mac dictionary shortcut
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- vespa
ok i realise i'll probably get timelined outta here but i only just stumbled across this -- highlight any word when typing on a mac, press apple-ctrl-D and a dictionary definition pops up!
- doesnotexist0
doesn't work for me, do you have to turn this feature on?
- If your on 10.4 you might need to open the dicitonary app go in prefs and select "open dictionary panel"modern
- vespa0
nope... highlight any word in this post and press apple-ctrl-d
- lajj0
I believe it works only in Safari
- neue75_bold0
I concur, it is really helpful...
- haha such scintillating wit!vespa
- just trying to be supportive...neue75_bold
- acescence0
you can also right-click to get the context menu and select look up in dictionary.
for firefox, you can install onmycommand and add a dictionary lookup command to the context menu
- locustsloth0
It also works if you highlight the word and right-click or control click on it. If the word is spelled wrong, it'll usually show the correct spelling at the top of the context menu. If it is correct, you have the option of looking it up in the Dictionary
- i thought of it first!! You just used less words and probably type faster...and are more handsomelocustsloth
- freeskihp0
or just pop open spotlight(apple-space) and type in the word
- MrOneHundred0
Cocoa apps only. But it’s awesome.
- ********0
Excellent, did not now that, cheers :)
- Raniator0
i use google to spell
- Raniator0
oh yeah. i can't get that 'tip' to work, by the way...
apple+control+d
nothing.
osx 10.5.2
safari 3.1.1
- ismith0
1) Cursor has to be placed over the word
2) Must be in a Cocoa app
3) Slower computers = long wait