<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I know this is all in fun- but here's a useful tip :</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">If you are using Mac OSX highlight the word in the email and control<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">+click on it and choose "Look up in dictionary" or alternatively <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">highlight the word and go to the "Mail" pull down menu and select <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Services" - > "look up in dictionary"</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I think the services menu is one the Apple should push more.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>Here's something quicker -</DIV><DIV>just place the cursor over the word in question (you do NOT have to click, highlight, or anything)</DIV><DIV>then hold down the control and command keys while you hit "d"</DIV><DIV>a definition for the word "appears" like magic!!!</DIV><DIV>AND if you want more, click on "more" (where else), and you GET more - including the thesaurus entry!!!!</DIV><DIV>I learned this recently, and was just wowed away!!!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>hmmmm .... ever hear the question "what's another word for 'thesaurus'?"</DIV><DIV>I just checked the thesaurus entry for thesaurus, and it lists:</DIV><DIV>wordfinder, wordbook, synonym dictionary, and (rare) synonymy</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Concetta</DIV></BODY></HTML>