Writing Tools Overview

Writing Tools serve as aids in the Performance and Connect module by allowing the user to check their spelling and their language used before submitting any overall Performance activity or defining Bio fields on the their profile, comments and postings in Old Connect. Comment assistance allows administrators to define words, sentences, or phrases that should be recommended to users entering comments for performance modules.

Note: The Inappropriate Word Filter only applies to Old Connect. This feature is not available for New Connect.

To access Writing Tools, go to Admin > Tools > Core Functions > Writing Tools.

PERMISSION NAME PERMISSION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
Writing Tools - Manage Grants ability to activate or deactivate spell checker and inappropriate language filter by module, and create/manage categories for Comment Assistant used in performance tasks. This is an administrator permission. Core Administration

Spell Check

Select which features include the Spell Check functionality. See Spell Check Languages.

Inappropriate Word Filter

Select which features should utilize the Inappropriate Word Filter functionality.

Click the Define Inappropriate Words link to add additional inappropriate words to the filter. See Writing Tools - Define Inappropriate Word.

Note: The Inappropriate Word Filter only applies to Old Connect. This feature is not available for New Connect.

Comment Assistant

Provide suggested comments for Performance Modules - Select this option to enable the Comment Assistant functionality in performance modules.

New Category - Click the New Category link to add a comment category. Enter the category name and click Save icon. If multiple languages are available for the portal, the category can be localized by clicking the Translate icon to the right of the field.

Submit

Click Submit to submit the updated settings.