Setup Guide

Before you start

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Chrome Browser

InsiderLingo works as a Chrome extension

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Google Sheets Access

You'll need to create or access a team glossary sheet

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Edit Permissions

Ability to publish a Google Sheet to the web

Step-by-step setup

1

Install the extension

30 seconds

Add InsiderLingo to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store.

Add to Chrome

The extension icon will appear in your Chrome toolbar

2

Prepare your Google Sheet

3 minutes

Use our template →

Copy this template to get started quickly

Create or format your glossary with the right column structure.

Required columns (with example data):

Term	Definition	Category	Aliases	Expert	Context
OKR	Objectives & Key Results	Management	OKRs, Objectives	@jondoe-slack	Quarterly goal setting framework, our company sets these annually and revisits them quarterly.
SEV	Incident severity level used to prioritize outages	Engineering	Severity	@tech-team on slack	This is how we qualify and priroitize importance of an outage, a sev 1 impacts 75%-100% of customers, sev 2 impacts less than 75% of customers, sev 3 impacts less than 50% of customers
WAU	Weekly Active Users	Management	weekly active users	@jimjones for any questions	Key growht metric we track to measure app engagement.

💡 Pro tips:

Term: Use the exact acronym or phrase people type
Definition: Keep it concise but clear
Category: Optional, helps organize large glossaries
Aliases: List all altenrative ways people refer to this, comma separated
Expert: Who is the go to expert for this term or topic
Context: Any additional detail or information that a user should know

3

Publish your sheet as CSV

1 minute

Make your glossary accessible to the extension by publishing it.

3.1

File → Share → Publish to web

Open the publish dialog in Google Sheets

3.2

Select "Comma-separated values (.csv)"

Under Link → Select the 'Glossary' tab → Choose 'comma-separated values' format from the dropdown

3.3

Click "Publish" and copy the link

Save this URL, you will need it in the next step

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Privacy note: Publishing makes your sheet publicly accessible via the CSV link. DO NOT include sensitive information in your glossary.

4

Connect to InsiderLingo

30 seconds

Add your Published Google sheet CSV URL to the extension settings

4.1

Click the InsiderLingo extention icon

Find it in your Chrome toolbar (you may need to pin the extension for easy access)

4.2

Paste your CSV URL

In the "Glossary URL" field

4.3

Click "Load Glossary"

The extension will fetch and cache your terms

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You're all set! Visit any website and hover over your company terms to see definitions.

Sharing with your team

Troubleshooting

Terms aren't showing up

Check these common issues:

Make sure your sheet is published as CSV (not HTML)
Verify column headers are exactly: Term, Definition, Category, aliases, expert, context
Check that terms match exactly
Try clicking "Reload" in the extension popup

Extension not working on some sites

Some websites have security restrictions that prevent extensions from running. This includes:

Chrome internal pages (chrome://)
Some banking or financial sites
Certain enterprise applications

This is normal browser security behavior.

How to update the glossary

Simply edit your Google Sheet, no need to republish or update the extension. Changes will appear automatically within 24 hours, or you can manually refresh the cache in your local data for immediate updates by clicking on the extension icon → under the Settings tab → click "refresh cache.

Can I use multiple glossaries?

Currently, InsiderLingo supports one glossary URL at a time. You can combine multiple sheets into one master glossary, or switch between different URLs in the extension settings.

Ready to get started?

Install InsiderLingo and follow these steps to set up your team's glossary.

Add to Chrome Back to home