Activate the floating dictionary

Written by: Caroline Merchiers on Wednesday May 14th 2008, 12:46 am

Filed under: Applications, Finder, Little Smokies, OS X 10.4, OS X 10.5

Here’s a useful little tip. OS X actually has a separate dictionary program, other than Dictionary.app, that will quickly give you the definition of a word without leaving the application you are currently working in. Most modern applications support this in OS X, though some older applications may not be able to take advantage of the pop up dictionary. Some of you may be aware of this little gem, and others will probably be pleasantly surprised, just as I was when I found out about it.
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