Dictionary


The Dictionary widget offers a quick way to look up the definitions, pronunciations, and synonyms for a word.

Tip

  • You may also be interested in the Dictionary application, which I discuss in Chapter 8.


To use the Dictionary widget

1.

Open the Dictionary widget (Figure 12).

Figure 12. The Dictionary widget looks like this when you first open it.


2.

Enter a word in the box on the right end of the widget's window and press . The window expands to show the word's definition (Figure 13).

Figure 13. The Dictionary can show you a word's definitions…


3.

Click the right pointing arrow at the top of the Dictionary window to display the Thesaurus entry for the word (Figure 14).

Figure 14. …or its synonyms.




Visual QuickStart Guide. Mac OS X 10. 4 Tiger
Mac Os X 10.4 Tiger (Visual Quickstart Guides)
ISBN: 0321423372
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 301
Authors: Maria Langer

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