Contents

Introduction
   About the program
   Useful information

General information about the program
   Installation
      Installation of the new version
      Reinstallation of the application
      Installation of additional dictionary databases
   Language pairs and editions of the dictionaries
   Operating modes of the dictionary
      Extended Mode of the Dictionary
      Compact Mode of the Dictionary
      Pop-up Translation Mode
   Registration and Demo Mode
      Registration of the dictionary after the installation
      Demo-Version limitations
      How to get a registration code

Dictionary functions
   Interface of the program
   Mac OS Menu
   Input Methods
   Translation methods
      Translation from Input Field
      Pop-up Translation
      Full-Text Search
      Word-for-Word Translation
      Crossed-up Translation
      IntraArticle Search

Management of the dictionary
   User’s Dictionaries
   Import and Export of the Dictionaries
   Dictionary Manager
   Switching Dictionaries On/Off
   Deleting Dictionary Databases
   Catalogue of the Dictionaries. Updates

Dictionary Settings
   Fonts Size settings
   General Settings
   Pop-up Translation settings

Useful Tools of the Dictionary to Facilitate Your Language Studies
   Morphology Module
   Sound Module
   Similar Words
   Wildcard Search
   Table of Irregular Verbs
   Flash Cards Quiz
   Bookmarks

Uninstallation of the program

System requirements to use the dictionary

Conclusion

Introduction

You evidently made the right choice by purchasing this Paragon Software group Product!
This program is a part of the famous and widespread line of dictionaries with many advantages such as:

• Regularly updating dictionary databases with a high data compression ratio from all well-known publishers
• User-friendly interface which makes working with the dictionary easy
• 3 operating modes: Extended Mode, Compact Mode and Pop-Up Translation
• Quick changing of translation direction by changing the layout on your keyboard.
• Virtual keyboard containing a lot of national layouts, which allows you to work with languages without changing your computer settings.

This program provides many helpful tools for your better language studies:

• Similar Words. If you are unsure of the correct spelling of a word you are trying to lookup, use "Similar Words". Once you press Search, you will receive a list of words from the dictionary, which are similar in spelling to your original entry.
• Wildcard Search. With this function you can search for the words that you are unsure how to spell. Enter symbol “*” for several characters or “?” for one and you will see the list of corresponding words from the dictionary.
• Morphology Module (for Russian, English, French and Spanish languages). Now you can get the translation of the words inputted in any form. (e.g. plurals, different verb forms etc). This new feature allows you to work with foreign texts more efficiently and is extremely useful both for users who have just started learning foreign languages and for experienced linguists.
• Pop-up translation. This function allows you to find a translation without leaving the application you are working in. To see the translation simply place the cursor of your mouse over any word you need.
• The Table of Irregular Verbs (for English and German languages) is also added to the dictionary with several sorting possibilities.

This version of the program is for the use on desktop computers based on Macintosh Operating System and is a new part of a widespread and well-known line of dictionaries for desktop and mobile devices developed by Paragon Software Group.

Other well-known products of Paragon Software Group:

Dictionaries for Windows XP/2000/Vista comprise a comprehensive range of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries and thesauruses by leading world publishers

Dictionaries for iPhone/iPod touch is a series of best-selling bilingual and monolingual dictionaries for iPhone/iPod touch from the world’s most famous publishers.

PenReader for Windows XP/2000/Vista is a Multilingual handwriting recognition system for MS Windows 9x/NT/ME/XP/Vista.

General information about the program

Installation of the new version

To install the program, run the Installation Package and follow the directions of the program. You will be asked to choose the hard drive where you’d like to install the program (in case there are several on you PC) and to enter the administrator’s password to start the setup process. At the end of the process you will be asked to restart your computer for the correct work of the dictionary.

Reinstallation of the application

This version of the dictionary allows 2 possibilities to update the application:

• Automatic Online Update from our web-server every 2 weeks (you may accept or reject updates)
• Total reinstallation of the program using the new version of Installation Package available on our web-sites.

Installation of additional dictionary databases

Using the dictionary engine you can install several dictionary databases on your PC. This option will allow you to find several meanings for one word. The additional databases can be installed in the following way:

• Open the Dictionary Catalogue, choose the dictionary you would like to have and click either Download (in this case only demo-version will be installed) or Buy to purchase the new database. Then you need to fulfill the installation by following the directions described above. (see Installation of the new version)

Paragon Software Group (SHDD) constantly improves existing programs in addition to developing new ones. As a result we can provide you with a wide range of explanatory and bilingual dictionaries for various language pairs such as:

You can always get more information about the dictionaries available for your language on Paragon Software (SHDD) official web sites.

Each dictionary for a particular language pair may have several editions:

SlovoEd Deluxe includes the most full and detailed translation articles with samples, synonyms and antonyms, references and other useful information. It is an excellent solution for professional linguists, translators and advanced users.

SlovoEd Classic includes extended dictionary articles with basic references. It will become an irreplaceable comprehensive assistant for business, travel and study.

SlovoEd Compact occupies the minimum of your device’s memory space and includes the most common translations with clear concise definitions. It will be useful during a trip abroad and when reading.

The dictionary has 3 main operating modes:

• Extended Mode
• Compact Mode
• Pop-Up Translation

You can switch between first two modes by means of the buttons .When clicking the button a window of the dictionary article appears and you pass to Extended mode. By clicking the button a window of the dictionary article disappears and you are switched to a simplified Compact mode. Using Pop-Up Translation is especially useful when you are working with other applications; in this case the dictionary should be launched but can be minimized.

Extended Mode of the Dictionary

This mode is the most convenient as it enables you to see the list of the words and the window of the dictionary article. So your screen will be free of any additional windows and moreover you will be able to translate unknown words right from the dictionary article in case you run across those.

Compact Mode of the Dictionary

Thanks to its compact size this mode allows you to work in other open applications without any difficulties, remaining on the monitor of your PC. It is especially useful if you do not use Pop-Up Translation mode but you still need to translate words from other applications.

Pop-up Translation Mode

You may find the translation of any unknown word without leaving your active application. This is possible thanks to the Pop-Up Translation mode. Simply place the cursor of your mouse over a word to get a quick and precise translation right in the current application without opening the dictionary. Use this feature for unknown words in e-mails and documents, web pages and other programs. You can select a convenient method for you to open the Pop-Up Translation in Pop-Up Translation Settings.

Registration of the dictionary after the installation

Open the program after the installation and choose Help > Registration to register the dictionary. You need to input the Registration Code in the appropriate field to fulfil the registration procedure.

If there are any versions of the program installed in demo mode to your PC and you do not have Registration Code for them yet, choose Help > Registration and click Buy. In this case you will be directed to a web page where you can purchase the selected product. Then you need to repeat the registration procedure.

Demo-Version limitations

The longer you use an unregistered copy of the dictionary, the more often you will receive message that your version of the dictionary is not registered instead of translations. To stop receiving the message you’ll need to register your dictionary.

How to get a registration code

If you want a reliable, friendly and helpful dictionary, please, visit our official web site and select the dictionary you want to have. After you complete the purchase, you will get the registration code. Do not worry, we never get your credit card information, ordering is proceeded through specialized American and European e-commerce systems.

This way of payment provides the "real-time fulfillment", that means that your Registration Code will be emailed to you immediately.

Dictionary functions.

Interface of the program in the Extended mode looks like a window divided with the list of words in the left part and the dictionary article. While you are selecting new words from the list of words, the content of the article in the neighboring part of the window is also changing showing the translation of the words. The window includes 3 buttons: Copy, Paste, Print and 3 tabs which activate the following toolbars: Translation, Dictionaries, and Settings.

If the Translation toolbar is activated the following buttons are available:

• Select/Invert Translation direction
• Search
• Wildcard Search
• Similar Words
• Start Quiz
• Irregular Verbs
• Show Word Forms
• Add Card
• Add Bookmark

When you use the simplified Compact mode the number of buttons available in the main window is smaller. The last three buttons from the list above will not be visible, but they are to be shown in the additional windows with the dictionary article.

If the Dictionaries toolbar is activated the following buttons are available:

• Manage Dictionaries
• Catalogue

In case the Settings toolbar is used you can see the following buttons on it:

• Font Size
• Pop-up Translation

The Input Field is located under the toolbar; the following buttons are located nearby:

• Forward
• Back
• Search
• Virtual keyboard

When the application is active you can see Mac OS Menu in the top left corner of the desktop of your computer, which contains the following buttons:

• SlovoEd
• Translation
• Dictionaries
• Settings
• Help

You can use the following input methods:

• Virtual keyboard
• Keyboard of your PC
• Paste Operation: copy the word you want to look up to the clipboard, start the dictionary and choose Paste

Thanks to Morphology Module you may enter any word form. Apart from this, if you doubt the correct spelling of a word you may use the Wildcard Search or Similar Words function.

Once you installed the dictionary Translation Direction is selected automatically. You may change it using Translation Direction button .

The button is available in the Translation toolbar, by clicking it the current translation direction changes into the opposite one. In case several databases are installed in your dictionary and you have several language pairs to translate to and from, click and hold on the button to see the list of all available translation directions. Choose one by clicking on it. Apart from these possibilities current version of the program lets you change translation direction to the opposite one by changing keyboard layout.

Translation from Input Field

If you have entered a word into the input field, click ENTER and the program will automatically begin the search for the entered word, and as a result you will see a dictionary article corresponding to your enquiry (if there is any).

When entering a word, the list of words automatically scrolls to the most similar word in spelling, meaning that you do not even need to enter the whole word; you may simply choose it from the list. Moreover you can anytime look through Search History to see the translations again.

Pop-up Translation

Using pop-up translation you may translate words without leaving the active application you are working in, for example when you are reading foreign books or navigating through the Internet. Simply place the cursor of your mouse over a necessary word or use a selected combination on your keyboard. You may set your own way to open a Pop-Up Translation Mode. (see Pop- up Translation Settings)

Full-Text Search

Full-text Search shows you the translation of a whole phrase, searching them through the entire dictionary of active translation direction (heading, translation and examples).

To apply this type of search enter a word or a phrase into the Input Field and click Search or follow the command Help > Search.

Word-for-Word Translation

In case you entered a phrase into the Input Field but it was not found by means of Full-text Search, the program will automatically fulfill the procedure of Word-for-Word Translation, which launches the full-text search through all available dictionary entries for each word of that phrase. As a rule the Morphology Module plays an important role in this kind of Search to find basic forms of words from the original entered phrase.

Crossed-up Translation

If you find any interesting or unknown word in a dictionary entry you can easily translate it by clicking it and the program will find its translation for you. This function is especially useful for looking through translation articles. So if you run across any unfamiliar word in any dictionary entry- feel free to translate it!

IntraArticle Search

Thanks to a new feature of the application, you can search for words right in the dictionary article. Thus you can find any word even in the longest and most detailed dictionary article. To launch this search, open an article and click “Find in the Article” to input a word in the opened field. Press the button. If the article contains the entered word, it will be automatically highlighted.

Management of the dictionary

Thanks to the manager of the dictionaries, now you are able to create your own dictionaries and constantly fill them with new articles. This feature is especially important if you are located in a foreign county and surrounded with vivid language units. Now you are sure that you will memorize all useful words and phrases, because you can create the whole dictionary with as many articles as you need. In order to do this:

• Press the button “Manage Dictionaries” on the Dictionaries toolbar.
• Click the “Create” button in the opened window of the dictionary manager.

• Add the name of the dictionary, set the language of its headwords (“Article Language”) and the language of translation (“Translation Language”) in the window of a new user’s dictionary.
  
• Click “OK”.

In the very same way you can create a lot of your own dictionaries and constantly enlarge them with new articles:

• Click “Create an Article” on the Dictionaries toolbar
• Enter the headword for this article. The headword is a word or phrase, which you are going to save translation for in the article.
• Input the headword again and enter the corresponding translation below in the window “Article Text”. To make your work even easier, simply follow tips of the program.

Furthermore, you can format test of the created articles. Especially for this purpose following font styles are provided in the Dictionary Editor:

• Title
• Translation
• Example
• Comment
• Transcription
• Number
• Other

To format any text you need, highlight it and click the corresponding button of style. You also can create your own styles of formatting. Press the “Create” button in the window of the Dictionary Editor and set the style (bold, italic, underlined), size (normal, large, small) and color of the font. The created style will be saved in the “Other” menu.

If you have your own dictionary databases, you can use them even without the dictionary engine developed by Paragon Software. To do this you need to export them following the command Dictionaries>Manage Dictionaries>Export. Exported in this way dictionaries will be saved in HTML format.

You can also use your own dictionaries that you created before within the application engine. This feature is especially useful for professional linguists, who develop dictionaries. Within the dictionary engine developed by Paragon Software, you can easily fill, test and use all dictionaries created on your own. In order to import a dictionary press “Manage Dictionaries” button on the Dictionaries toolbar and click “Import”. Only HTML, DSL MLX formats are supported for import.

You may manage your dictionaries and set priorities for them in the window “Manage Dictionary” by clicking the buttons Upper/Lower. The article from a dictionary given higher priority will be located higher in the translation list and words that you search will initially be searched here. The dictionary articles found for your queries will also correspond to the dictionary priorities.

You may also switch on new dictionaries or switch off the ones that you do not use through the “Manage Dictionary” window. If you need to switch a dictionary on, please put a mark beside the name of the dictionary in this window or delete the mark if you are going to switch a dictionary off. Also you may set priority for newly added dictionaries.

You can delete dictionaries in the window of the dictionary manager (Dictionaries>Manage Dictionaries) pressing the “Delete” button. To delete articles created (or imported) on your own, click the button located in the window of a particular dictionary article.

In case you want to update your version of the dictionary or to purchase a new one you may use “Catalogue” menu item. Click this item and you will see the list of all available dictionaries from our company, and in the Product Description you will find all the technical requirements.
Once you open Catalogue the list of products will automatically be updated in order to show you all latest versions available.

Dictionary Settings

There are three buttons on the Settings toolbar that allows you to customize the dictionary to your most efficient, convenient and quick work with this program:

• Font size
• Pop-up Translation
• General Settings

Using the button “Font size” you can easily select the most appropriate for you font size of the dictionary articles for most comfortable reading. Shift slider to set the size. There are 5 different font sizes available:

• Tiny
• Little
• Medium
• Large
• Huge

You can easily adjust the following settings of your dictionary to personalize it and make it more convenient for use:

• Interface Language. You may change the interface language of your dictionary by clicking “General Settings” button on the Settings toolbar and choosing “Interface Language” or right-clicking the dictionary icon located in the system tray and selecting the menu item “Settings”.
  
• Automatic startup. If this setting is applied, the program will be started each time you start Mac OS, i.e. each time you switch on your PC.

Pop- Up Translation is the function of the dictionary that enables you to get the translation of any word without leaving another active application. There are 2 methods to open Pop-Up Translation available:

• Hovering mouse pointer over a necessary word
• Hovering mouse pointer with particular keys pressed

By default you may open Pop-Up Translation by placing the cursor of your mouse over a word. If such method is not suitable for you, change it! To change the settings open the following window from the menu of the dictionary: Settings > Pop-up Translation In the opened window you may set the key, which you will use to call for the Pop-up Translation. In order to select this key put an appropriate mark in the checkbox beside this method and choose the key from the visible list. If you do not need Pop-up Translation, simply delete both marks in the window of Pop-up Translation Settings.

Moreover you are always able to select the keys combination, which you may use to translate any previously selected text and once you press that combination the dictionary will open and the corresponding article will be found.To set this combination follow the command: Settings > Pop-up translation and put a mark in the window in the checkbox “Selecting Hotkey“, click Change and press the combination of keys on your keyboard, using which later will let open the dictionary. To apply the selected settings click OK

Useful Tools of the Dictionary to Facilitate Your Language Studies

All our dictionaries allows you translate words entered in any form thanks to the Morphology Module, which is available for English, Spanish, Russian and French translation directions. For example you may enter nouns in different cases, adjectives in any degree or verbs in different aspects and tenses etc.

If you enter any form into the input field, the corresponding information in the dictionary article will be marked with “Morphology Module” sign.

You may also enter a whole phrase into the input field and will get the morphology module articles for each word from the phrase (for English, Russian, Spanish and French translation directions).

Now thanks to Sound Modules of the dictionary you can listen to words pronounced by professional native speakers, which enables you to improve your language skills and train you pronunciation.

Sound modules are available for English, German, Spanish, Italian and French.

After the installation of the Module you will see the icon in the article and near a word in the list, this symbol shows that the Sound Module installed contains the pronunciation of that word exists.

If you are unsure of the correct spelling of a word you are trying to lookup, use "Similar Words". Once you press Search, you will receive a list of words from the dictionary that are similar in spelling to your original entry. This function facilitates your learning of new words and even if you slightly misspelled a word, you will not have any difficulty finding it in the dictionary.

Use Wildcard search if you are not sure how to spell a word or if you want to find words with the same structure (for example, while solving a crossword you need to think of a 6-letter word beginning with un-).

To start the search, enter the query (the wildcard that consists of letters and special symbols) into a special field, which will open once you click “Wildcard Search”.

The following special symbols can be used in a query:

*-represents any number of characters

?-represents one character

Click search to see the list of words, which correspond to your query.

Click a word to go to the dictionary entry.

The table of Irregular Verbs is available for all editions of the dictionaries with English or German translation directions. To see it open the menu of the dictionary and follow Translation > Irregular Verbs. This is an important opportunity to have the table of Irregular Verbs in a dictionary, as it is extremely difficult to form your own sentences without appropriate grammar categories of words.

Paragon Software Group (SHDD) developed an algorithm for a Quiz based on an effective time-proven method of studying foreign words with cards. The foreign word is written on one side of a card and its translation on another. To learn the translation you take any card from the pile and look at the foreign word while trying to remember its translation. Then you turn the card over and see if you remembered the word correctly.

Flash Cards Quiz in the dictionary works the same way.

The program will save your results and show the statistics on your screen: the number of correct answers, the total number of cards and number of words learned.

If you work with Flash Cards you can use Menu, which provides the following actions:

• Show translation. Here you need to recall the translation of the shown word and choose either Right or Wrong in case you memorized the word correctly, incorrectly or did not memorize it at all.
• View the list of all available cards and remove certain cards, if necessary

The program will register the result and afterwards you will be shown your statistics: the total number of words, the number of correct answers and the number of learned words. A word is considered to be learned if you recalled it correctly at least 10 times or if you were shown the word 20 times and you had 4 times more correct answers than incorrect.

If some words are difficult to memorize or if you use the corresponding dictionary article often, add it to bookmarks and you’ll be able to call for its translation very easily. To add a bookmark open a dictionary entry for that word and click “Add a Bookmark”. If necessary any bookmark may be deleted by clicking in the window with the list of bookmarks.

Uninstallation of the program

You may remove the program by deleting it from the system folder “Applications”. In order to uninstall the program you must also input the administrator’s password on your PC.

System requirements to use the dictionary

This version of the dictionary requires the following Operating System:

• Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
• Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

Conclusion

In case you initially faced some difficulties using this dictionary, please, look through our Knowledge Base or in order to find a possible solution of your problem within frequently asked questions. Our Knowledge Base contains answers for all possible questions about the Purchase, Registration, and Downloading of our software, its Update and Use. If you cannot fix your problems yourself, please contact Customers Support Service of Paragon Software using any kind of contacts from the Support page on our official web-sites.

Dear customers!
Thanks again for your interest in our software.
We hope that you will evaluate our program, and buy a commercial version of the dictionary. It is your support of unique high-tech software for PDAs, Smartphones and PC’s that facilitates the constant development of our company and we appreciate it greatly.