# Dictionary Manual

Dictionary enables you to look up definitions and correct spellings of words.

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MATE Documentation Team
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Emmanuele Bassi

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Dictionary Manual V1.10.0
July 2015

Wolfgang Ulbrich

MATE Documentation Project

Dictionary Manual V1.10.0
July 2015

Emmanuele Bassi

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version 1.10 of Dictionary.

Ohlasy

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Dictionary application or this manual, follow the directions in the MATE Feedback Page.

## Úvod

The Dictionary application enables you to search words and terms on a dictionary source.

## Začínáme

### To Start Dictionary

You can start Dictionary in the following ways:

nabídky Aplikace

  Choose Accessories Dictionary.

Příkazový řádek

  Execute the following command: `mate-dictionary`

Once started, the Dictionary window is displayed:

Dictionary Window

Shows Dictionary main window.

## Využití

### Looking up a word

To look up a word, type it into the entry field and press Enter.

If some definition for the word is found, it will appear inside the main window area:

Dictionary Window

Shows a definition inside the Dictionary main window.

Otherwise, an error dialog will appear, with a message explaining the nature of the error.

### Save look up results

To save the results of a look up, choose File Save a Copy. Enter a name for the file in the Save a Copy dialog, then click Save.

### Print look up results

To print the results of a look up, choose File Print.

Inside the Print dialog you can select the printer to use, the paper format, the number of copies.

To see a preview of what will be printed, click Preview.

To print, click Print.

### Find Text

Dictionary Window

Shows the Dictionary Find pane inside the main window.

To find text inside the results of a look up, perform the following steps:

1. Choose Edit Find to display the Find pane.

2. Type the text you want to find inside the Search entry.

3. To find the next occurrence of the text, click Next. To find the previous occurrence of the text, click Previous.

## Předvolby

To change the Dictionary application preferences, choose Edit Preferences.

### Zdroje slovníků

Dictionary Window

Shows the Source tab of the Preferences dialog.

To change the dictionary source used to look up words, select the desired source from the list.

### Adding a new source

Dictionary Window

Shows the Add Source dialog.

To add a new dictionary source, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Add button

2. Edit the name of the new source inside the Description entry

3. Change the transport type of the new source using the Transport combo box

4. Edit the attributes of the new source

5. Click Add

Different source transport types uses different attributes. This is the list of available attributes per transport type:

Transport | Attributes
--- | ---
Dictionary Server | Hostname: the hostname of the dictionary server Port: the port of the dictionary server

### Removing a source

To remove a dictionary source, perform the following steps:

1. Select the source you wish to remove

2. Click the Remove button

If you remove a dictionary source it will be permanently deleted from the list of available sources. Also, as some sources might be defined system-wide you may actually not be able to remove them unless you have the right ownership privileges.

### Print Options

Dictionary Window

Shows the Print tab inside the Preferences dialog.

If you want to change the font name and size used when printing, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Print Font button

2. Select the font and size you wish to use

3. Click Ok

## The Dictionary Applet

The Dictionary application comes with a panel applet, the Dictionary Applet. You can add the Dictionary Applet applet to a panel and look up words in dictionaries.

Dictionary Applet Window

Shows Dictionary Applet.

### To Start Dictionary Applet

To add Dictionary Applet to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel. Select Dictionary Applet in the Add to the panel dialog, then click OK.

### Using the Dictionary Applet

To look up a word, type it into the entry field, and press Enter or right-click on the dictionary icon and then choose Look up.

If some definition for the word was found, a window will appear, with the text of the definitions:

Dictionary Applet Window

Shows Dictionary Applet main window.

Click Save to save the definitions to a text file. Click Print to print the definitions. Click Clear to clear the definitions.

You can make the window disappear by left-clicking on the dictionary icon or by pressing Esc.

### Předvolby

To configure the Dictionary Applet, right-click on the dictionary icon, then choose Preferences.

The Preferences dialog is the same used by the Dictionary application, so refer to

Dictionary