class="qquad"></span><a href="#sec:useglosentry">&#xa7;6.1</a>; <a href="#wrglossary.87">7</a>,&#xa0;<a href="#wrglossary.93">8</a></div><!-- end of nlctuserguideidx1 -->

</section><!-- end of section index7864320 -->

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<h3><!-- start of subsection header -->X<div class="labellink"><a href="#index8060928">[link]</a></div></h3><!-- end of subsection header -->
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