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Wintertree Thesaurus

Wintertree Thesaurus is a stand-alone thesaurus application for Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT.

You can get help on the following topics:

How to look up synonyms

How to copy a synonym to a document

How to cross-reference synonyms

How to look up synonyms and antonyms

How to add synonyms to a user thesaurus

How to order Wintertree Thesaurus

How to contact Wintertree Software

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Main Window

Options dialog

About Wintertree Thesaurus


How to look up synonyms

To look up synonyms for a key word, enter the key word in the Word field in the Wintertree Thesaurus window.

You can enter key words into the Word field in one of three ways:

1.	Type the key word directly using the keyboard.

2.	Paste a word from the Windows Clipboard by clicking on the Paste button.

3.	Click on the arrow next to the Word field to display a drop-down list of key words entered previously. Next, click on one of the key words in the drop-down list.

Once you have entered a key word in the Word field, click on the Look Up button to locate synonyms.

If Wintertree Thesaurus knows the key word, it will display one or more word categories in the Meanings list. Selecting a word meaning from this list displays synonyms in the Synonyms list


How to copy synonyms
How to copy a synonym to a document

You can insert one of the synonyms suggested by Wintertree Thesaurus into a document you're editing.

1.	Select the synonym you want to copy in the Synonyms list.

2.	Click on the Copy button. This will copy the selected synonym to the Windows clipboard.

3.	Switch to the other application, then invoke the application's Paste operation. For example, if you want to paste the selected synonym into NotePad, select Edit|Paste.


How to cross-reference synonyms

You can cross-reference a synonym by feeding it back into Wintertree Thesaurus's Word field. You might do this if you want to look up synonyms for a synonym suggested by Wintertree Thesaurus.

To cross-reference a synonym, just double-click on the synonym in the Synonyms list. Wintertree Thesaurus will automatically copy the synonym to the Word field and look up synonyms for it.


How to look up synonyms and antonyms

Usually, you'll use Wintertree Thesaurus to locate synonyms for key words. Sometimes it's helpful to include antonyms.

To locate antonyms and synonyms, click on the Antonyms check box before clicking on the Look Up button.

Antonyms will appear under the Antonyms heading in the Meanings list.


How to add synonyms to a user thesaurus

You can create your own thesaurus files using Wintertree Thesaurus. You can use this feature to add synonyms for words Wintertree Thesaurus doesn't know, such as technical terms, business terms, etc. You can also augment the existing word categories (meanings) Wintertree Thesaurus suggests using this feature. You can have several user-thesaurus files open at once.

Before you create your own thesaurus files, you should know a little about how a thesaurus is organized under Wintertree Thesaurus.

A thesaurus is a collection of word categories. Each word category relates to a specific word meaning. For example, one category might exist for adjectives which describe high temperature, such as hot, torrid, etc. A word category has a name which describes its meaning. A category also has one of the following word classes: Adjective, adverb, noun, or verb.

A word category contains synonyms. All of the words contained by a category are synonyms for the category's meaning. In addition, the synonyms have the same class as the category; i.e., they are all adjectives, or all nouns, etc.

When you look up a key word using Wintertree Thesaurus, a search is made through all open thesaurus files (including user thesaurus files you create) for that key word. Any categories containing the key word are listed in the Meanings list. When you select one of the categories in the Meanings list, the list of synonyms contained by the category is displayed in the Synonyms list. If the same category name exists in more than one thesaurus file, then the synonyms from all instances of the category are merged.

You can use the Options dialog to edit user-thesaurus files. Using the Options dialog, you can open and close user thesaurus files, create new files, add and remove categories from a file, and add and remove synonyms from a category.


How to order Wintertree Thesaurus

Wintertree Software permits you to evaluate Wintertree Thesaurus for a period of 30 days. When the 30 days have expired, you must either order Wintertree Thesaurus or destroy your evaluation copy.

You can order Wintertree Thesaurus for just $19.95 (US) ($24.95 Cdn). Instructions for ordering are provided below.

If you use Wintertree Thesaurus within an organization (e.g., a company), one copy must be purchased for each person who uses it. Site licenses are available; please contact Wintertree Software for more information.

You can order Wintertree Thesaurus in two ways:

1. By phone, using a credit card.

2. By mail.

Ordering by Phone

You can order your copy of Wintertree Thesaurus with MC, Visa, Amex, or Discover from the Public (software) Library by calling 1-800-2424-PsL or (713) 524-6394. You can also order by sending a FAX to (713) 524-6398, or by sending CompuServe EMail to 71355,470. NOTE: These numbers are for orders only! Any questions about the status of your order, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, etc. must be directed to Wintertree Software Inc. at (613) 825-6271.

When you order by phone, PsL will notify us the day of your order and we will ship the product directly to you.

Ordering by Mail

Via check or money order: Click on Order Form to display an order form you can print out. Fill in the order form and send it with a check or money order for the total amount indicated to:

Wintertree Software Inc.
Attn: Order Dept.
69 Beddington Ave.
Nepean, Ontario
Canada K2J 3N4

We accept checks drawn on a US or Canadian bank. We also accept international money orders.

Via credit card: Click on Order Form to display an order form you can print out. Fill in the order form and send it to:

PsL
P.O. Box 35705
Houston, TX
USA 77235-5705


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About Wintertree Thesaurus

Wintertree Thesaurus adds a thesaurus capability to Microsoft Windows applications. You use Wintertree Thesaurus to locate synonyms for words and ideas.

A thesaurus is a tool that helps you locate words having the same meaning as another word. You can think of a thesaurus as the opposite of a dictionary. With a dictionary, you look up a word to obtain its definition or meaning. With a thesaurus, you start with the meaning to obtain related or synonymous words. Using a thesaurus, you can

-	Locate a specific word based on its meaning

-	Locate synonyms for a given word

-	Locate words related to an idea

Wintertree Thesaurus knows more than 50,000 synonyms for over 20,000 key words. You can use Wintertree Thesaurus from any other Windows program, including your favorite word processor. You'll find Wintertree Thesaurus useful in some surprising places:

-	Composing electronic mail

-	Desktop publishing

-	Presentation graphics

-	Databases

-	Spreadsheets

Wintertree Thesaurus can locate synonyms for words obtained from the Windows clipboard, and can copy a selected synonym to the clipboard for pasting into your document.

Wintertree Thesaurus uses the ThesDB Thesaurus Engine. ThesDB is available for licensing to application developers who want to add a thesaurus to their applications. For more information, contact Wintertree Software.

Wintertree Thesaurus Copyright (c) 1996 by Wintertree Software Inc.

ThesDB Thesaurus Engine Copyright (c) 1996 by Wintertree Software Inc.


How to contact Wintertree Software

You can contact Wintertree Software by:

Phone: 613-825-6271

FAX: 613-825-5521

Email: wsi@fox.nstn.ca

Web: http://fox.nstn.ca/~wsi


Synonyms

A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. For example, cold and chilly are synonyms.


Paste

Pasting is the action of copying the contents of the Windows clipboard into a document or control, such as the Word field.


Key Word

The key word is the word for which synonyms are being sought.


Antonym

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For example, hot is the antonym of cold.


Clipboard

The clipboard is a Windows mechanism used to transfer data between applications. In Wintertree Thesaurus, key words can be pasted from the clipboard, and synonyms can be copied to the clipboard.


Thesaurus Dialog

Use the thesaurus dialog to look up synonyms and antonyms.

Word field: Enter the word you want to look up synonyms or antonyms for in the Word field. The Word field is a drop-down list containing all the words looked up so far.

Look Up button: Press the Look Up button to search for the word entered in the Word field. Any matching word categories will be displayed in the Categories list.

Antonyms check box: When checked, the Categories list will show antonym categories in addition to synonym categories when the Look Up button is pressed. If the Antonyms check box is not checked, only synonym categories will be displayed in the list.

Suggest button: Causes the Suggestion Dialog to appear, containing words which are similar to the word in the Word field. The Suggest button is useful for obtaining possible alternatives if the word is not found.

Categories list: Displays the major word categories matching the word when the Look Up button is pressed. Select a category from the list to see its synonyms in the Synonyms list.

Synonyms list: Displays the synonyms contained by the category selected in the Categories list. If you double-click on a synonym, it will be entered into the Word field and looked up automatically.

Options button: Displays the Option Dialog.

Close button: Closes the Thesaurus Dialog.


Option Dialog

Use the Option Dialog to configure and edit user-thesaurus files.

You can add your own synonyms and word categories to user-thesaurus files. The contents of user-thesaurus files will be included in any look-ups made using the Thesaurus Dialog. You can have several user thesaurus files open at once. User-thesaurus files are optional. You can still look up synonyms and antonyms even if no user-thesaurus files are open.

A user-thesaurus file contains one or more word categories. Each category contains one or more synonyms. The words in a category are of the same class or part of speech: adjective, adverb, noun, or verb.

Thesaurus Files list: Lists the currently open user thesaurus files.

Add thesaurus file button: Opens a new or existing user-thesaurus file. Use the file-open dialog which appears to select an existing user-thesaurus file, or enter the name of a new file. Do not use the file-open dialog to change directories: the user-thesaurus file must be located in the directory which is selected when the file-open dialog appears.

Remove thesaurus file button: Closes the user-thesaurus file which is currently selected in the Thesaurus Files list. Note that the user-thesaurus file is not deleted. You can use the Add button to re-open the user-thesaurus file later.

Categories list: Displays the set of word categories contained within the selected user-thesaurus file.

New category button: Displays the New Category Dialog. Use the dialog to enter the name and other information about a word category you would like to add to the selected user-thesaurus file. The new category will be temporarily added to the Categories list. The category isn't added to the user-thesaurus file permanently until you add a word to it.

Words list: Displays the set of words (synonyms) contained within the selected category.

Add word button: Adds the word entered into the Words list's edit area into the current category. The word you enter may contain spaces, but it should have no more than 31 characters.

Delete word button: Removes the selected word from the category. The category is deleted from the user-thesaurus file (and the Categories list) if it is empty as a result of the word deletion.

Close button: Closes the Options Dialog.


New Category Dialog

Use the New Category Dialog to define the name and other characteristics of a category to be added to a user thesaurus.

Category Name field: Enter the name of the new category in this field. The name may contain spaces, but should begin with a letter and should have no more than 25 characters. A word or short phrase that represents the meaning of words the category will contain is recommended.

Category Word Class: Defines the class (part of speech) of the words contained by the category. The class you choose will be displayed along with the category name when the category is displayed in the Thesaurus Dialog.

OK button: Accepts the new category name and closes the New Category Dialog.

Cancel button: Discards the new category name and closes the New Category Dialog.


Suggestion Dialog

The Suggestion Dialog contains suggested replacements for unknown key words.

Suggestions list: Contains words which are similar to the key word.

Look Up button: Returns to the Thesaurus Dialog and automatically looks up the selected suggestion.

Cancel button: Closes the Suggestion Dialog.


Synonym

A synonym is a word which has the same meaning as another word. Examples: "sad" and "unhappy."


Antonym

An antonym is a word which has a meaning opposite to another word. Examples: "cold" and "hot."


Word Categories

A word category is a grouping of words which have the same general meaning. The name of the word category describes the meaning of the words it contains.

A key word may match several word categories. For example, the word "set" can mean "to place," "a collection," "to adjust," etc.