You can select the necessary interface language on the General tab of the Options dialog box (Tools>Options… ).

You need to restart ABBYY Lingvo for the changes to take effect.

1. Rest the mouse pointer on one of the window borders (the mouse pointer will change its shape to a double-headed arrow).

2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the border to the desired location.

The size of the main window will be preserved even if you quit the current ABBYY Lingvo session.

Click in the ABBYY Lingvo window, hold down the left mouse button and drag the window to the desired location. The position of the main window will be preserved even if you quit the current Lingvo session.

If you wish the main window to dock to a screen border, select the Dock window option on the General tab of the Options dialog box (Tools>Options…).

If you wish the ABBYY Lingvo window to be positioned above all other windows, click the  button.

To show/hide a toolbar, select/clear the corresponding bar on the Tools>Toolbars menu. You can also call this menu by right-clicking any toolbar.

You can hide the Bookshelf by clicking on the Languages and Groups bar. Similarly. Click to show the Bookshelf again.

To change the size of a card window or dialog box:

1. Rest the mouse pointer on one of the borders of a card window or dialog box (the mouse pointer will change its shape to a double-headed arrow).

2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the border to the desired location.

The size of the card window or dialog box will be preserved even if you quit the current ABBYY Lingvo session.

You can change the transparency of the main window from 0% (non-transparent) to 90% on the View tab of the Options dialog box (Tools>Options…). Alternatively, you can right-click the main window and select a transparency value on the shortcut menu (Transparency item).

Important! This option is not available under Microsoft® Windows® 98/Me.

You can change the font and font size of the word list in the main program window on the View tab of the Options dialog box(Tools>Options…).

Each time you open a new card window or dialog box, it replaces the previously opened card window or dialog box. To prevent this from happening, a card window or dialog box can be made permanent. Simply click the  button located in the right-hand corner of the card window or dialog box. Permanent card windows and dialog boxes can only be closed by clicking the Close button located in the upper right corner of the card or dialog box.

If there are multiple card windows and dialog boxes open on your screen and you want to close all of them:

• Click on the command bar or select the Close Temporary Cards and Dialog Boxes command on the Tools menu to close all temporary cards and dialog boxes.

• Select the Close All Cards and Dialog Boxes on the Tools menu to close all cards and dialog boxes, both temporary and permanent.

You can change the size and colour of the font and the colour of hyperlinks, labels and optional text in card windows on the View tab of the Options dialog box (Tools>Options…).

To arrange several card windows which have been opened in various parts of the screen, select the Arrange Cards command on the Tools menu, or press CTRL+A. The cards will be arranged in a cascade relative to the first card in the order in which they were opened.

To hide the navigation panel in a card window, click the  button which is located on the toolbar of the card. To show the navigation panel, click .

You can change the transparency of a card window from 0% (non-transparent) to 90% on the View tab of the Options dialog box (Tools>Options…). To use this option, you must first select the Apply transparency settings to cards option in the ABBYY Lingvo Main Window group.

To highlight stressed vowels in the text of entries, select the Show stress option on the View tab of the Options dialog box (Tools>Options…). You can select a colour for stressed vowels or choose to show stress only in headwords.