This must work in 10.4, but not 10.3.9. I get a number of options if I do this, but no "look up in dictionary." : ( One of the reasons I'm waiting on . . . oh never mind . . . one of the reasons I'm so eager to hear the keynote is that I'm waiting for the release date for Leopard. I plan to get a new computer (my iBook is 4-5 years old and hopeless for managing RAW photo files) with the new OS. Rebecca On Jan 8, 2007, at 2:34 PM, Russ wrote: > > On Jan 8, 2007, at 1:59 PM, Meg St.Clair wrote: > >> And what, by the by, ARE tenterhooks? >> >> Meg > > I know this is all in fun- but here's a useful tip : > > If you are using Mac OSX highlight the word in the email and > control+click on it and choose "Look up in dictionary" or > alternatively highlight the word and go to the "Mail" pull down menu > and select "Services" - > "look up in dictionary" > I think the services menu is one the Apple should push more.