Vince - that blows away my OLD highlight>control-click THANKS - THAT'S GREAT!!! On Jul 11, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Vince Lewis wrote: > > On Jul 11, 2006, at 8:03 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> On Jul 10, 2006, at 4:56 PM, Neil wrote: >> >>> I don't know how to use the Apple dictionary >> >> Open the Applications folder in Finder. Double click on "Dictionary". >> >> Click into the field at the upper right corner of the window. >> Begin typing. Matches appear as you type. >> >> Double click on the match of your choice to see the definition. >> >> hth, >> >> - Mark > > My favorite dictionary lookup method is: > > 1. place your cursor over the word in question (no need to > highlight it.) > 2. Control-Command-D > 3. There is no step three. > > I believe this works in any Cocoa-based app like Safari and Mail. > ciao, > Vince_______________________________________________ J. R. Rosen Armadillo Press-Printing & Graphics 305 Wells Fargo Dr., Suite 4 Houston, TX 77090 281-586-9383 (phone) 281-586-9876 (fax) 281-467-5366 (cell) dilloman at armadillo-press.com dilloman at sbcglobal.net dilloman at aol.com www.armadillo-press.com