Webster

Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus

The Essential Dictionary & Thesaurus - Find the Right Word!

Product Information

	Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus lets you search its database for words or series
	of words. You can search through every definition in the dictionary (if the dictionary is open),
	every thesaurus entry (if the thesaurus is open), or definitions and thesaurus entries (if both are
	open). In addition to the regular search, WNW can perform a Quick Find for the currently
	displayed word.

	You can run a complex search for up to three words or phrases, either in conjunction or in the
	alternative. For example, you can search for a definition that contains either the words happy
	and glad, or the word sad. You can also include words not to find. For instance, you may want
	to search for the word mad, but only in the sense of angry, and not crazy. To do this, search for
	a definition that contains the words mad AND angry, NOT crazy.

	Some words such as a, if, that, and the, are too common to be searched. If you enter one of
	these words in your search, the search will not proceed and the following error message will
	appear: The query contains one or more words that are too common to search. Please try
	another query.

	To search the WNW database:
	1. Click Find on the toolbar, or select Find from the LookUp menu.
	2. The Find dialog box contains three text fields. You can fill in all three fields, or just the first
	two, or just the first.
	3. Between each two text fields that you fill in, you can select either And, Or, or Not. The
	default is And.
	4. Click Display to run your search.

	Note: When you use all three fields, WNW treats the first two fields as a unit. For example, if
	you run a search in the dictionary for red and black or orange, WNW searches for definitions
	that contain either red and black, or orange. However, if you search for orange or black and
	red, WNW searches for definitions that contain both red, and either orange or black.

	WNW displays your search results, in alphabetical order, in a scrollable display area in the Find
	window. To display the definition, thesaurus entry, or both, for one of the search results, select
	the word and click Display, or double-click the word.

	If you are looking up words in both the dictionary and thesaurus, you can determine whether
	words in the list are located in the dictionary, thesaurus, or both, by the icons next to the words.

	>Words with this icon are located in both the dictionary and the thesaurus.
	>Words with this icon are located in the dictionary only.
	>Words with this icon are located in the thesaurus only.

Product Highlights

	>	With over 50,000 entries, definitions, synonyms, and antonyms you'll be able to find the right
		word faster with The Essential Dictionary & Thesaurus.
	>	Find the right word even if you can't spell it with a database of 15,000 commonly misspelled
		words.
	>	Expand your spell checker to recognize business terms, place names, and tens of thousands
		of new words.
	>	Get a definition of a word just by pointing and clicking with The Essential Dictionary &
		Thesaurus is the right word utility to ensure your correspondence makes sense.

Product Features

	WNW gives you definitions and synonyms for over 150,000 words. These definitions and
	synonyms appear in the Main Window. You can choose to display definitions from the
	dictionary, synonyms from the thesaurus, or both. If you choose to display both, the Main
	Window expands and divides into two sections, one for definitions and the other for
	synonyms.

	You can select words either clicking the word (Click Mode) or pointing to it with the cursor
	(Point Mode). WNW lets you define which of these methods to use. If you choose Click
	Mode, you can define a type of click that will not conflict with any other programs (e.g.,
	Alt+Right Click). If you choose Point Mode, you can define the length of time the cursor
	must rest on the word before WNW looks up the word in its database.

	You can also enter words to look up by typing the word you want in the Main Window or
	choosing the word from a scrollable list. This online version of WNW makes full use of
	available technology to give you special features that a book cannot provide. Definitions
	and synonyms in WNW are linked, so that you can have the dictionary and/or thesaurus
	look up any word in a definition or synonym by double-clicking the word. You can also
	search for a word, a phrase, or a series of words and phrases, in WNW’s entire
	database of definitions and synonyms. WNW lets you make simple and more complex
	searches. Another feature is a History List, which lets you refer back to words you looked
	up earlier.

	When you display a word in the dictionary, a phonetic spelling appears in parentheses next
	to the word. A key to the phonetic symbols appears in the Pronunciation Guide. You can also
	access the Pronunciation Guide by choosing Pronunciation from the Help menu in the Main
	Window. Many of the WNW definitions include abbreviations. A key to these abbreviations
	appears in the Abbreviation Guide. You can also access the Abbreviation Guide by choosing
	Abbreviation from the Help menu in the Main Window.

	You can print definitions, thesaurus entries, or both. You can also copy selected text to the
	clipboard. If WNW cannot identify the word underneath your cursor, it displays an error
	message in the status bar. If WNW identified the word but cannot find a matching entry in
	the book or books you are using, it displays an error message in the Main Window.

System Requirements

	>	Windows 95/98/Me
	>	Pentium computer
	>	16MB of RAM
	>	CD-ROM drive
	>	SVGA graphics card
	>	8MB free hard disk space
	>	Mouse

	Due to the "Special Packaging" on this item, it can not be returned once it has been opened.