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[help] looking up dictionary
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pyn
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May 1, 2005, 09:12 PM
 
command + control + D is supposed to look up the word but mine doesn't work ?!
     
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May 1, 2005, 09:16 PM
 
just to make sure. command + control + d and then mouse over a word.
     
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May 1, 2005, 09:41 PM
 
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May 1, 2005, 09:55 PM
 
Can you highlight a word first and then hit "Command+Control+D" to bring up the Dictionary?
     
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May 1, 2005, 09:58 PM
 
is Dictionary.app in your Applications folder directly, or did you move it elsewhere, or to a sub-folder? contextual look-up won't work if you did.
     
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May 1, 2005, 10:15 PM
 
no it's in the applications folder
     
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May 12, 2005, 11:36 PM
 
I had the same problem, but mine was not in the Applications folder, it was in a subfolder. That was the root of my problem. Why does Apple want everyone to have a HUGE application folder that's not categorized??? Analogika, thanks for the suggestion!
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May 13, 2005, 12:27 AM
 
Does it work from the contextual menu?
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May 15, 2005, 02:54 PM
 
I too had Dictionary.app in a sub-folder and the keyboard shortcut didn't work. But, using "Look Up In Dictionary" from the Services did work. It's a moot point now since I've moved Dictionary to the App folder because look up using the keyboard shortcut is far more useful.
     
   
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