Creating and Editing User Dictionaries

Creating an editable dictionary

There are two methods of creating an editable user dictionary.

Method 1:

1. Select Dictionaries... from the Tools menu and click Create... in the Dictionaries dialog box;
2. In the New Dictionary dialog box that opens, provide the necessary information about the new dictionary by filling out the corresponding fields and click OK.

Method 2:

1. Select Create/Edit Card... from the Tools menu;
2. In the Create/Edit Card dialog box that opens, click Create...;
3. In the New Dictionary dialog box that opens, provide the necessary information about the new dictionary by filling out the corresponding fields and click OK.

An icon for your newly created dictionary will be added to the Bookshelf.

Editing a dictionary

To create/edit a card in an editable user dictionary:

1.    Select Create/Edit Card... from the Tools menu or click on the toolbar.

2.    In the Create/Edit Card dialog box that opens, enter the headword and then click Edit...;

3.     In the Card dialog box that opens, provide the necessary information and click OK.

Note:If you need to enter text in a language other than the target language, you must specify this language manually. Select the fragment written in a non-target language, right-click on it and then select Card from the pop-up menu. In the Card dialog box that opens, select:

• The target language of the dictionary;

• Other language..., to open the Language dialog box where you select the language of the text fragment.

To delete a card from an editable user dictionary:

1. Select the headword of the card in the word list.
2. Select the Delete command from the Tools menu.