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Word Translator Manual Contents

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	Starting Out with Word Translator	Introduction to Word Translator; Licensed Installations & Copying; Installing, Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator; Uninstalling
	Setting-Up Word Translator	Working with Word Translator's Speed Bar; Buttons, Message Box & Type Accents Check Box; the Setup Window
	Working with the Dictionary Modules	Add, Change and Delete "Base Words," Phrases and Translations; Scroll Through the Dictionary; Add Entries to Dictionary; Backing-Up Your User Dictionary Files
	Word Translator Modes	Translate Word & Phrases; Spell-Checking Modes; Prediction & Spell-Checking Mode; Document Translation Modes
	Typing Accented Characters	Typing Accented Characters Using Word Translator's Accented Character Hot Key; the US International Keyboard; ASCII Code Table
	Russian & Serbian Cyrillic	Type Cyrillic Characters and English; "Pravda" TrueType Font; Change Keyboard Layout; Change Russian Code Page; Keyboard Layout Icon & Window; Code Page Text Converter Program
	Polish, Croatian, Serbian Latin & Czech	Type East European Characters and English; "Danube" TrueType Font; Change Keyboard Layout; Keyboard Layout Icon & Window; Code Page Text Converter Program
	Conjugate Regular Portuguese Verbs	Conjugate All Regular Portuguese Verbs; Using the Expand Button (Must Have Portuguese Version with Conjugation Help Installed)
	Troubleshooting Common Problems	Troubleshoot Common Problems -- Hot Keys; Installation Problems; Typing Only Accented Characters; Supplied TrueType Fonts; Word for Windows; 3rd-Party Program Managers; 3rd-Party Keyboard Drivers
	Word Translator & Translation Experts	Technical Help; Dictionary and Software Authors; Other Language Products and Services; What We're Working on for the Future
	Word Translator Tutorials	Nine Step-by-Step Tutorials to Help You Learn to Use Word Translator for Windows
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Word Translator(tm) for Windows on-line Manual copyright ©1995 Translation Experts USA and Translation Experts Limited. All rights reserved. Word Translator(tm) is a trademark of Translation Experts USA, Translation Experts Limited, Arkeo A.S-Word Office and other companies. Microsoft, Windows, Word for Windows, Windows Write, Windows Notepad, Publisher and Works for Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. All other brand and/or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners or companies.


  Starting Out With Word Translator

Introduction to Word Translator for Windows

Licensed Installations & Copying

System Requirements

Installing Word Translator for Windows

Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator

Uninstall Word Translator


 Setting-Up Word Translator

Operating Notes for Word Processors

Speed Bar, Buttons, Message & Type Accents Check Boxes

Setup Window


 Working with the Dictionary Modules

Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations

Changing & Deleting "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations

Scrolling Through the Dictionary

Quickly Making Additions to the Dictionary

Backing-Up Your User Dictionary Files


 Word Translator Modes

Translate Words and Phrases...

Typed in Your Word Processor or Application

Typed Inside Word Translator

Spell-Checking Modes

Prediction & Spell-Checking Mode

Document Translation Modes


Troubleshoot Common Problems

 Troubleshooting Common Problems

Installation Problems?

Hot Key Problems?

Typing Only "Weird-Looking" Accented Characters?

Using Word for Windows with...

WordPerfect Help?

WordPerfect Navigation Keys?

3rd-Party Keyboard Drivers?

3rd-Party Program Manager Utilities?


 Word Translator & Translation Experts

Authorized Distributors

Other Language Products & Services

Software Development Team

New Versions

Technical Support


Introduction to Word Translator for Windows

 Introduction to Word Translator

IMPORTANT: Be sure you fill-out and return the registration form included in your Word Translator for Windows package. Translation Experts cannot provide any Technical Support to users who have not registered their copy of Word Translator for Windows. Also, please note the serial number of your Word Translator software. It can be found on the original disk(s) provided with your Word Translator for Windows package.

Word Translator for Windows is the bilingual, bi-directional word/phrase dictionary and translation program used all over the world for teaching, learning and working with languages. With it, you can quickly and easily translate individual words and phrases or even complete documents word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase from English to another language or from another language to English.

Word Translator for Windows uses the most advanced state-of-the-art computer algorithms to achieve the fastest dictionary access of any program of its kind anywhere. Word Translator's modest system requirements, memory-resident capabilities, ease of use, intelligent interface and fast operation are making it a favorite around the world.

"...I've used some of the finest translation tools on the market but I find that Word Translator does the same at a fraction of the price. It doesn't take up a lot of system resources, it's fast and one can customize and create new dictionaries with ease." --J.P., Switzerland

"I purchased Word Translator about a month ago and was amazed, to say the least, at the ease of use and value of this program."

--T.H., Florida

"...Translation Experts helped me solve a problem I had printing their TrueType font even when the company who made my printer couldn't! What's amazing is that the problem had nothing to do with Word Translator. I've never experienced that kind of technical support before."--S.Z., Pennsylvania

"...When I first received Word Translator, I didn't think it would be very useful but the more I worked with the program and the dictionaries, the more indispensable it became in my work as a professional translator."

--R.C., Great Britain

"...I haven't even figured out how to use everything and Word Translator has already increased my productivity by 50%!"

-- B.H., California

"...I searched for months to find a program for Brazilian Portuguese. It seems like you're the only company who cares about those of us who speak something other than Spanish, French, German or Italian."

--H.W., New York

Around the world, Word Translator for Windows is working in almost a dozen different languages for individuals and professional translators and for schools, colleges, universities, law offices, language centers, small companies, large corporations, organizations and government agencies as diverse as:

IBM

3M Company

Reda Pump

DEC Computers

Vasp Brazilian Airlines

Sony Corporation

U.S. Army Space & Strategic Defense Command

Goddard Space Flight Center

U.S. Government/NSA

Softart, Inc.

Disney World

Northwest Airlines

Plus Development Group

British Telecom

Bryant College

Fermi Lab

International Bank for Commerce & Cooperation/Moscow

State of Alaska

Royal Danish Consulate General

Brazilian Embassy/London

Austrian Embassy

Loyola Marimount University

University of Oxford

Wahl Clipper Corporation

University of Cambridge

Commonwealth Edison

Mobil Oil Corporation

Lloyd's of London

Caterpillar Overseas S.A.

Union Texas Petroleum

Ernst & Young LLP

Harvard University

Logical Connections

Nicholas Copernicus Fund

The United Nations

Hewlett-Packard/Switzerland

Mobile Satellite Products Corporation

California Polytechnic State University

Northwest Association of Schools & Colleges

Tokyo Postal Savings Center

Word Translator for Windows works unobtrusively with most popular Windows word processing programs, many major Windows applications and, with many available dictionary modules, even Windows Write and Notepad. Word Translator for Windows is also fully compatible with many popular Windows network systems.

With Word Translator for Windows you can easily add new "base words," phrases and even short sentences to the dictionary that reflect your individual business or personal needs. Word Translator for Windows also automatically writes Reverse Translations of every new word, phrase and translation you enter so there's no need to enter them more than once to have them available in both languages, in both directions.

Word Translator for Windows provides two different Document Translation modes that help you to translate any text you desire--sentences, paragraphs and even complete documents--word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase quickly and easily. Either Document Translation mode is great for producing first rough translations. Word Translator also provides two fast and accurate Spell-Checking modes for the "source" language of any selected dictionary module and a Prediction mode that can help predict the word or phrase you are typing.

This version of Word Translator for Windows contains numerous features including:

> Use of the standard Windows installation (setup) program

> No need for any other fonts, keyboard drivers or other programs that you might have had to use in the past to type a foreign language

> "User friendly" operation

> Compatible with most major Windows word processing programs, applications and utilities

> "Paired" or "coupled" supplied dictionary modules that individually provide fast and accurate one-way translation

> User dictionary files where all new additions and changes made to the supplied dictionary modules are stored

> A single Keyboard Hot Key to toggle (switch back and forth) between typing English and accented characters or between typing English and Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin, Serbian Cyrillic or Japanese

> Two Document Translation modes that allow you to highlight the text to translate, are easier and faster to use and provide maximum flexibility for placement of the translated text

> Two fast and accurate Spell-Checking modes--Spell-Checking As-You-Type and Spell-Check Highlighted Text

> A Prediction & Spell-Checking mode that both spell-checks and predicts the word you are typing after a predetermined number of characters are entered

> Use of the East European Code Page (IBM Code Page 1250/CP 1250) for Polish, Croatian, Czech and Serbian Latin languages

> "Danube" East European TrueType font for Polish, Croatian, Czech and Serbian Latin

> Ability to quickly and easily change the East European Keyboard Layout to any desired configuration

> A conversion program to convert East European text from one Code Page to another

> For Russian and Serbian Cyrillic, use of the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251)

> New "Pravda" Cyrillic TrueType font for Russian and Serbian Cyrillic

> "Default" phonetic/homophonic Russian Keyboard Layout

> Supplied Russian Federation and AATSEEL keyboard layouts (".exe" files)

> Supplied Serbian Cyrillic Keyboard Layout

> Ability to quickly and easily change the Russian or Serbian Cyrillic Keyboard Layout to any desired configuration (keyboard mapping)

> Ability to change the Russian Code Page

> A text conversion program to convert cyrillic text from one Code Page to another

> Supplied and installed pre-made .cpc (text conversion) tables for the Text Converter program

> Supplied Hiragana and Katakana (JIS Standard) TrueType fonts for Japanese dictionary modules

> Ability to quickly and easily change (re-map) the Japanese Keyboard Layout to any desired configuration

Word Translator for Windows is a must for anyone who works in another language. For foreign or English language studies, business communications, personal correspondence or anywhere you work with another language, Word Translator for Windows is the on-line language bilingual dictionary and word/ phrase translation program that:

> Works unobtrusively with most popular Windows word processing programs Windows applications and, for many languages, even the Windows 3.1 Write and Notepad utilities

> Allows you to look-up translations much faster that you can flip through the pages of a conventional printed dictionary

> Quickly and accurately translates foreign words and phrases right on your computer

> Permits you to customize your dictionary by allowing you to add any number of new "base words," phrases and translations

> Automatically writes "reverse translations" as you add new "base words," phrases and translations

> Provides two different word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase document translation modes

> Eliminates the need for you to purchase often expensive foreign language font programs, keyboard drivers or other similar programs you may have had to use in the past to type a foreign language

> Saves time writing business and personal letters, reports, faxes and more

> Provides two different spell-checking modes that spell-check in the "source" language of any dictionary module

> Helps you learn a foreign language or English or improve your foreign or English language skills

> Allows you to create your own original bi-directional, bilingual dictionary with any two languages you desire

> Assists you in studying a foreign language or English


 Licensed Installations & Copying

Word Translator for Windows Copyright ©1990-1995 Translation Experts Limited. All Rights Reserved.

By opening the sealed envelope containing the Word Translator for Windows disk(s), you agreed to accept all the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement. Please retain the envelope. It is your copy of the Software License Agreement. While Word Translator for Windows is fully compatible with many Windows network systems, to operate it on a network requires a special multi-user/multi-site license. Please contact an authorized distributor to obtain information and prices for network and multi-user/multi-site licenses.

The purchase price of Word Translator for Windows (as detailed in the Software License Agreement) grants you three (3) total installations of the program per license. Each license is only valid for installation of the program on one computer at any one time. Additionally, the Word Translator for Windows disk(s) you received will not allow more than three total installations of the program. This number of installations provides adequate re-installation backup in the event your hard disk "crashes" or you experience some other hardware malfunction requiring re-installation of the program but not enough installations to freely and illegally circulate the program.

If you attempt to exceed the three (3) total installations granted to you by the Software License Agreement and allowed by the Word Translator for Windows disk(s), the program will not install and you will receive a message informing you that you have exceeded the number of installations granted and allowed. To obtain additional installations, contact an authorized distributor or reseller to purchase another Word Translator for Windows program that will provide you with additional installations.

The original Word Translator for Windows installation disks you received cannot be copied using any DOS or Windows disk copy command. Should you attempt to copy the disks in such a manner, you will receive an error message and the copy process will stop. Additionally, no copy of any original files copied from the original installation disks will install and no copy of the program files contained in one computer's ("default") WINTRAN directory will function if copied directly to another computer. However, If you make a tape backup of your entire hard disk drive and re-install this tape backup on your hard disk drive at a later date, Word Translator for Windows will operate correctly without further re-installation.

We're sorry to have to utilize such anti-piracy methods with our software but experience has clearly demonstrated that such restrictions are necessary to help protect legitimate purchasers of the program, our Intellectual Property rights as well as the quality and integrity of our software products.

CAUTION: An aborted or canceled installation counts as an installation so please be careful during any installation. It's a good idea to thoroughly check your system to ensure it is functioning correctly before installing Word Translator. We recommend using either chkdsk or scandisk on your system prior to any installation. It's also a good idea to periodically use chkdsk or scandisk to check your system. See your Windows User's Guide for further information about using the chkdsk or scandisk command.

IMPORTANT: Be sure you fill-out and return the registration form included in your Word Translator for Windows package. Translation Experts cannot provide any Technical Support to users who have not registered their copy of Word Translator for Windows. Also, please note the serial number of your Word Translator software. It can be found on the original disk(s) that came with your package. You cannot receive technical assistance without a valid serial number and name.


Software License Agreeement

Software License Agreement

By opening the sealed envelope containing Word Translator software, you agree to accept all the terms and conditions of the License Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement, promptly return the package including the unopened envelope containing the software and all accompanying written materials to Translation Experts USA or the location where you obtained it for a full refund less any shipping, handling and restocking costs.

Translation Experts Limited and Translation Experts USA grants you a License to install and use the three total provided and allowed installations of the Word Translator software and its accompanying bilingual dictionary or dictionaries on one single, Licensed computer at any one time. You may not use the Word Translator software on a multi-user system or on more than a single computer at any one time. If you need to use Word Translator on a multi-user system or on more than one computer, you will need to purchase a multi-user/multi-computer License from Translation Experts USA. You may not duplicate or copy the software except to the extent that you may make, update and maintain a single copy of the bilingual dictionary files for backup or archival purposes.

You may not loan, rent, lease or transfer the software to any third party except on a permanent basis provided that you retain no copies of the software nor any accompanying written materials and the third party agrees in writing to the terms of this License Agreement. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works from the software except to the extent customarily allowed by the software to alter and modify bilingual dictionary files.

The software is owned by and is the intellectual property of Translation Experts Limited and Translation Experts USA and is protected by British and international copyright laws as well as other corresponding international treaties and conventions. Therefore, you must treat the software like any other proprietary material except that you may alter or modify any accompanying bilingual dictionary files and make, update and maintain a single backup copy of same for archival purposes.

You may not copy the documentation accompanying the software. Furthermore, you acknowledge that the License provided to you under this License Agreement is a limited one and shall in no way be construed to provide you an express or implied License to any of the intellectual property rights of Translation Experts Limited or Translation Experts USA other than set forth above. Additionally, this License Agreement in no way confers to you or anyone else any right, title or interest to any intellectual property rights in the software owned by Translation Experts Limited and Translation Experts USA.

The information contained in the accompanying documentation is subject to change without notice. Additionally, Translation Experts Limited and Translation Experts USA reserves the right to make changes to the software herein described to improve its function and design. The software and related documentation are provided "as is." Translation Experts Limited disclaims all other warranties, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to the software and documentation.

The software and accompanying printed documentation have been carefully checked for performance and accuracy and are believed to be reliable. Translation Experts Limited and Translation Experts USA do not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of this product. In no event shall Translation Experts Limited or Translation Experts USA be held liable for any damage whatsoever including, without limitation, damages arising for loss of business profits or any other profits, damage to equipment or data, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other loss or damage of any nature, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special incidental, consequential or other damage or pecuniary loss arising out of the use or inability to use the software or any document created using the software or any dictionary file that is a part of the software.

The License is effective until terminated. Translation Experts Limited and Translation Experts USA has the right to terminate any License immediately if there is any failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement. Upon any such termination, all Word Translator software and accompanying documentation must be immediately returned or destroyed and all use of same ceased.

You acknowledge that you have read this License Agreement, understand it and that it is a complete and binding statement of your Agreement with Translation Experts Limited and Translation Experts USA.


 System Requirements

1 IBM--PC/XT/AT or 100% IBM compatible computer (IBM "clone"). A VGA or better monitor is highly recommended.

2 Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later (purchased separately). Additionally, use of one of the major Windows word processing programs--Word for Windows, WordPerfect for Windows or AmiPro (purchased separately) is highly recommended. For dictionary modules installed with a Word Translator-provided TrueType font, a word processor or application that can automatically import and export rich text format (.rtf) is required. Word for Windows, WordPerfect for Windows, Works for Windows and AmiPro (purchased separately) are all capable of this. Windows Write, Windows Notepad and some applications are not.

3 A hard disk drive with approximately 1 to 6+ MB of free space (depending upon the specific individual "paired"/"coupled" dictionary modules you are installing).

4 Approximately 4MB of memory is recommended.

5 A mouse is recommended.

6 A printer supported by Windows 3.1 or later.


 Installing Word Translator for Windows

The Word Translator for Windows installation disk(s) you received cannot be copied using any DOS or Windows command. Please see Licensed Installations & Copying for more information about this. Do not write-protect any Word Translator for Windows installation disk(s) you received. Write-protected disks will not install. A hard disk with sufficient space and Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later are required for installation. You may install Word Translator for Windows either:

From Inside Windows or

From the DOS C:\> Prompt.

CAUTION: An aborted or canceled installation counts as an installation so please exercise care during any installation. It's a good idea to thoroughly check your system before installing Word Translator to ensure it is functioning correctly. We recommend using either chkdsk or scandisk on your system prior to any installation. It's also a good idea to periodically use chkdsk or scandisk to check your system. See your Windows User's Guide for further information about the chkdsk or scandisk commands.

Be sure you fill-out and return the registration form included in your Word Translator for Windows package. Translation Experts cannot provide any Technical Support to users who have not registered their copy of Word Translator for Windows. Also, please note the serial number of your Word Translator software. It can be found on the installation disk(s). You cannot receive technical assistance without a valid, registered serial number and name.


Installing Word Translator From Inside Windows

Installation Tip: If you have RAM to spare (an "extra" 2 to 8 MB depending upon the size of the specific dictionary modules you are installing) and can create a RAM Drive of sufficient size that will easily contain all Word Translator for Windows files you are installing, it will speed up all Word Translator operations to a very significant degree to copy all Word Translator files to the RAM Drive before each Word Translator session and use it instead of your hard drive to run Word Translator. Unfortunately, using a RAM Drive may not be feasible for users having insufficient amounts of RAM.

1 Insert Word Translator for Windows Disk 1 of X into your A (or B) drive. X represents the total number of disks your received. The number of disks will vary depending upon the specific dictionary module(s) you purchased and are installing. For some language versions, only one disk is provided.

2 From the Program Manager menu bar, click your left mouse button once on the File menu option.

3 From the File menu options, click your left mouse button once on the Run option.

4 A window titled Run will appear and require you to type a Command Line in the Command Line box (where your cursor is blinking).

5 In the Command Line box type a:\setup (or b:\setup if the disk is in the B drive).

6 Carefully follow the On-Screen Installation Instructions.

Please Note: In some rare instances, a few users have received an error message that a particular file on the installation disk(s) could not be written from the diskette to the hard drive. This is a clear indication that the disk drive is not operating correctly. If you receive such an error message you should have your disk drive thoroughly checked.


Installing Word Translator From the DOS C Prompt

Installing Word Translator From the DOS C:\> Prompt

Installation Tip: If you have RAM to spare (an "extra" 2 to 8 MB depending upon the size of the specific dictionary modules you are installing) and can create a RAM Drive of sufficient size that will easily contain all Word Translator for Windows files you are installing, it will speed up all Word Translator operations to a very significant degree to copy all Word Translator files to the RAM Drive before each Word Translator session and use it instead of your hard drive to run Word Translator. Unfortunately, using a RAM Drive may not be feasible for users having insufficient amounts of RAM.

1 Insert Word Translator for Windows Disk 1 of X into your A (or B) drive. X represents the total number of disks your received. The number of disks will vary depending upon the specific dictionary module(s) you purchased and are installing. For some language versions, only one disk is provided.

2 At the C:\> prompt, type: win a:\setup (or b:\setup if you placed the disk in the B drive) and press the <enter> key on your keyboard. Your system will first open Windows and then install Word Translator from the drive you specified.

3 Carefully follow the On-Screen Installation Instructions.

Please Note: In some rare instances, a few users have received an error message that a particular file on the installation disk(s) could not be written from the diskette to the hard drive. This is a clear indication that the disk drive is not operating correctly. If you receive such an error message you should have your disk drive thoroughly checked.


On-Screen Installation Instructions

The options provided by Word Translator for Windows during installation are the same whether you are installing from inside Windows or from the C:\> prompt. In either case, after the installation process begins:

1 A Word Translator for Windows Setup window will appear containing the message "Initializing Setup, please wait..." Depending upon your system and its specific configuration, this can take up to a few minutes.

2 A Word Translator for Windows Installation window will appear containing the "default" destination that will install Word Translator to C:\WINTRAN (on the C drive in a directory named WINTRAN that the installation program will create). This window also displays both the Space Required and the Space Available on the destination hard drive. Both are displayed in kilobytes. Please make sure there is sufficient space available your hard drive for installation. For most users and most installations, the "default" destination C:\WINTRAN can be accepted without any problem. To accept the "default" installation options click the Install button with your mouse.

3 If for some reason you need to install the program to a drive and destination directory other than the "default" C:\WINTRAN (the C drive in a destination directory named WINTRAN), click once on the Set Location button. This will display a Get Destination Path window and you will see your cursor blinking immediately after the "default" destination C:\WINTRAN. Backspace over the portion or portions you need to change.

After you have backspaced over the destination directory name and/or drive letter, type a different drive and/or destination directory name and click the Continue button to accept the change(s) you made and continue with the installation. Click the Back button to reject any changes you've made and return to the main installation window.

No matter the directory you choose for your installation, a wt.ini (Word Translator initiation) file will be created in your "default" C:\WINDOWS directory.

4 In any specific Word Translator for Windows Installation window containing one or more of the following buttons:

> Click the Help button for on-line assistance

> Click the Continue button to continue with the installation process

> Click the Back button to reject a change you made and return to the main installation window

> Click the Exit button to end the installation process

> Click the Install button to accept all installation options and continue

> Click the Change button to retype and change the registration names

5 After you click the Install button to proceed with the first installation of Word Translator for Windows, a registration window will appear where you should type the name and company of the registered user. Individuals do not need to enter a company name. You may move between the boxes by clicking your cursor inside either box.

After entering the name of the registered user, a window with a "thermometer" gauge will appear and provide you with the percentage of installation completed. If you received more than one disk, you will be prompted periodically to insert a specific numbered disk. Insert the numbered disk you are prompted for and click the OK button or press the <enter> key and the installation will continue.

6 When the installation is compete, a window will appear to advise you that the installation succeeded. To begin using Word Translator after the installation is complete, carefully follow all the instructions about Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator.


Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator

 Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator...

From the Word Translator Program Group

From Windows StartUp Program Group


Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator--From the Program Group

Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator From the Word Translator Program Group

The installation process creates a wt.ini (Word Translator initiation) file in your ("default") C:\WINDOWS directory, a new ("default") C:\WINTRAN directory and a new Windows program group titled Word Translator in your Program Manager window. This Word Translator program group includes a Word Translator icon as well as other icons.

Before you can begin to use Word Translator, the program must be loaded into your computer's memory. To load Word Translator into memory, double-click directly on the Word Translator icon in the Word Translator program group with your left mouse button. This action will both load the program into your computer's memory and cause a Word Translator icon to be displayed beneath the Program Manager window as well as the Word Translator Speed Bar to be displayed in the ("default") upper left-hand corner of your screen. The Word Translator icon in the Word Translator program group will remain in the program group window after the Word Translator icon is displayed beneath the Program Manager window.

If you use another Program Manager utility program, the Word Translator icon (normally displayed beneath the Windows Program Manager window ) will be displayed wherever you normally see Minimized icons displayed.

To call-up or begin using Word Translator at any time after it has been loaded into your computer's memory, simultaneously press the hot key combination on your keyboard. The "default" Word Translator program hot key combination is (Control) Ctrl + Shift. You may also double-click on the Word Translator icon displayed beneath the Program Manager window to open Word Translator and type directly inside it without opening your word processor or other application.


Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator--From the StartUp Group

Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator From Windows StartUp Program Group

You can move or copy the Word Translator icon into the Windows StartUp program group. This will ensure that Word Translator is loaded into your computers memory every time you open Windows. To move the icon, first open both the StartUp program group and the Word Translator program group windows. Click your left mouse button on the Word Translator icon and, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the Word Translator icon inside the StartUp program group window. Once the icon is inside the StartUp program group window, release the mouse button. The Word Translator icon should remain in the Windows StartUp program group window.

When the Word Translator icon is resident in your StartUp program group, it will automatically be loaded into your computers memory every time you open Windows.

For more information about the StartUp program group or how to move and/or copy icons between program groups, please refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide.


 Uninstall Word Translator

CAUTION: If, for some reason, you need to uninstall or delete Word Translator from your computer's hard drive and want to save the "base words" phrases and translations you yourself added to the dictionary, you will need to Back-Up Your User Dictionary Files before proceeding.

To uninstall Word Translator from your computer, locate the ("default") C:\WINTRAN directory in your Windows File Manager window and delete the entire directory. Additionally, if you delete the C:\WINTRAN directory, you should also delete the wt.ini (Word Translator initiation) file from your ("default") C:\WINDOWS directory. Deleting both the ("default") C:\WINTRAN directory and the wt.ini file will completely uninstall Word Translator from your computer.

Additionally, you can delete the Word Translator program group from your Program Manager window. Do this by first clicking on the Word Translator program group icon, then, on the File menu option and, finally, Delete. This will remove the Word Translator program group icon from your Program Manager window.

For more information about working with Windows File Manager, deleting files and directories or program group icons, please consult your Windows User's Guide.


Operating Notes for Word Procesors & Applications

 Operating Notes for Word Processors

If you use Microsoft Word for Windows, WordPerfect for Windows, AmiPro, Microsoft Works for Windows or Windows Write with Word Translator for Windows, you should always specifically select it in the Interact With section of the Setup window BEFORE you begin to use Word Translator with the word processor. Click on one of the following for specific operating information:

Word for Windows

AmiPro

WordPerfect for Windows

Works for Windows

Microsoft Publisher

Windows Write

Windows Notepad

Specifically selecting the word processing program you use allows Word Translator to operate more efficiently as well as providing a special operating interface for the selected word processor. If you use a word processing program or other application not specifically listed in the Interact With section, you should always select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window. For more information, click Interact With.


AmiPro Operating Notes

AmiPro users cannot use the single Right Alt hot key to toggle between typing English and accented characters OR to toggle between typing English and Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian characters. Instead, AmiPro users must ONLY use the Control (Ctrl) key after AmiPro has been selected in the Interact With section of the Setup window. It may be necessary to completely close Word Translator after you have selected AmiPro in the Interact With section of the Setup window and, then, reload Word Translator into your computer's memory. For more information, click Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator.

The Control (Ctrl) hot key provides the same hot key function for AmiPro users as the Right Alt hot key does for some programs and systems that will allow its use.

For related information, click Hot Keys.

With AmiPro opened, if no word or phrase has been typed and selected (highlighted) before you call-up Word Translator (by simultaneously pressing the ("default") Ctrl + Shift hot keys), the Word Translator window may not open. You can remedy this by first minimizing your AmiPro window and, then, double-clicking on the Word Translator icon. To prevent this from happening, never attempt to call-up Word Translator (by simultaneously pressing the ("default") Ctrl + Shift hot keys unless you have first highlighted a word inside AmiPro. For related information, click Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator and/or Translate Words and Phrases... Typed in Your Word Processor or Application.


WordPerfect for Windows Operating Notes

The Windows keyboard is becoming increasingly "crowded" as software developers attempt to provide numerous key commands that duplicate both traditional DOS keyboard commands as well as the same functions produced by mouse actions. None is more "crowded" than the WordPerfect for Windows keyboard.

WordPerfect for Windows users should never attempt to use the two-key Alt + F-7 hot key combination to open the Setup window. Additionally, because WordPerfect for Windows has been designed to use almost all the numerous key commands used by DOS versions as well as mouse actions, those using WordPerfect may have to experiment to locate a suitable two-key hot key combination not already used by the program to accomplish other actions. For more information, click Hot Keys and/or Interact With.

WordPerfect for Windows 6.1x may insert an "extra" space before a word or phrase when pasting translations to a document. If this occurs, select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window instead of WordPerfect for Windows.

The Control Keyboard Hot Key is automatically selected for WordPerfect in the Setup window. With the Ctrl key selected as the Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window (and if your system allows use of the Right Alt key), you might be able to use either Ctrl or the Right Alt key as the Keyboard Hot Key. If your system's Right Alt key is not operative, you will only be able to use the Ctrl key. For more information, click Hot Keys.

Always select WordPerfect in the Interact With section of the Setup window BEFORE calling-up Word Translator from WordPerfect for Windows.


Microsoft Word for Windows Operating Notes

Currently, the only known conflicts you may experience using Word Translator with Word for Windows is user-defined hot key combinations or use of the ability Word for Windows has to emulate WordPerfect commands with the use of the WordPerfect Help and WordPerfect Navigation Keys.

If a one-key or two-key hot key combination you defined conflicts with those used by Word Translator, it is better to change or disable the hot key combination used by Word for Windows rather than the combination used by Word Translator.

You must DISABLE the WordPerfect Help and WordPerfect Navigation Keys -- the ability Word for Windows has to emulate WordPerfect. Word Translator will not operate correctly with either of these features enabled. Word Translator requires only a very few hot keys. With the numerous keys used by Word for Windows and WordPerfect for Windows, other programs have little chance to interact. For more information, review the sections pertaining to Hot Keys, the Interact With section of the Setup window or using Word for Windows with WordPerfect Help and/or WordPerfect Navigation Keys.

The Control Keyboard Hot Key is automatically selected for Word for Windows in the Setup window. With the Ctrl key selected as the Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window (and if your system allows use of the Right Alt key), you might be able to use either Ctrl or the Right Alt key as the Keyboard Hot Key. If your system's Right Alt key is not operative, you will only be able to use the Ctrl key. For more information, click Hot Keys.

Always select Word for Windows in the Interact With section of the Setup window BEFORE calling-up Word Translator from Microsoft Word for Windows.


Works for Windows Operating Notes

Always select Works in the Interact With section of the Setup window when using Works BEFORE calling-up Word Translator from Microsoft Works. To toggle back and forth between typing English and accented characters in Works word processor (and depending upon your system) you may use Word Translators Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, the US-International keyboard driver or both. Always select Works in the Interact With section of the Setup window when using Works BEFORE calling-up Word Translator. For more information, click Hot Keys and/or Interact With.


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Microsoft Publisher Operating Notes

All Word Translator functions should operate without conflict. Always select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window when using Microsoft Publisher BEFORE calling-up Word Translator from Microsoft Publisher. To toggle back and forth between typing English and accented characters in Publisher (and depending upon your system) you may use Word Translators Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, the US-International keyboard driver or both. Always select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window when using Publisher BEFORE calling-up Word Translator. Some systems might operate more efficiently with Word for Windows selected in the Interact With section of the Setup window. For more information, click Hot Keys and/or Interact With.


Windows Write Operating Notes

Many dictionary modules will operate with Windows Write. Polish, Croatian Czech and Serbian Latin module users must select the "Danube" TrueType font inside Windows Write just as they would in any other word processor or application. To toggle back and forth between typing English and accented characters (or Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin) in Windows Write you can use Word Translators keyboard hot key (Control ) Ctrl or Right Alt key -- whichever will operate best with your system. Many users can also use the US-International keyboard driver with Windows Write. Always select Write in the Interact With section of the Setup window when using Windows Write BEFORE calling-up Word Translator from Microsoft Write. For more information, click Hot Keys and/or Interact With.

Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary users will only be able to type Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters in Windows Write after selecting the "Danube" TrueType font inside Windows Write.

However, because Windows Write will not automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator nor automatically accept rtf text from Word Translator through Windows Clipboard, you cannot successfully use Windows Write with a Russian, Polish or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module.


Windows Notepad Operating Notes

To toggle back and forth between typing English and accented characters in Windows Notepad (and depending upon your system) you may use Word Translators Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, the US-International keyboard driver or both. Always select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window when using Windows Notepad BEFORE calling-up Word Translator. For more information, click Hot Keys and/or Interact With.

Because Windows Notepad does not allow the selection of a specific font (such as the required "Pravda" or "Danube" TrueType font), you cannot use Windows Notepad to type Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin or Cyrillic.


  Speed Bar, Buttons, Messages & Type Accents Check Box

Word Translators Speed Bar, interactive Messages and Type Accents check box have all been designed to help you work faster while providing immediate on-screen information about the function or functions of various Word Translator features.

Word Translator Speed Bar

Word Translator Buttons & Messages

Type Accents Check Box


Word Translator's Speed Bar

IMPORTANT: Using some 3rd-party program manager utilities instead of the standard Windows 3.1x Program Manager has been found to cause problems with the operation of Word Translator for Windows as well as many other Windows programs. If you use such a program and experience problems, try checking the Speed Bar Not Always On Top check box in the Setup Window so the Speed Bar will not be displayed on top of your word processor or any other Windows application you open. This has been found to correct some conflicts with 3rd-party program manager utilities. Also see Troubleshooting 3rd-Party Program Manager Utilities.

The Word Translator Speed Bar will always initially appear in the ("default") upper left-hand corner of your screen after you have Loaded Word Translator into your computer's memory. By using the Speed Bar you can quickly enable or switch Operation Modes, open the Setup Window or open this on-line Word Translator Manual. Click on any Speed Bar button below to view its function.

The specific function of each Speed Bar icon/button is also displayed in a small box immediately beneath the Speed Bar whenever you place your cursor over any of the icons/buttons.

The buttons on the Speed Bar can be activated whenever it is displayed on top of a program or application but will not operate when displayed over any Word Translator window. Clicking the desired Speed Bar button activates the choice. The active Speed Bar button will remain "pushed" (dark-colored) until you make another selection.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.

The Speed Bar is only visible after Word Translator is loaded into your computer's memory. If you check the Speed Bar Not Always On Top check box in the Setup window, the Speed Bar will not be displayed on top of your word processor or any other Windows application you open. It will, however, remain on top of the Program Manager window until you click the Program Manager window title bar. Clicking the title bar will cause the Speed Bar to disappear "behind" the Program Manager window.

With the Speed Bar Not Always On Top check box un-checked in the Setup window, the Speed Bar will always be displayed on top of your word processor or any other Windows application you open.

You can move the Speed Bar from the ("default") top left-hand corner position to any other position on your screen by first clicking and holding down on the left mouse button when your mouse is directly on the small dark gray strip at the far left side of the Speed Bar. While holding down on the left mouse button, move your mouse to the position on the screen where you want to display the Speed Bar and, then, release the mouse button. You will see a dotted outline of the Speed Bar physically move as you move your mouse and it will be displayed in any position you "drag" it to and, then, release the left mouse button.


Word Translator Buttons & Messages

Each button in any Word Translator window performs a specific function. If the lettering inside the button is functional (dark), it can be clicked to perform its function. If the lettering inside the button is light, it is inoperable in that specific Word Translator window.

The function of any button is interactively displayed either in Word Translators Message box or on the title bar of the window you have open whenever you place your mouse over a Word Translator button or section of the window.

If you move your mouse very quickly over areas of any Word Translator window, the message displayed in either the Message box or on the title bar of the window will change (flash) very quickly. This is not an error but, rather, only reflects the speed your mouse is moving. Slow down and all will be well.


Type Accents Check Box

All installed and selected dictionary modules except Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Serbian Cyrillic or Czech contain a Type Accents check box located inside the main Word Translator window. It will toggle (check/un-check) every time the "default" Control Keyboard Hot Key is pressed and allow you to alternate between typing on the standard keyboard and one that only produces accented characters.

Because checking/un-checking the Type Accents check box has the same effect as pressing the "default" Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, there are two methods you can use to toggle (switch back and forth) between typing on the normal keyboard (un-checked) and the accented character keyboard (checked). The status of this check box (checked or un-checked) will also provide you with an indicator of whether the standard keyboard or the accented character keyboard is enabled. For more information, click Typing Accented Characters.

With Russian, Polish, Croatian, Japanese, Czech, Serbian Cyrillic or Latin dictionary modules installed and selected as the Current Dictionary, this check box will be displayed as either Type in Russian (Russian), Polish Characters (Polish), Croatian Characters (Croatian), Serbian Characters (Serbian Latin or Cyrillic), Czech Characters (Czech) or Japanese Characters (Japanese) instead of Type Accents and it will toggle you back and forth between the standard keyboard and the keyboard layout pictured in and defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window.

The check box will operate in the same fashion as described here for accented characters except that it will provide access to the special characters needed for Russian, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Serbian Cyrillic, Czech or Japanese. For more information, click Russian and Serbian Cyrillic or Polish, Croatian, Czech & Serbian Latin.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.


 Scrolling Through the Dictionary

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

You can easy scroll through an alphabetic listing of the "base words" and phrases in any dictionary module by clicking your left mouse button on the top or bottom scroll arrow on the right side of the Choose Word/Phrase box. After you have clicked directly on a word in the Choose/Word Phrase box (other than a word already highlighted), you may also use the PgUp and PgDn keys to scroll up or down through "pages" of the dictionary or the up and down (arrow) toggle keys to scroll through individual entries (single words and phrases). You can also change to a completely different section of the dictionary by typing a new word in the uppermost box inside Word Translator.

For example, to change from dictionary entries beginning with the letters "D-O" (like the English word "dog") to words and phrases beginning with the letters "C-A" (like the English word "cat"), first highlight the word in the uppermost box of the main Word Translator Choose Word/Phrase window and, then, type, for example, the English word "cat" in the uppermost box. The Choose Word/Phrase window will change to the section of the dictionary listing words and phrases beginning with the letters "C-A" and include, in this example, the word "cat" (if it is entered in your dictionary). You may then scroll through this section of the dictionary as before.

For more information about how to type, change and/or display a "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window, click Translate Words and Phrases... Typed Inside Word Translator and/or Translate Words and Phrases... Typed in Your Word Processor or Application.


 Quickly Making Additions to the Dictionary

There are two methods you can use to quickly add new words, phrases and translations to the Supplied Dictionary modules. The method you use depends upon the type and number of "base words," "base phrase" and translations you want to add. With one method, you can use Word Translator to scan already existing text you have and Quickly Identify Words not entered in the dictionary and, then, add them (together with at least one translation) as they are individually identified.

With the other method, you can Create a List in your word processor of "source" language "base words" and "base phrases," add at least one translation for each and, then, send a disk copy of this word/phrase/translation list to Translation Experts to have it converted for use with Word Translator. A modest fee is charged (based upon the size of the list) for each conversion.

If, for example, you wanted to add a great number of words, phrases and expressions (each with at least one corresponding translation) used in your business, profession, hobby or avocation, it may prove faster, easier and less prone to errors and omissions to create a list in your word processor. On the other hand, for general vocabulary, it may be easier and faster for you to use Word Translator to scan already existing text you have and individually add words and translations as they are identified as not being entered in the dictionary.


Quickly Identify Words Not Entered in the Dictionary

Quickly Identify Words Not Entered in the Dictionary and Add Them Together with a Translation

IMPORTANT: Word Translator must first be loaded into your computer's memory (as signified by the display of a Word Translator icon beneath the Program Manager window and the Speed Bar in the upper left-hand corner) BEFORE you open your word processor. For more information, see Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator.

1 Load an existing document (text) into your word processor. Documents you already have on your system (or on disk) that contain the words you normally use in written communication is best. The text can be in either of the languages supported by the dictionary module installed on your system but you yourself must ensure that the appropriate Current Dictionary has been selected before continuing.

2 With the document (text) loaded into your word processor, click either the "Standard" Document Translation mode button or the Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode button on the Speed Bar, highlight a page of the text in your word processor and, then, simultaneously press the hot key combination (the "default" is Shift + Ctrl) to call-up Word Translator to start scanning the text (using the "Standard" Document Translation or Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode).

3 Either the "Standard" Document Translation mode or the Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode will scan your document (text) word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase, identify any "base word" not entered in the dictionary and allow you to add the word together with any number of translations. When Word Translator completes the scan using either of the modes, press the Exit button and do not paste the results anywhere.

If you want to enter phrases, you can do so by working directly inside Word Translator or by using Word Translation Operation Mode with the text in your word processor. For additional related information, also see Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" Not in the Dictionary, The Add Reverse Translations Check Box, and/or Create a List of "source" language "base words," "base phrases" and translations to the "destination" language in your word processor.


Create a List of Words, Phrases & Translations

Create a List of Words, Phrases & Translations to Add to an Existing Dictionary or Create an Entirely New Dictionary

While you can always individually add any number of new "base word," "base phrase" and translation entries using several of the Word Translator program Operation Modes, some users may want to add a great number of new entries all at once or create an entirely new dictionary. The fastest, most efficient method to do this is to create a list of "base word," "base phrase" and translation entries in your word processor.

Using your word processor, you yourself can create a new dictionary or add a great number of new words, phrases and translations to an existing dictionary all at once by creating a list of "source" language "base words" and "base phrases," each with an associated translation to the "destination" language.

Once you have completed such a list, you will need to send the resulting file (on disk) in pure ASCII text (.txt) format to Translation Experts to have it converted into a format that can be used by Word Translator. There is a small charge for the conversion based upon the size of the file you create and whether you want it integrated with the main Supplied Dictionary or as a separate specialized dictionary. See Naming Convention for the two letter specialized dictionary designations recognized by Word Translator.

You will need to use a single TrueType font that contains all of the characters required for both of the languages you are working with. For some languages you may need a TrueType font not already installed on your system. Translation Experts has a wide variety of TrueType fonts available for many different languages -- Turkish, Greek, Japanese, Baltic, Cyrillic, East European, Vietnamese, et cetera. Please call Translation Experts for additional information.

Those working with many Western European languages (English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, et cetera) can use almost any TrueType font because all the required accented characters for these languages are already contained in the ASCII Code Page used by most TrueType fonts already installed on your system. Those working with Cyrillic languages (Russian, Serbian Cyrillic, Ukranian, et cetera) should use a Code Page 1251 TrueType font. Those working with East European languages (Polish, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Czech, et cetera) should use a Code Page 1250 TrueType font. Those working with other languages should contact Translation Experts before proceeding.

No matter the TrueType font you may use or need to use to create the "base word," "base phrase" and translation list, you should always save the resultant file in pure ASCII text format -- such as .txt in Word for Windows. Additionally, Word Translator uses and recognizes a specific three letter Naming Convention for individual languages. Consequently, you should name the file using the appropriate designation. For example, if you were using English as the "base" or "source" language (all "base word" and "base phrase" entries in English) and German as the "destination" language (all associated translations in German), you should save the file as ENGGER.TXT -- ENG=English + GER=German + .TXT = pure ASCII text.

As you work on the file and save it as a .txt file, you will open your .txt file in your word processor, your word processor will convert it to the format it uses and, then, you will have to reapply the appropriate TrueType font to the entire document (list) you are creating. Most often this can be easily accomplished by highlighting the entire text and, then, selecting the TrueType font you require or prefer. Some word processors (like Word for Windows) will allow you to highlight the entire document by choosing Select All from the Edit option on the menu bar. Please consult your word processing program User's Manual for more information about saving files in pure ASCII text (.txt) format and/or applying a TrueType font to an entire document.

To begin, open your word processor, change to an appropriate TrueType font (if required) and use only it to type in both of the languages you are working with. In the following examples, we'll use English as the "base" or "source" language but, essentially, the same rules apply to any two languages.

If you are working with English as the "base" or "source" language with another language as the "destination" language, it may prove easier and more accurate for you to first create a line-by-line list of the English "base words" and "base phrases" you want and spell-check the English list before you begin typing the translations for each word or phrase. However, it is not essential that you create the English list first.

An English list of "base words" and "base phrases" should appear as follows:

a/¶

a few/¶

a hundred/¶

a little/¶

a person/¶

a thousand/¶

a total of/¶

Please note that each new English "base word" or "base phrase" starts on a new line and is immediately followed by a forward slash (/) and a carriage return (¶). After creating the list of English "base words" and "base phrases," you will then need to add a translation or number of translations for each. If you do not create a list of English "base words" and "base phrases" first, you can just start typing. In either case, the resulting list of English "base words," "base phrases" and associated translations should appear exactly as follows:

a/translation¶

a few/translation #1/translation #2/translation #3/translation #4/translation #5/translation #6/translation #7¶

a hundred/translation¶

three thousand/translation #1¶

a little/translation #1/translation #2¶

a person/translation¶

a thousand/translation¶

a total of/translation¶

Please carefully notice the format. The English "base word" or "base phrase" is always listed first and, then, immediately followed by a forward slash (/) -- without any space after the English word --then, immediately followed by the (first or only) translation -- without any space -- and, then, any additional translations separated by a forward slash (/) without any space(s). The last listed translation for any "base word" or phrase is not followed by a forward slash but rather by a hard carriage return (¶).

The hard carriage return (¶) is critical, consequently, it is best to enable (click on) the Show/Hide ¶ button (if your word processor allows you to do so) so you can always see the hard carriage return (¶) at the end of the last or only translation for each "base word" or "base phrase."

You must always follow this exact format. The most critical factor is that there is only one (1) base word" or "base phrase starting on any new line and that the translation(s) following the base word" or "base phrase is/are entered in the manner described above and that all the "base words" and "base phrases" are in the same language and all the translations are in the same language. This format must be absolutely consistent and absolutely the same as described above. If it is not consistent, the resultant dictionary will be a hodgepodge of the two languages and, thereby, all but useless.

If you enter a "source" language "base word" or "base phrase" that has numerous translations to the "destination" language (and you want to include all of them), the translations may require more space than a single line. Don't worry. The main thing to remember in such a situation is to allow the first line automatically carry-over or "flow" to the second (and to any subsequent lines) without placing a hard carriage return (¶) after any translation except the last one. For example:

English word or phrase/translation #1/translation #2/translation #3/translation #4/translation #5/translation #6/translation #7/translation #8/translation #9/translation #10/translation #11/translation #12/translation #13¶

If a single translation in the "destination" language can be translated as another "base word" or "base phrase" in the "source" language, you will need to add the second (and/or all subsequent) "base word" or "base phrase" (in the "source" language) with the same translation in the "destination" language. For example:

English word or phrase A/translation #1 (identical to below)¶

English word or phrase B/translation #1 (identical to above)¶

English word or phrase C/translation #1 (identical to above)¶

While it may be easier for you to maintain the "base words" or "base phrases" in at least a rough alphabetical order, there is no need for you to do so. The only critical factor is that you always maintain the base word or "base phrase" in the same language as the first entry on any new line (after a hard carriage return ¶ that follows the preceding last translation) immediately followed by the translation(s) for the "base word" or "base phrase" separated by a single forward slash (/), no space(s) and a hard carriage return (¶) immediately following the last listed translation.

You can add a "base word" or "base phrase" (and the corresponding translation or series of translations) out of alphabetical order. You do not need to worry about maintaining the alphabetical order of the "source" language "base words" and "base phrases."

If you added an English "base word" or "base phrase" and, for example, the translation was a slang word (or vice-versa), you could easily add a note (in parenthesis) that the word is slang. You would do so in the following manner:

English word or phrase (slang)/translation (slang)¶

Additionally, you can add any note you wish (in parenthesis) to denote the part of speech or the usage of a particular "base word" or "base phrase" or any associated translation. While you will be able to read these notes in the dictionary, Word Translator will not "carry over" or "paste" any note in parenthesis. You can add such notes as (m) for masculine, (f) for feminine, (noun), (prep), (verb), (adj), (adv), (plural), et cetera, or a combination of notes in multiple parenthesis (xxx) (xxx) following any "base word," "base phrase" or translation. For example:

English word (verb)/translation #1 (slang) (verb)/translation #2 (nautical) (adj)¶

You should never place a note (in parenthesis) before (in front of) any "base word," "base phrase" or translation. Additionally, you should NOT include any periods (.), commas (,), question marks (?), exclamation points (!), colons (:), semicolons (;), quotation marks ("), ampersands (&), parenthesis ( ) except to enclose notes, brackets { } [ ], forward (/) or backward slashes (\) or other symbols (@, #, $ *, +, =, <, >, %, |, et cetera) as part of any "base word," "base phrase" or translation. You may, however, use an apostrophe (') for contractions (e.g. don't) or a hyphen (-) when necessary.

Registered users may contact Translation Experts USA for Technical Support and assistance or for further information about creating a list of "base words," "base phrases" and translations in your word processor. All files sent to Translation Experts for conversion must be on a 3.5 inch disk in pure ASCII text (.txt) format. Please call for a fee quotation for having your list converted for use with Word Translator.


Translate a Word or Phrase in a Word Processor or Application

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

IMPORTANT: Word Translator must first be loaded into your computer's memory (as signified by the display of a Word Translator icon beneath the Program Manager window and the Speed Bar in the upper left-hand corner) BEFORE you open your word processor and proceed with this function. For more information, click Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator.

1 First make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Language in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to translate from English to Polish, an English-Polish dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to translate from Polish to English, a Polish-English module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window.

2 Choose a word or phrase you want to translate that youve typed in your Windows word processor or other Windows application.

3 Select the word or phrase by highlighting it with your mouse. For individual words, this is easily accomplished by either double-clicking on the left mouse button while the cursor is directly over the word or by holding down on the left mouse button while sweeping the cursor over the word. To highlight phrases, you must sweep the cursor across the entire phrase while holding down the left mouse button. Be careful not to highlight characters or punctuation that are NOT part of the word or phrase you want to translate. Highlight ONLY the word or phrase you want to translate.

4 When the word or phrase is highlighted, simultaneously press the Word Translator program hot key combination to call-up Word Translator. (Control) Ctrl + Shift is the "default" combination. If the word or phrase is entered in the dictionary, the Word/Phrase to Translate window will appear and display the word or phrase you highlighted in the uppermost box and provide one or more translations in the Choose Translation box immediately beneath it.

5. If there is more than a single translation, highlight the specific translation you want in the list in the Choose Translation box by clicking directly on the word once with your left mouse button. If only a single translation exists, it will already be highlighted. You may also double-click on any translation you select instead of following the next step.

6 When the translation you want is highlighted, click once on the Choose button with your left mouse button. Clicking the Choose button will replace the word or phrase you typed in your word processor or application with the translation you selected and also close Word Translator's Word/Phrase to Translate window.

7 If the word or phrase is not in your dictionary module, you may add it at this time together with one or more translations. For more information about how to do this, click Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations.

AmiPro Users Please Note: While inside AmiPro, if no word or phrase has been typed and selected (highlighted) before you call-up Word Translator (by simultaneously pressing the ("default") Ctrl + Shift hot keys), the Word Translator window may not open. You can remedy this by first minimizing your AmiPro window and, then, double-clicking on the Word Translator icon. To prevent this from happening, never attempt to call-up Word Translator (by simultaneously pressing the ("default") Ctrl + Shift hot keys unless you have first highlighted a word inside AmiPro.


Translate a Word or Phrase Inside Word Translator

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

IMPORTANT: Word Translator must first be loaded into your computer's memory (as signified by the display of a Word Translator icon beneath the Program Manager window and the Speed Bar in the ("default") upper left-hand corner) BEFORE you proceed with this function. For more information about how to do this, click Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator.

You do not need to open any other program or application to call-up Word Translator with the hot key combination and you may call-up Word Translator with the hot key combination from anywhere in Windows as long as it has first been loaded into your computers memory.

1 First make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to translate from English to Polish, an English-Polish dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to translate from Polish to English, a Polish-English module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. You may also change from one dictionary module to another in the main Word Translator window.

2 Call-up Word Translator by simultaneously pressing the Word Translator program hot key combination---(Control) Ctrl + Shift is the "default" combination. Word Translators Word/Phrase to Translate window will appear.

3 If the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window is blank, place your cursor inside the box and click once with your left mouse button. This will cause your cursor to "blink" inside this box.

NOTE: If any words are displayed in the uppermost box (because they were already resident in your Windows Clipboard before you called-up Word Translator), highlight them with your mouse and press the Backspace key on your keyboard to delete them. You may have to do this more than once if there was a great deal of text in your Windows Clipboard.

4 With the cursor blinking in the (blank) uppermost box, type a word or phrase you want to translate. As you type, Word Translator will attempt to "guess" the word or phrase you are typing in the Choose Word/Phrase box immediately beneath the one you are typing in. Essentially, Word Translator attempts to match the word/phrase you are typing to words and phrases in your dictionary module.

5 If the word or phrase you typed in the uppermost box is in your dictionary, it will be highlighted in the Choose Word/Phrase box and exactly match what you typed. Click once on the Choose button to see all available translations in the Choose Translation window that will appear. If the word or phrase is not in your dictionary module, Word Translator will highlight the word or phrase from your dictionary module in the Choose Word/Phrase box that most closely resembles the word or phrase you typed. If the word or phrase is not in your dictionary, you may add it at this time together with one or more translations. For more information, click Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations.

6 You may continue to type inside Word Translator by clicking the Back button to exit the Choose Translation window and make the letters in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window functional (dark). To erase previous words or phrases you typed in the uppermost box, highlight the word with your mouse and press the Backspace key, then, type a new word or phrase and proceed as before.


 Add New "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations

A "base word" or "base phrase" is a word or phrase in a dictionary module that has one or more translations associated with it, thereby making it the basis or "base" for all associated translations.

Add New "Base Words/Phrases" Not in the Dictionary

Add a New Translation to a "Base Word/Phrase" Already in the Dictionary

The Add Reverse Translations Check Box

Quickly Making Additions to the Dictionary

PLEASE NOTE: Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.


Add New "Base Words/Phrases" Not in the Dictionary

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

Whenever you add new "base words," phrases and translations to any dictionary module, all such new additions are saved and stored in separate User Dictionary files. For example, if you were using the Russian-English I and English-Russian I "paired" dictionary modules and added a new English "base word" with several corresponding Russian translations to the English-Russian III module, these new additions would be saved and stored in User Dictionary files in your ("default") WINTRAN directory named engrusa.ndx, engrusa.rec, engrusa.sfx and (sometimes but not always) engrusa.sbs. It doesn't matter if you are using a I, II or III version dictionary module. The User Dictionary files only reflect the first three letters of the "source" and "destination" languages of the specific dictionary module (e.g. engrus) followed by an a and, then, the file type--ndx, rec, sbs or sfx.

Additionally, the "reverse translations" for the newly made entries are saved in corresponding files of the "paired" dictionary module -- rusenga.ndx, rusenga.rec, rusenga.sfx and (often but not always) rusenga.sbs. Word Translator automatically accesses these files in addition to the Supplied Dictionary files so there is no need for you to attempt to access them separately. For more information about the User Dictionary and Supplied Dictionary files, click Backing-Up Your User Dictionary Files.

Whenever you enter a word or phrase that you typed either in your word processor or directly inside Word Translator that is not entered in the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary), you may add the word or phrase as well as any number of translations for it to your dictionary. To do this:

1 First make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Language in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to add a new Russian "base word/phrase," a Russian-English dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to add a new English "base word/phrase," an English-Russian dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window.

2 Make sure the new "base word" or phrase you wish to add to the dictionary is displayed in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window. It should be a "base word" or phrase in the "source" language (the first named language of the selected dictionary module. For example, if you wanted to add a new English "base word," an English-?????? dictionary should be selected not a ??????-English dictionary.

The "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box can be either a word or phrase you typed directly inside Word Translator or one you highlighted in your word processor or other application and, then, called-up Word Translator to translate. For detailed information about how to translate a word or phrase using either of these methods, click either Translate Words and Phrases...Typed in Your Word Processor or Application or Translate Words and Phrases...Typed Inside Word Translator.

3 With the new "base word" or phrase (you wish to add to the dictionary) displayed in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window, click the Add button and the window title will change to Add New Translations and two new boxes will appear beneath the uppermost box displaying the new "base word" or phrase you are entering. One box is titled New Translation and other box is titled Translation List. An Add Reverse Translations check box will also appear in the lower left-hand corner of the window. If you do not want Word Translator to write reverse translations (translations as "base words") to your "paired" dictionary, un-check this check box. With this box checked, Word Translator will automatically write all translations you enter as "base words" with the original "base word" as their translation.

PLEASE NOTE: You may add a "base word" or phrase to the dictionary without any translations. To do this, click the Done button immediately after the New Translation box appears (the box where you would normally type a new translation).

4 In the New Translation box (where the cursor is blinking), type a single translation for the new "base word" or phrase and, then, either press the <enter> key on your keyboard or click the Add button again.

5 The new translation you just typed will appear in the Translation List and the word in the New Translation box will become highlighted. You can then type more individual translations in the New Translation box one at a time. The previous translation you added (that is now highlighted) will disappear when you start to type another individual translation.

6. You may add more translations (one at a time) by typing each one individually in the New Translation box and, then, either pressing the <enter> key on your keyboard or clicking the Add button. Each new translation you add to a new "base word" or phrase will appear in the Translation List in the order you enter it.

IMPORTANT: The top or first translation listed in Translation List for any word or phrase in your dictionary module is the only translation Word Translator will use when you translate text using (automatic) Quick Document Translation mode.

Any short note you add (in parenthesis) to any "base word/phrase" or translation--such as (noun), (verb), (adj.), (adv.), (slang), (m), (f), et cetera--will not be carried across/included as a part of the translation of any word or phrase you call-up Word Translator to translate.

7 If you misspell or make a mistake typing a word while you are typing in the New Translation box, either highlight the entire word and retype it or Backspace over the misspelled portion and retype it. You may also click your cursor after a letter or character inside the word you wish to change, Backspace over the errant characters and, then, retype them.

If you discover a misspelled word in the Translation List box, the only way to change it is to first delete it and then re-enter it. To do this, first highlight the word in the Translation List box by clicking directly on it once with your mouse and, then, press the Delete button. The misspelled word will be deleted from the Translation List box. You may then re-enter the correctly spelled word by first highlighting the word in the New Translation box and re-typing over it. Add the corrected translation by either pressing the <enter> key or clicking the Add button.

8 When you have added all the new translations you want, click the Done button and Word Translator will add the new "base word" or phrase and translation or translations you entered to the dictionary. Clicking the Done button is the only action that "saves" new "base words/phrases" and translation(s).

9 If the Add Reverse Translations check box was checked when you clicked the Done button, Word Translator will also automatically write all the translations you entered to one dictionary module in their "reverse" to the other ("paired") dictionary module.

Clicking the Back button in the Add New Translations window at any time will return you to the previous Word/Phrase to Translate window and neither the "base word" nor any of the translations you entered will be saved to the dictionary module.

For additional related information, click Scrolling Through the Dictionary, Adding a New Translation to a "Base Word/Phrase" Already in the Dictionary, The Add Reverse Translations Check Boxand/or Quickly Making Additions to the Dictionary.


Add a New Translation to a "Base Word/Phrase" Already in the Dictionary

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

Whenever you add new "base words," phrases and translations to any dictionary module, all such new additions are saved and stored in separate User Dictionary files. For example, if you were using the Portuguese-English I and English-Portuguese I "paired" dictionary modules and added a new English "base word" with several corresponding Portuguese translations to the English-Portuguese I module, these new additions would be saved and stored in files in your ("default") WINTRAN directory User Dictionary files named engpora.ndx, engpora.rec, engpora.sfx and (often but not always) engpora.sbs.

Additionally, the "reverse translations" for the newly made entries are saved and stored in corresponding files of the "paired" User Dictionary module--porenga.ndx, porenga.rec, porenga.sfx and (often but not always) porenga.sbs. Word Translator automatically accesses these User Dictionary files in addition to the Supplied Dictionary files whenever you call-up Word Translator so there is no need for you to attempt to access them separately. For more information about this, click Backing-Up Your User Dictionary Files.

To add a new or additional translation or multiple translations to a "base word" or phrase already in the dictionary, you will essentially follow the same procedure you would for Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" Not in the Dictionary. The only difference will be that, when the Choose Translation section of the Word/Phrase to Translate window appears, it will probably already contain a translation or list of translations for the "base word" or phrase displayed in the uppermost box. To add another single translation or multiple translations:

1 First make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Language in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to add a new Polish translation to an existing English "base word/phrase," an English-Polish dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to add a new English translation to an existing Polish "base word/phrase," a Polish-English dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window.

2 Click the Add button and the window title will change to Add New Translations and two new boxes will appear beneath the uppermost box displaying the "base word" or phrase. One box is titled New Translation and other Translation List. The Add Reverse Translations check box will also appear in the lower left-hand corner of the window.

3 In the New Translation box (where the cursor is blinking), type an individual new translation for the new "base word" or phrase and, then, either press the <enter> key or click the Add button. Add additional individual translations in the same way.

4 When you have added all the new translations you want, click the Done button and Word Translator will add the new translation or translations you entered to your dictionary. Clicking the Done button is the only action that "saves" new "base word/phrase" and translation(s).

IMPORTANT: The top or first translation listed in Translation List for any word or phrase in your dictionary module is the only translation Word Translator will use when you translate a document using Quick Document Translation mode.

If you want to display translations for any "base word/phrase" in a specific order (e.g. in a specific order of preference from top to bottom), it is often easier to first delete all translations and, then, re-enter them one at a time in the specific order you desire. The first translation you enter will appear first on the list, the second, will be second on the list and so forth. You may also place a specific translation in a specific place on the Translation List by highlighting the translation that you want to immediately follow the new translation you are adding after you have typed the new translation but before you click the Add button or press the <enter> key.

Any short note you add (in parenthesis) to any "base word/phrase" or translation -- such as (noun), (verb), (adj), (adv), (slang), (mas.), (fem.), et cetera -- will not be carried-over or included as a part of the translation of any word or phrase you call-up Word Translator to translate.

You can display any "base word" or phrase in your dictionary in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window by:

A) entering the word or phrase typed in your word processor, highlighting it with your mouse and, then, calling-up Word Translator with the hot key combination (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination).

B) typing the word directly inside the uppermost box inside Word Translator

C) scrolling through your dictionary and highlighting any "base word/phrase" listed in the Choose Word/Phrase box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window by clicking directly on the word

For more information about how to display a "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window and related topics, click Translate Words and Phrases... Typed in Your Word Processor or Application, Translate Words and Phrases... Typed Inside Word Translator, Scrolling Through the Dictionary and/or Quickly Making Additions to the Dictionary.


The Add Reverse Translations Check Box

Reverse translation is an automatic process that will save you time when you add new "base words" or phrases and translations to your dictionary.

If, for example, if you were using an English-Portuguese dictionary module (English as the "source" language and Portuguese as the "destination" language) and you added a new English "base word with a Portuguese translation or translations, you would only have to enter it once to have them available in the "reverse" direction. All new entries are saved and stored in the appropriate User Dictionary module files.

All the "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" and "paired" dictionary automatically "communicate" through the Add Reverse Translations option without you doing anything, consequently, Reverse Translations will automatically write reverse translations (reverse "base words/phrases" and translations) to the appropriate User Dictionary module whenever you add new "base words/phrases" and translations to the "source" User Dictionary module.

To enable Add Reverse Translations, check the Add Reverse Translations check box before you click the Done button. The "default" setting for the Add Reverse Translations check box is checked so it is enabled every time you open the Add New Translations window.

To disable Add Reverse Translations, un-check the Add Reverse Translations check box before you click the Done button. You may want to un-check the Add Reverse Translations check box when you want to add a note longer than just (noun), (verb), (adj), (adv), (mas), (fem), (das), (der), et cetera, that would, for example, remind you about the specific use of a translation but don't want the note to become a translated part of a "base word" or phrase.

For additional information about related topics, click Scrolling Through the Dictionary, Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" Not in the Dictionary, Adding a New Translation to a "Base Word/Phrase" Already in the Dictionary and/or Quickly Making Additions to the Dictionary.


 Changing & Deleting "Base Words," Phrases & Translations

A "base word" or "base phrase" is a word or phrase in your dictionary module that has one or more translations associated with it, thereby making it the basis or "base" for all associated translations.

At any time, you may change or delete any newly added or already existing "base word," "base phrase" or translation contained in your User Dictionary files. These are words, phrases and translations you yourself added. "Base words" and phrases contained in the Supplied Dictionary module cannot be changed or deleted, however, translations in any Supplied Dictionary module can be changed. For further detailed information, click Change or Delete "Base Words" or Phrases or Change or Delete Translations


Change or Delete "Base Words" or Phrases

Changing & Deleting "Base Words" or Phrases

Change a "Base Word/Phrase" You Yourself Added

Delete a "Base Word/Phrase" You Yourself Added

Change a "Base Word/Phrase" in the Supplied Dictionary Module

Delete a "Base Word/Phrase" in the Supplied Dictionary Module

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

To display "base words" and phrases in one of the "coupled" dictionary modules, make sure you select the appropriate dictionary module as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. The first named language in any dictionary module is the "source" language containing "base words" and phrases in that language with corresponding translations in the other language.

Should you discover a "base word" or phrase in a supplied dictionary module that is misspelled, contains a typo or is accented incorrectly, the only way to change it is to add the correctly spelled or correctly accented word to the dictionary just as you would add any other "new" "base word" or phrase. You cannot change or delete any "base word" entry in any Supplied Dictionary module but you may enter a new spelling, et cetera, of any "base word" you desire (as an alternative) just as you would enter any new "base word" or phrase.

You can change or delete any "base word" or phrase you yourself added to the dictionary but it must first be displayed in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window.

You can display any "base word" or phrase in your dictionary in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window by:

A typing a word or phrase you know is in the dictionary in your word processor, highlighting it with your mouse and, then, calling-up Word Translator with the hot key combination. (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination).

B typing the word directly inside the uppermost box inside Word Translator

C scrolling through your dictionary and highlighting any "base word/phrase" listed in the Word/Phrase to Translate box by clicking once directly on the word

For more information about how to display a "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window, click Translate Words and Phrases... Typed in Your Word Processor or Application, Translate Words and Phrases... Typed Inside Word Translator and/or Scrolling Through the Dictionary.


Change a "Base Word/Phrase" Your Yourself Added

To Change a "Base Word/Phrase" You Yourself Added:

1 Make sure the "base word" or phrase you wish to change is displayed in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window and the exact spelling of the word is highlighted in the Choose/Word Phrase box immediately beneath it. This window contains a Change button. Click the Back button if the Choose Translation box is displayed.

2 Click the Change button and the "base word" or phrase will become highlighted in the uppermost box.

3 Either press the Backspace key on your keyboard to totally erase the highlighted "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box or place your cursor between characters inside the word and click once with your left mouse button. This will "un-highlight" the displayed word and allow you to backspace over misstyped characters inside the word.

4. If you totally erased the displayed word, correctly re-type the entire word in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window. If you only back-spaced over certain characters inside the displayed word, correctly retype that section of the word.

5. When you are sure you have retyped the word correctly in the uppermost box, press the Choose button and Word Translator will implement the change and return you to the Word/Phrase to Translate window.


Delete a "Base Word/Phrase" Your Yourself Added

To Delete a "Base Word/Phrase" You Yourself Added:

1 Make sure the "base word" or phrase you wish to delete is displayed in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window. If the "base word" or phrase has translations associated with it, they will be displayed in the Choose Translation box immediately beneath the uppermost box where the "base word" or phrase is displayed.

2 It's a good idea to first delete all translations for any "base word" or phrase you want to delete. Do this by highlighting each individual translation in the Choose Translation box (by clicking directly on the word) and, then pressing the Delete button.

3 Press the Back button to return you to the Word/Phrase to Translate window. This window contains a Change button.

4 The "base word/phrase" in the Choose Word/Phrase box (the dictionary entry) should exactly "match" the word in the uppermost box and be highlighted. Press the Change button and the "base word" or phrase displayed in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window will become highlighted.

5 Press the Backspace key on your keyboard and the displayed "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box will be totally erased.

6 Press the Choose button and the displayed "base word" or phrase will be erased from you dictionary. You may still see the word or phrase displayed in the Choose Word/Phrase box immediately after this action but it will disappear after you exit and completely close Word Translator (unload it from memory). When you reload Word Translator again (reload it into your computer's memory) the "base word/phrase" entry you deleted (as described above) will no longer be listed or entered in your dictionary.


Change a "Base Word/Phrase" in the Supplied Dictionary Module

To Change a "Base Word/Phrase" in the Supplied Dictionary Module:

The ONLY way to "change" a "base word" or phrase in a supplied dictionary module is to use the existing "base word" or phrase as the basis for a NEW "base word" or phrase and, then, add it as you would any other new "base word" or phrase. For more information about adding new "base words" and phrases, click Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations


Delete a "Base Word/Phrase" in the Supplied Dictionary Module

To Delete a "Base Word/Phrase" in the Supplied Dictionary Module:

You cannot delete any "base word" or phrase contained in any Supplied Dictionary module. You can only delete "base words" and phrases you yourself have added and that reside in the User Dictionary module. If you discover a "base word" or phrase in a Supplied Dictionary module that is misspelled or contains some other error, use it as the basis for a NEW "base word" or phrase and, then, add it as you would any other new "base word" or phrase.


Change or Delete Translations

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

To display "base words/phrases" and their corresponding translations in one of the "paired" dictionary modules, make sure you select the appropriate dictionary module as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. The first named language in any dictionary module is the "source" language containing "base words/phrases" in that language and the corresponding translations in the other language.

With any dictionary module, the first named language is the "source" language and the second named language is the "destination" language. So, for example, a French-English dictionary module only translates French to English while an English-French dictionary module only translates English to French.

The Word/Phrase to Translate window displays the "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box and, immediately beneath it, the Choose Translation box contains all associated translations in your dictionary module for that "base word" or phrase.

You can display any "base word" or phrase in your dictionary in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window by:

A typing a word or phrase you know is in the dictionary in your word processor, highlighting it with your mouse and, then, calling-up Word Translator with the hot key combination. (Control) Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination.

B typing the word directly inside the uppermost box inside Word Translator

C scrolling through your dictionary and highlighting any "base word/phrase" listed in the Word/Phrase to Translate box by clicking once directly on the word

For more information about how to display a "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box of the Word/Phrase to Translate window, click: Translate Words and Phrases... Typed in Your Word Processor or Application, Translate Words and Phrases... Typed Inside Word Translator and/or Scrolling Through the Dictionary.

You may delete any translation for any "base word" or phrase. It doesn't matter if it is translation you yourself entered or one contained in the supplied dictionary module.

To delete any translation:

1 Select the translation you wish to delete from the list in the Choose Translation box by highlighting it with your mouse. Do this by clicking once directly on the word with your left mouse button.

2 Click once on the Delete button and the selected translation will be deleted from the list of translations. Click once on the Back button and you will be returned to the main Word/Phrase to Translate window. Be careful not to delete a translation you will need in the future because once deleted, there is no way to retrieve it. However, you can always retype and Add a deleted translation.

To change any translation:

The only way to change a translation once it has been entered in any dictionary module is to first delete it and, then, add it just as you would add any other new translation.


 Spell-Checking Modes

Word Translator for Windows provides two different spell-checking modes:

Spell-Checking As-You-Type

Spell-Check Highlighted Text

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

When using either the Spell-Checking As-You-Type mode or the Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode, you should only select and use the dictionary module that contains the base words/phrases in the language you want to spell-check. For example, if you wanted to use either mode to spell-check Danish, you should select and use only the Danish-English dictionary module. If you wanted to use either mode to spell-check English, you should only select and use the English-Danish dictionary module.

In any dictionary module, the first named language is the "source" language (that only contains base words/phrases in that language) and the second named language is the "destination" language. So, for example, a Danish-English dictionary module only spell-checks in Danish while an English-Danish dictionary module only spell-checks in English.


Spell-Checking As-You-Type

With this mode enabled, Word Translator will accomplish an "as-you-type" spell-check in the "source" language of the currently selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). To read about spell-checking sentences, paragraphs, documents and other highlighted text, click Spell-Check Highlighted Text.

Spell-Checking As-You-Type can be enabled in either the Setup window by checking the Spell-Checking check box or by clicking the 2nd icon (sp) on the Speed Bar.

At any point, you may disable Spell-Checking As-You-Type by selecting another operation mode from the Speed Bar or by un-checking the Spell-Checking check box in the Setup Window.

You can only enable/disable the spell-checking Beep inside the Setup window by checking/un-checking the Beep check box displayed beneath the Spell-Checking check box. You can also only enable/disable the Suggested Spelling option by checking/un-checking the Suggestions check box displayed beneath the Spell-Checking check box in the Setup window.

To hear a beep when Beep is enabled (checked) you may need to install a "pc speaker" driver or other Windows sound device.

With Spell-Checking enabled, every time you press the space bar on your keyboard or type a punctuation symbol (after typing a word), Word Translator will accomplish a spell-check of that word (the last complete word you typed) using the "base words/phrases" entered in the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary) as the sole reference source.

If a word you type is not already entered in the dictionary, is misspelled or contains a typo, Word Translator will sound an alert (Beep) and a Suggested Spelling window will appear (if the Beep and Suggestions check boxes are checked inside the Setup window) and display a list of "base words/phrases" from your dictionary module whose spelling most closely resembles the word you typed.

When the Suggested Spelling window appears, you may "scroll" horizontally (left and right) across the Choose Word/Phrase box (if "scroll arrows" are present) to choose a replacement "base word" or phrase for the one you typed. If an appropriate replacement word exists in the dictionary module, highlight the word by clicking directly on it once with your mouse and, then, click the Choose button. Word Translator will automatically replace the word in your document with the word you selected from the list.

If the list of "base words/phrases" does not contain a suitable replacement word, click the Exit button to return you to your word processor where you can again type or you may choose to add the word to your dictionary module by clicking the Add button.

Because Word Translator uses the selected dictionary module as its sole reference source, the quality of both Spell-Checking and Suggested Spelling is directly dependent upon the number of "base word/phrase" entries contained in the currently selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). The more "base word/phrase" entries contained in the dictionary module, the better the results obtained from Spell-Checking will be.

For additional information about Spell-Checking and the Suggested Spelling and Beep check boxes, click Operation Modes.


Spell-Check Highlighted Text

With this mode enabled, Word Translator will spell-check sentences, paragraphs, documents and other highlighted text in your word processor or application using the "base words" of the "source" language of the currently selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). For information about the other spell-checking mode, Spell-Checking As-You-Type, click Spell-Checking As-You-Type.

With Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode enabled, Word Translator will spell-check any highlighted text in your word processor using the "base words" entered in the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary) as the sole reference source. Spell-Check Highlighted Text can only be enabled by clicking on the 3rd icon on the Speed Bar.

Before you begin the Spell-Check Highlighted Text process, first ensure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Dictionary in either the Setup window or the main Word Translator window. For example, if you wanted to spell-check German, the German-English dictionary module MUST be selected as the Current Dictionary. Conversely, if you wanted to spell-check English, the English-German module MUST be selected as the Current Dictionary.

1 You can only enable the Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode by clicking the 3rd icon (check mark over text) button on the Speed Bar and you should do so before you highlight any text in your word processor or application.

2 Open your word processor, application or Windows Write or Notepad and "load" or type the document you wish to spell-check. Windows Notepad cannot not be used with Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Czech or Japanese dictionary modules because Notepad will not allow you to select a specific font such as the necessary TrueType font.

3 With your mouse, highlight the text you wish to spell-check. Do this by first placing your cursor in front of the first word in the text you wish to spell-check and (while pressing down on the left mouse button) sweep the cursor across and/or down the desired text. When the desired text is highlighted, release the mouse button. The selected text should remain highlighted.

4 Start the spell-check by simultaneously pressing the Word Translator hot key combination. (Control) Ctrl + Shift is the "default" combination. The spell-check of the highlighted text will start immediately and display a (maximized) full-screen Suggested Spelling window that includes a variety of Word Translator buttons as well as two text boxes--one on top of the other. The uppermost text box contains the original text you highlighted in your document and the lower box will "build" the correctly spelled text you and Word Translator select.

5 As the highlighted text is scanned word-by-word, Word Translator will confirm the correct spelling of all words entered in the dictionary and "build" them in the lower box of the Suggested Spelling window. When the spell-check scan encounters a word that is either misspelled, contains a typo or is not entered in the selected dictionary (Current Dictionary), the word most closely resembling the spelling of the word in the text will be highlighted in the Suggested Spelling window.

To select a specific word from the list, highlight it by clicking directly on the word once with your mouse and, then, click the Choose button. The word you selected will become displayed in the lower text box and the spell-check will continue as before.

6 When Word Translator identifies a word or phrase that is not entered in your dictionary module, the Suggested Spelling window will display a list of "base words." A word in the list may be highlighted but it will not exactly "match" the highlighted word. You then have the following Word Translator (button) options:

Choose --- select a listed and highlighted word as a substitute for the word in the highlighted text

Skip -------- skip the word in the highlighted text/accept it "as is"

Translate - translate a word written in the other language to the language being used for the spell-check. This can help when you forget a word while writing in a foreign language

Grammar - open the Grammar help file

Help -------- open the on-line Word Translator manual/help file

Add --------- add the word as a new "base word/phrase" together with a translation or list of translations to the dictionary module

Done ------- pressed after adding a new "base word" and translation(s)

Change --- change a misspelled or misstyped "base word" you yourself added to the dictionary which is in your User Dictionary

Back ------- return to the previous Word Translator window

7 When the spell-check is complete, a Paste Text window will appear and give you two options of where to place the spell-checked text (located in the lower box in the Suggested Spelling window). You may then:

(1) Click the Paste button ... If you want to automatically paste the spell-checked text OVER the source text (replace the original text you highlighted with the spell-checked text).

OR

2) Click the Exit button ...If you want to paste the spell-checked text wherever you choose. To do this:

(a) Press the Exit button

(b) Place the cursor in the position where you want the spell-checked text to appear in your word processor (for example, beneath the original text as a new paragraph or in a completely new or different document)

(c) Click your cursor once beneath the original text or in a completely new or different document and simultaneously press the Shift + Ins (Insert) keys on you keyboard to paste the spell-checked text at that point. On many systems you may also use the Paste command found in the menu options of the Edit menu.

CAUTION: If you use the Shift + Ins method to paste the spell-checked text, you should do so immediately to avoid losing the text. If you do not paste the text immediately, the next use of Windows Clipboard by any Word Translator function or word processor or application copy function will overwrite the spell-checked text and it will be lost.

Because Word Translator uses the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary), the as its sole reference source, the quality of the spell-check is directly dependent upon the number of "base word" entries contained in the dictionary module. The more "base word" entries contained in the dictionary module, the better the results obtained from Spell-Checking will be.


Prediction and Spell-Checking As-You-Type

 Prediction & Spell-Checking As-You-Type

The Prediction & Spell-Checking mode will spell-check and/or predict the word(s) and/or phrase(s) you are typing as you type them in your word processor or application. Prediction can be very useful when typing long or unfamiliar foreign words or phrases that are already entered in your dictionary. Prediction & Spell-Checking is enabled in either the Setup window (by checking the Prediction check box in the Operation Mode section) or by clicking the 4th icon (curved arrow over a vertical box) on the Speed Bar.

At any point, you may disable Prediction & Spell-Checking by selecting another operation mode from the Speed Bar or by un-checking the Prediction check box in the Setup Window.

The "default" number of characters setting for Prediction in the Setup window is five (5) characters. We recommend you use this setting until you have gained experience using the Prediction & Spell-Checking mode. You may increase or decrease this number by changing it in the Setup window.

As you type in your Windows word processor or other Windows application with the Prediction & Spell-Checking mode enabled, Word Translator will Spell-Check words you type that contain fewer characters than the number of characters setting in the Setup window (five [5] is the "default") and provide a Prediction of the word you are typing after the number of characters you type is equal to the setting in the Setup window (five [5] is the "default"). In short (using the "default" of five [5] characters), if you type less than five characters, Word Translator will Spell-Check the word. If you type exactly five characters, Word Translator will provide a Prediction of the word or phrase you are typing by displaying a list of entries from the selected dictionary module.

For example, if you had the Prediction & Spell-Checking mode enabled, were using an English-?????? dictionary module and typed the word English word "cat" in your Windows word processor, Word Translator would only Spell-Check the word. If you typed the first five characters of the English phrase "national character" (n-a-t-i-o), a Word Translator window would appear and display an alphabetic listing of words and phrases contained in the dictionary module.

This list will include "base words" and phrases entered in the dictionary module in their alphabetical order and may include words and phrases beginning with the first five characters you typed (e.g. n-a-t-i-o). You may scroll through the list and, if the word or phrase you want is listed, you may select it by first clicking directly on it and, then, the Choose button. Word Translator will automatically change the five characters you typed in your word processor (e.g. n-a-t-i-o) with the word or phrase you select from the list (e.g. "national character").

You may also opt to Remove the characters you typed in your word processor, select other Word Translator options or Exit the window.

For additional information about Prediction & Spell-Checking, see Operation Modes and/or Spell-Checking As-You-Type.


 Document Translation Modes

Word Translator for Windows provides two different Document Translation modes:

"Standard" (Interactive) Document Translation

Quick (Non-Interactive) Document Translation

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

Either Document Translation mode translates either selected text or an entire document word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase from the "source" language to the "destination" language supported by the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). For example, if you wanted to translate from Croatian to English, the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary) should be a Croatian-English dictionary module. Make sure you have selected the appropriate dictionary module in the Current Dictionary section of the Setup window before starting either Document Translation mode. Also, please remember that before selecting either mode, Word Translator must be loaded in your computers memory. See Loading & Calling-Up Word Translator for more information.

Because Word Translator uses the selected dictionary module as its sole reference source, the quality of both "standard" Document Translation and Quick Document Translation is directly dependent upon the number of entries contained in the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). The more "base word/phrase" entries the dictionary module contains, the better the results will be.

Both "standard" Document Translation and Quick Document Translation modes can be enabled and/or disabled either in the Setup Window or by clicking the appropriate icon (button) on the Word Translator Speed Bar.

Because "Standard" Document Translation mode is interactive, it permits you to more closely control the translation process by displaying each recognized word or phrase (because it is entered in the dictionary) that has multiple translations. It then allows you to select the specific translation you want from the Translation List. Word Translator will automatically translate all recognized words and phrases that have only a single translation listed in the dictionary.

This mode also allows you to add new "base words/phrases" and translations not in your dictionary as such words are identified in your document. You can also change, alter or delete many dictionary entries during the "Standard" Document Translation process.

While you are building your dictionary module to include most of the words, special terms, phrases and other language you normally use in most of your written communications, its best to use the interactive "Standard" Document Translation mode.

Quick Document Translation mode scans your document and translates words and phrases in your dictionary module using only the top or first translation listed for each "base word" or phrase it recognizes. Words or phrases contained in your document that are not recognized (because they are not entered in your dictionary module) are not translated but are skipped or carried-over "as is." Quick Document Translation mode is not interactive but, rather, automatic.

During Quick Document Translation, you cannot add new "base word/phrases" that are not in your dictionary nor add new translations, select specific translations or accomplish other similar Word Translator functions. While Quick Document Translation mode is often much faster than "standard" Document Translation mode, you should only use it if your dictionary contains most of the words/phrases and translations you normally use. If your dictionary contains most of the words and phrases and translations you need, use Quick Document Translation.


"Standard" Document Translation Mode

"Standard" (Interactive) Document Translation Mode

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

First make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to translate from English to German, an English-German dictionary module MUST be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to translate from German to English, a German-English module MUST be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window.

1 You can enable "Standard" Document Translation either in the Setup Window or by clicking on the 5th icon (blue "papers") button on the Speed Bar. If you enable this mode using the Speed Bar, do so before you highlight any text. In Word Translator's Setup window, check only the Document Translation check box in the Operation Mode section of the window and click the OK button to both enable "Standard" Document Translation mode and exit the Setup window.

2 Open your word processor, application or Windows Write or Notepad and "load" the document you wish to translate. Windows Notepad cannot not be used with Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian or Japanese dictionary modules because Notepad will not allow you to select a specific font such as the necessary TrueType font.

3 With your mouse, highlight the entire text or a section of text in the document you wish to translate. Do this by first placing your cursor in front of the first word in the text you wish to translate and (while pressing down on the left mouse button) sweep the cursor across and/or down the desired text. When the desired text is highlighted, release the mouse button. The selected text should remain highlighted.

4 Call-up Word Translator by simultaneously pressing the hot key combination. (Control) Ctrl + Shift is the "default" combination. "Standard" Document Translation mode will start immediately and display a (maximized) full-screen window that includes a variety of Word Translator buttons as well as a Source Text box and, immediately below it, a Destination Text box. The Source Text box contains the original text from your document and the Destination Text box will contain the translations as Word Translator and/or you individually select them.

5 As your document is scanned word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase, Word Translator will display the Choose Translation window and provide you with (and allow you to choose from) all the available translations for any "base word" or phrase that it recognizes (because it is in your dictionary) that has more than one listed translation. To select a specific translation from the list, highlight it by clicking directly on the word once with your mouse and, then, click the Choose button. The translation you selected will be displayed in the "Destination Text Window" and Document Translation will continue to the next word or phrase.

Word Translator will automatically select the single translation for any "base word" or phrase it recognizes (because it is in your dictionary) that has ONLY one listed translation.

6 When Word Translator identifies a word or phrase that is not in your dictionary module, the Choose Word/Phrase window will display a list of "base words/phrases." A word in the list may be highlighted but it will not exactly "match" the word in the uppermost box -- the word from your document. You then have the following Word Translator (button) options:

Skip --------skip the word in your document/not translate it

Remove -- remove the word from your document

Add --------add the word as a new "base word/phrase" together with a translation or list of translations to the dictionary module

Choose -- select a translation as the translation for the word in your document

Delete ---- delete a "base word", phrase or translation from the dictionary

Change -- change a misspelled or misstyped "base word/phrase"

Back ------ return to the previous Word Translator window

Exit -------- stop and exit Document Translation

7 When Word Translator has completed scanning the text you selected to translate, a Paste Translated Text window will appear and give you two options of what to do with the translated text in the Destination Text box. You may then:

(1) Click the Paste button ... If you want to automatically paste the translated text OVER the source text (replace the original document text with the translated text).

OR

(2) Click the Exit button ... If you want to paste the translated text wherever you choose. To do this:

(a) Press the Exit button

(b) Place the cursor in the position where you want the translated text to appear in your word processor (for example, beneath the original text as a new paragraph or in a completely new or different document)

(c) Click your cursor once beneath the original text or in a completely new or different document and simultaneously press the Shift + Ins (Insert) keys on you keyboard to paste the translated text at that point. On many systems you may also use the Paste command found in the menu options of the Edit menu.

CAUTION: If you use the Shift + Ins method to paste the translated text, you should do so immediately to avoid losing the translated text. If you do not paste the translated text immediately, the next use of Windows Clipboard by any Word Translator function or word processor or application copy function will overwrite the translated text and it will be lost.


Quick Document Translation Mode

(Automatic) Quick Document Translation Mode

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

First make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to translate from English to Norwegian, an English-Norwegian dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to translate from Norwegian to English, a Norwegian-English module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window.

1 You can enable Quick Document Translation either in the Setup Window or by clicking on the 6th icon (red "papers") button on the Speed Bar. If you enable this mode using the Speed Bar, do so before you highlight any text. In Word Translator's Setup window, check both the Document Translation and Quick check boxes in the Operation Mode section of the window and click the OK button to both enable Quick Document Translation mode and exit the Setup window.

You may select one of five "Cancel" Speeds for Quick Document Translation in the Setup window. The "Cancel" Speed determines how quickly Word Translator responds to a Cancel command while Quick Document Translation is in progress. The five possible speeds range from "very slow" to "very fast." If, for example, your computer is a 386 running at 20Mhz, you should select "very fast." On the other hand, if your computer is a 486 or Pentium running at 50Mhz or above, you should select "very slow." The "default" "Cancel" Speed is "very slow."

2 Open your Windows word processor, application or Windows Write or Notepad program and "load" the document you wish to translate. Windows Notepad cannot not be used with Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian or Japanese dictionary modules because Notepad will not allow you to specifically select the necessary TrueType font.

3 With your mouse, highlight the entire document or just the desired text within a document that you wish to translate. This is accomplished by first placing your cursor in front of the first word of the text you wish to translate and, then, (while pressing down on the left mouse button) sweeping the cursor across and/or down the text. When the desired text is highlighted, release the mouse button. The selected text should remain highlighted.

4 Call-up Word Translator by pressing the hot key combination. (Control) Ctrl + Shift is the "default" combination. Quick Document Translation mode will start immediately and display a Quick Document Translation window displaying both the message "Please wait, Quick Document Translation is in progress" as well as a "thermometer" gauge displaying the percentage of completion.

5 After the "thermometer" gauge displays 100% completion (signifying that Word Translator has completed the Quick Document Translation process) a Paste Translated Text window will appear and give you two options of what to do with the translated text. You may then:

(1) Click the Paste button ... If you want to automatically paste the translated text OVER the source text (replace the original text with the translated text).

OR

(2) Click the Exit button ... If you want to paste the translated text wherever you choose. To do so:

(a) Press the Exit button

(b) Place the cursor in the position where you want the translated text to appear in your word processor (for example, beneath the original text as a new paragraph or in a completely new or different document)

(c) Click your cursor once beneath the original text or in a completely new or different document and simultaneously press the Shift + Ins (Insert) keys on you keyboard to paste the translated text at that point. . On many systems you may also use the Paste command found in the menu options of the Edit menu.

CAUTION: If you use the Shift + Ins method to paste the translated text, you should do so immediately to avoid losing the translated text. If you do not paste the translated text immediately, the next use of Windows Clipboard by any Word Translator function or word processor or application copy function will overwrite the translated text and it will be lost.


Word Translator Setup Window

 Word Translator's Setup Window

Word Translator's Setup window can be opened or called-up in four ways:

1 by clicking on the 7th icon (set-up) on the Speed Bar

2 by clicking on the Setup button in any Word Translator window

3 by clicking once on the Word Translator icon that appears beneath the Program Manager window (after Word Translator is loaded into memory) and, then, clicking once on the Setup... option from the menu that appears

4 by pressing the Setup window hot key combination simultaneously. Alt + F7 is the "default" hot key combination for the Setup window. Caution: WordPerfect for Windows users should not use the hot key method to open the Setup window. The following settings may be changed in the Setup window:

Operation Modes

Interact With

Bilingual Dictionary

Hot Keys

Fonts

Click on any section, heading or title in the Setup window below for an explanation of its function.


Operation Modes

You may change and/or enable or disable the following Operation Mode settings in the Setup window:

Word Translation Operation Mode

Spell-Checking Operation Modes

Prediction & Spell-Checking Operation Mode

Document Translation Operation Modes

Cancel Speed


Word Translation Operation Mode

When the "default" Word Translation mode is enabled -- either in the Setup window or by clicking the 1st icon (wt) on the Speed Bar -- Word Translator will translate any individual word or phrase highlighted in your word processor or other Windows application after you call-up Word Translator by simultaneously pressing the hot key combination. (Control) Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination.

Using Word Translation operation mode, you may also type words or phrases directly inside Word Translator. No matter the mode you may have previously selected, whenever you open the Setup window, Word Translator will revert to Word Translation mode, the "default" Operation Mode. This is also the mode you will most likely most often. You should always select this mode after you have finished using Spell-Checking or either of the Document Translation modes.

Make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to translate from English to Croatian, an English-Croatian dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to translate from Croatian to English, a Croatian-English module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window.


Spell-Checking Operation Mode

Spell-Checking Operation Modes

Word Translator for Windows provides two different spell-checking modes: Spell-Checking As-You-Type and Spell-Check Highlighted Text. With either mode enabled, Word Translator will accomplish a spell-check of the "source" language of the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). The Spell-Checking As-You-Type mode can be enabled either in the Setup window or by clicking the 2nd icon on the Speed Bar. The Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode can only be enabled by clicking the 3rd icon on the Speed Bar.

In any dictionary module, the first named language is the "source" language and the second named language is the "destination" language. So, for example, a Danish-English dictionary module contains Danish "base words" and phrases with corresponding English translations. Conversely, an English-Danish dictionary module contains English "base words" and phrases with corresponding Danish translations.

Before using either spell-checking mode, make sure that the correct dictionary module has been selected as the Current Language in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to spell-check in English, an English-Danish dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to spell-check in Danish, a Danish-English module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. For additional information, click Spell-Checking Operation Modes.


Prediction & Spell-Checking Operation Mode

Prediction & Spell-Checking Operation Mode With this mode enabled, Word Translator will spell-check and/or predict the word(s) and/or phrases you are typing as you type in your word processor or application. Prediction can be very useful when typing long or unfamiliar foreign words or phrases that are already entered in your dictionary. Prediction & Spell-Checking is enabled in either the Setup window by checking the Prediction check box in the Operation Mode section or by clicking the 4th icon (curved arrow over a vertical box) on the Speed Bar.

At any point, you may disable Prediction & Spell-Checking by selecting another operation mode from the Speed Bar or by un-checking the Prediction check box in the Setup Window.

The "default" number of characters setting for Prediction in the Setup window is five (5) characters. We recommend you use this setting until you have gained experience using the Prediction & Spell-Checking mode. You may increase or decrease this number by changing it in the Setup window. To change this setting, either click your cursor inside the box containing the number, backspace over it and type a new number (setting) or highlight the number and, then, type a new number (setting).

As you type in your Windows word processor or other Windows application with the Prediction & Spell-Checking mode enabled, Word Translator will Spell-Check words you type that contain fewer characters than the number of characters setting in the Setup window (five [5] is the "default") and provide a Prediction of the word you are typing after the number of characters you type is equal to the setting in the Setup window (five [5] is the "default"). In short (using the "default" of five [5] characters), if you type less than five characters, Word Translator will Spell-Check the word. If you type five characters, Word Translator will provide a Prediction of the word or phrase you are typing by displaying a list of entries from the selected dictionary module.

For example, if you had the Prediction & Spell-Checking mode enabled, were using an English-?????? dictionary module and typed the word English word "cat" in your Windows word processor, Word Translator would only Spell-Check the word. If you typed the first five characters of the English phrase "national character" (n-a-t-i-o), a Word Translator window would appear and display an alphabetic listing of words and phrases contained in the dictionary module.

This list will include "base words" and phrases entered in the dictionary module in their alphabetical order and may include words and phrases beginning with the first five characters you typed (e.g. n-a-t-i-o). You may scroll through the list and, if the word or phrase you want is listed, you may select it by first clicking directly on it and, then, the Choose button. Word Translator will automatically change the five characters you typed in your word processor (e.g. n-a-t-i-o) with the word or phrase you select from the list (e.g. "national character").

You may also choose to Remove the characters you typed in your word processor, select other Word Translator options or Exit the window.

For additional related information, click Operation Modes and/or Spell-Checking As-You-Type.


Document Translation Operation Modes

Document Translation Operation Modes Either of the two Document Translation modes allow you to translate either selected (highlighted) text word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase. You may select either (interactive) "Standard" Document Translation or (automatic) Quick Document Translation. With either mode, it is best to limit the amount of text selected to a few paragraphs or, at maximum, a page or two of text at any one time. Selecting too many pages of text at one time may cause the program to "lock-up" and require you to reboot.

Either Document Translation mode can be enabled by clicking its icon on the Speed Bar or by selecting it in the Setup Window.

You may enable or change between Document Translation modes or any Operation Mode in the Setup window or by clicking the appropriate icon (blue "papers" for "standard" interactive Document Translation or red "papers" for automatic Quick Document Translation) on the Speed Bar.

Make sure that the correct dictionary module is selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. For example, if you wanted to translate from English to Polish, an English-Polish dictionary module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window. Conversely, if you wanted to translate from Polish to English, a Polish-English module should be selected in the Current Dictionary box in the Setup window.


"Cancel" Speed

"Cancel" Speed (Quick Document Translation)

You may select one of five "Cancel" Speeds for Quick Document Translation in the Setup window. The "Cancel" Speed determines how quickly Word Translator responds to a Cancel command while Quick Document Translation is in progress. The five possible speeds range from "very slow" to "very fast." If, for example, your computer is a 386 running at 20Mhz, you should select "very fast." On the other hand, if your computer is a 486 or Pentium running at 50Mhz or above, you should select "very slow." The "default" "Cancel" Speed is "very slow." Essentially, you should always select a "Cancel" Speed that is the opposite of the relative speed of your computer.


Interact With

If you use Word Translator with any of the following specific Windows word processing programs, you should select it in the Interact With section of the Setup window BEFORE you open your word processor and use it with Word Translator. If you use a word processor or application not listed, select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window.

Word for Windows is the "default" Interact With setting, consequently, whenever you open the Setup window, the Interact With setting will revert to the Word for Windows.

WordPerfect for Windows 6.1x may insert an "extra" space before a word or phrase when pasting translations to a document. If this occurs, select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window instead of WordPerfect for Windows.

Word Translator's Interact With section of the Setup window can be set for use with any of the following specific word processing programs:

Word for Windows

AmiPro

WordPerfect for Windows

Works for Windows

Windows Write


Bilingual Dictionary

Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. When using Word Translator you must always ensure you have selected and are using the appropriate Current Dictionary.

Click on one of the following for specific information about its function and/or operation in the Bilingual Dictionary section of the Setup window:

Current Dictionary Box

Number of Entries Box

Add Dictionary Button

Dictionary Module/Language Naming Convention


Current Dictionary Box

All Word Translator-supplied dictionary/language modules will operate with the Word Translator for Windows program but you can only select and use one dictionary module at any one time.

The Current Dictionary box displays the currently selected dictionary module (e.g. English-Spanish I, Spanish-English I, English-Russian III, Russian-English III, English-Brazilian Portuguese I, Brazilian Portuguese-English I, English-Danish II, Danish-English II, Serbian Cyrillic-English, English-Serbian Cyrillic, et cetera) that you will use for a particular Word Translator session.

If, for example, you wanted to translate English to Spanish, you should select an English-Spanish dictionary module. With any dictionary module, the first named language is the "source" language and the second named language is the "destination" language. The number associated with a dictionary name denotes the version of that specific dictionary. Together, the "paired" dictionary modules make up the "combined" bilingual dictionary.

To change from one dictionary module to another, click once on the Down Arrow ("scroll arrow") button to the immediate right of the Current Dictionary box. This will display all dictionary modules installed on your system and available to Word Translator. Select the dictionary module you want to use by clicking once directly on the name of the dictionary. Doing this will highlight the dictionary module you selected and, then, close the box. Click the Setup window's OK button to both enable the newly selected dictionary module and close the Setup window.

You may also change from one dictionary module to another in the main Word Translator window in the same manner as described above.


Number of Entries Box

There are two separate Number of Entries boxes--Total Number of Entries and # of Entries. When you first open the Setup window, the Total Number of Entries box will display the TOTAL number of "base words" and phrases entered in the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary) and the # of Entries box will display the number of entries in the selected Current Dictionary (single dictionary module) and will include the number of entries you've added to the specific dictionary module.

When you change from one dictionary module to another, the Total Number of Entries box will change and display the TOTAL number of "base words" and phrases entered in BOTH of the "paired" or "coupled" dictionary modules and the # of Entries box will then ONLY display the total number of "base word" and phrase entries contained in the chosen or currently selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). Either box includes the new "base words" and phrases you yourself entered in your User Dictionary (files) so you'll be able to monitor the number of "base words" and phrases as you build your dictionary.

One entry equals one "base word" or phrase that can have one or more translations associated with it. Neither the Total Number of Entries or the # of Entries number reflects the total number of words but, rather, only the number of "base word" and "base phrase" entries. Because phases contain several words and each "base word" or phrase will have at least one translation (if not more), the total number of words contained in any individual dictionary module (or in the "combined" "paired" dictionary modules) is at least two to three times the number displayed in either box, if not considerably more.

As you change from one dictionary module to another, the # of Entries contained in the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary) will be displayed immediately after you make the change. The small boxes immediately preceding Total Number of Entries and # of Entries are not check boxes and provide no user function.


Add Dictionary Button

Clicking the Add Dictionary button displays an Add New Dictionary window containing the message: "Please enter the name of the new user dictionary" as well as a small box titled New Dictionary Name where you can enter the specific name of a new dictionary module you want to add to Word Translator. The OK button in this window will add the new dictionary module to Word Translator and allow you to initiate it (call it up). The Cancel button will cancel any entry you typed in the New Dictionary Name box.

The Add Dictionary button is only of use to those who want to create an original dictionary not available anywhere else. If you want to create an original dictionary, please contact an authorized distributor for further assistance.

Word Translator Language Naming Convention

Various Word Translator for Windows dictionary files use and recognize a specific three letter Naming Convention for individual languages. Combining one such three letter language name with another three letter name first identifies the "source" language and, second, the "destination" language of a specific dictionary module.

For example, combining ENG (English) with RUS (Russian), makes the designation ENGRUS -- an English-Russian dictionary module -- where English is the "source" language (containing English "base words" and phrases) and Russian is the "destination" language (containing Russian translations for the English "base words" and phrases). Conversely, a RUSENG dictionary module is just the reverse. Russian is the "source" language (containing Russian "base words" and phrases) and English is the "destination" language (containing English translations for the Russian "base words" and phrases).

Most Supplied Dictionary modules also contain a number that immediately follows the combined "source" and "destination" language designations, for example, ENGRUS1, ENGRUS2 or ENGRUS3. When included as part of any Supplied Dictionary module, the number denotes the size designation of the specific dictionary module version.


Word Translator Dictionary Naming Convention

The three letter naming convention Word Translator for Windows recognizes for various languages are:

eng = English

ger = German

fre = French

ita = Italian

dan = Danish

nor = Norwegian

swe = Swedish

fin = Finnish

spa = Latin American Spanish

por = Portuguese

tha = Thai

slo = Slovenian

cro = Croatian

bos = Bosnian

ser = Serbian

mac = Macedonian

alb = Albanian

grk = Greek

tur = Turkish

arm = Armenian

geo = Georgian

kaz = Kazahstanian

bel = Belorusian

ukr = Ukranian

mon = Mongolian

cha = Chinese

kor = Korean

jpn = Japanese

tag = Tagolog

pol = Polish

che = Czech

slv = Slovak

hun = Hungarian

bul = Bulgarian

rum = Rumanian

rus = Russian

lit = Lithuanian

lat = Latvian

est = Estonian

per = Persian

heb = Hebrew

ara = Arabic

esp = Esperanto

lat = Latin

amh = Amharic

urd = Urdu

hin = Hindi

tel = Telugu

san = Sanskrit

tib = Tibetan

vie = Vietnamese

azb = Azerbajdani

pob = Brazilian Portuguese

poe = European Portuguese

sec = Serbian Cyrillic

sel = Serbian Latin

spe = European Spanish

spl = American Spanish

spd = Spelling Dictionary

jph = Japanese Hiragana

jpk = Japanese Katakana

Additionally, numerous extensions for specialized dictionary modules (that will be available for some languages in the future) may also be used for identification. The two letter extensions used to identify these specialized dictionary module files follow the name of the specific language "direction." For example, the files of the Aeronautic & Space dictionary module for Russian-English would be identified as RUSENGAS.*

Specific specialized dictionary module files will contain the following two letter extension (in addition to the six letter language naming convention described above):

og = Oil & Gas

as = Aeronautics & Space

md = Medical

th = Technical

cp = Computer

lj = Law & Justice

ch = Chemical

mm = Minerals & Mining

bb = Business & Banking

tt = Trade & Transportation

me = Media

ac = Arts & Crafts

fi = Fisheries

sl = Slang

gr = Government & Regulation

sp = Special

fc = Food & Cooking

oc = Oceanographic

Word Translator will also recognize and allow the use of the following bi-directional, bilingual dictionary modules that were used with versions 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 of Word Translator for Windows:

poreng   = English-Portuguese-English

poreng1 = English-Portuguese-English I

daneng   = English-Danish-English

daneng1 = English-Danish-English I

daneng2 = English-Danish-English II

engspa   = English-Spanish-English

engspa1 = English-Spanish-English I

gereng   = English-German-English

gereng1 = English-German-English I

gereng2 = English-German-English II

gereng3 = English-German-English III

English-Russian-English (I, II III), English-Croatian-English, and English-Serbian-English bilingual, bi-directional dictionaries used with versions 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 of Word Translator for Windows will not operate with this version because they use a different Code Page. Please contact an authorized distributor about having such a dictionary converted for use with this version of Word Translator for Windows.


Hot Keys

The Windows keyboard is becoming increasingly "crowded" as many software developers provide keyboard commands that duplicate both traditional DOS commands as well as the same functions produced by mouse actions. Many reported "problems" using Word Translator have been found to be strictly hot key conflicts between Word Translator and a specific Windows word processor or application or hardware system.

If you simultaneously press the (Control) Ctrl + Shift keys (to call-up Word Translator) or the Alt + F-7 hot key (to call-up the Setup window), or individually press the Ctrl (Control) or Right Alt keyboard hot key (to toggle between typing English and accented characters or between typing English and Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian) and something else or nothing at all happens, you may have a hot key conflict between Word Translator and your word processor, application or hardware system

Please click either Hot Key Information or Keyboard Hot Key Information if you believe you are experiencing a hot key conflict.


Hot Key Information

Word Translator for Windows uses two, two-key hot key combinations and one single Keyboard Hot Key. One two-key, hot key combination calls-up Word Translator while the other two-key, hot key combination calls-up the Setup window. The one-key, Keyboard Hot Key is used to toggle back and forth between typing English and accented characters OR between typing English and either Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian or Japanese.

You can change or redefine either of the two-key, hot key combinations in the Setup window. However, unless these "default" two-key, hot key combinations are already used by your word processor or other Windows application to perform other functions, you should leave them unchanged. You can also change the one-key, Keyboard Hot Key used to toggle back and forth between typing English and accented characters OR between typing English and either Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian Latin or Cyrillic or Japanese.

The "default" Word Translator hot keys are: Ctrl + Shift to call-up Word Translator, Alt + F-7 to call-up the Setup window and the Control (Ctrl) Keyboard Hot Key used to toggle back and forth between typing different characters.

A one-key, hot key or two-key, hot key combination already used by your word processor or other Windows word processor or application or hardware system to perform another function will always take precedence over the same one key, Keyboard Hot Key or the two-key, hot key combinations (designated to call-up Word Translator or the Setup window).

If, for example, you attempt to call-up Word Translator by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl + Shift ("default") hot key combination and your word processor or other application performs a different function or nothing at all (instead of calling-up Word Translator), you must first attempt to determine if the hot key function is "built into the program" or is "user-defined."

If the hot key is "built into the program," you must change the hot key combination from the Ctrl + Shift "default" to another combination not already used by the program to perform another function. If the two-key, hot key combination that is causing a conflict is one that is "user defined" -- one that you yourself defined for your word processor or application -- it is better to change the hot key combination used by the application rather than change the combination used by Word Translator.

If you need to change one of the two-key, hot key combinations because, for example, a "default" combination is already used by your word processor or one of your other Windows applications, you easily may do so in the Setup window by changing (redefining) either the first or second key or both. If you use a word processing program or application that uses numerous key commands, you will have to experiment to discover a suitable combination that will work with your system. You may also change the Keyboard Hot Key to either Right Alt, Control or None depending upon which setting operates best with your system, setup and software.


Keyboard Hot Key Information

All Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian and Japanese dictionary modules absolutely require the Keyboard Hot Key to enable them to alternately access either the Cyrillic, East European or Japanese keyboard layouts containing the needed characters from the TrueType fonts. All other language dictionaries do not necessarily require the Keyboard Hot Key because all required accented characters can be produced using other methods--such as using the US-International Keyboard driver. If you do not need or use the Keyboard Hot Key for the language you are working with, it is best to completely disable it by selecting None in the Change Keyboard Hot Key section of the Setup window.

The Ctrl (Control) hot key is the "default" Keyboard Hot Key for all installations. With many systems, setups and programs, even though the Ctrl (Control) key is the selected Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window, the Right Alt key will also provide the same function. However, the Right Alt key will not operate with all systems, setups and programs in this manner. Additionally, some users will be able to individually select the Right Alt key as the Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window and use it successfully while some will not. This is because some systems, setups and programs do NOT allow use of the Right Alt key.

Before you attempt to select the Right Alt key as the Keyboard Hot Key selection in the Setup window you should experiment to determine if you have a functional Right Alt key or if the key is already used by another program you will use with Word Translator to perform another function.

Some computer manufacturers have completely omitted the Right Alt key from their keyboards. Other manufacturers have errantly allowed the Right Alt key to perform the SAME function as the Left Alt key. Additionally, some word processing programs (such as AmiPro) already use the Right Alt key to perform other functions. To determine if your computer system has a FUNCTIONAL Right Alt key or if your word processor already uses this key to perform another function, try this quick experiment:

1 With the word processor you intend to use with Word Translator open, first toggle (press "on and off") the LEFT Alt key. You will probably see either the small minus sign in the upper left hand corner of your window change from light gray to dark gray (and back and forth) as you toggle the LEFT Alt key or you may witness some other area of the window change or highlight or some other action occur as the LEFT Alt key is toggled.

2 Next, do the SAME thing with the RIGHT Alt key. If toggling the RIGHT Alt key performs the SAME action you witnessed when you toggled the LEFT Alt key, your RIGHT Alt key is either NOT FUNCTIONAL (and cannot independently be used with Word Translator or any other program requiring the RIGHT Alt key) or--if your word processing program performs a function--the key is already used by the program to do something else and cannot be used as the Keyboard Hot Key with Word Translator.

If you do NOT witness the SAME action as that produced by the LEFT Alt key or witness NO action whatsoever, chances are your RIGHT Alt key IS FUNCTIONAL and/or is not used by your word processor to perform another function and can be used with Word Translator or any other program as it was INTENDED to operate.

WordPerfect Users Note: WordPerfect for Windows users should not use the two-key Alt + F-7 hot key combination to open the Setup window. Additionally, because WordPerfect for Windows has been designed to use almost all the numerous key/hot key commands ever used by anyone, anywhere, those using this program may have to experiment to locate a suitable two-key hot key combination not already used by WordPerfect for Windows to perform another function. Please review the information for WordPerfect for Windows.

Word for Windows Users Note: If you have WordPerfect "emulation" enabled, you may experience hot key conflicts . You must disable WordPerfect "emulation" when using Word for Windows with Word Translator. Please review the information for WordPerfect for Windows.

AmiPro Users Note: AmiPro users should never attempt to change to or use the Right Alt Keyboard Hot Key to toggle between typing English and accented characters or (for Russian, Polish, Croatian or Serbian) between the standard US Keyboard Layout and the Keyboard Layout displayed in the Keyboard Layout Editor window. AmiPro users must always use only the Control (Ctrl) key after AmiPro has been selected in the Interact With section of the Setup window and Ctrl (Control) as the Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window. Please review the information for AmiPro.


Fonts

You may change and/or enable or disable the following Font settings in the Setup window (or in the main Word Translator window):

Selected Font Box

Choose Font Button

Convert Between ANSI and OEM Character Layouts Check Box

Type Accents Check Box (main Word Translator window)

Type in Russian Check Box (main Word Translator window)

Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Characters Check Box (main Word Translator window)

Show Keyboard Layout Window Check Box

Keyboard Layout/Code Page Change Button


Selected Font

The Selected Font box in the Setup window displays the font Word Translator uses internally to display words, phrases and translations. When you select a dictionary module, the best available font for the Current Dictionary is automatically selected for you. This font has no effect upon the font you yourself select in you word processor or application. It is ONLY used for Word Translator's internal displays. For example, when you Choose a translation to paste to your document, the translation is not pasted in the font used to display it inside Word Translator but, rather, in the font you yourself selected and are using for the document inside your word processor or application. You should never need to change this font selection.

Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian and Japanese dictionary users must always ensure that the appropriate Word Translator-supplied TrueType font is selected in both the Selected Font box as well as inside their word processor or application.


Choose Font Button

If, for some reason, you need to change the Selected Font, click the Choose Font button. This will display all available fonts installed and available on your system and allow you to select one from the listing. If you select another font, make sure it contains all the accented characters you require for the language you are working with and that you have selected a 12 point size. The name of the new font you select will appear in the Selected Font box after it has been selected.

You can quickly and easily view all the characters contained in any font by using the Windows Character Map utility. Consult your Windows User's Guide for detailed information about using Windows Character Map.

For all practical purposes, you should never need to change the Selected Font because Word Translator automatically does this for you when you install or choose a new dictionary module.


Convert Between ANSI and OEM Characters Check Box

Convert Between ANSI and OEM Character Layouts Check Box

This check box is automatically set for you when you choose a new bilingual dictionary. For all practical purposes, you should never need to change the status of this check box unless you need to use an OEM-supplied font (an original equipment manufacturer-supplied font) that is, for example, supplied with a printer by the manufacturer.


Type Accents Check Box

Type Accents Check Box (main Word Translator window)

The Type Accents check box will be displayed when a German, French, Spanish, Danish, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese or Norwegian dictionary module is installed and selected as the Current Dictionary. All other language versions will display the name of the language.

If you want to type accented characters using Word Translator's accented character function (either in your word processor or Windows application) or inside Word Translator), you must first either check the Type Accents check box or press the "default" Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once to allow you to type accented characters. For more information about hot keys, click Hot Keys.

If you want to type on the standard US keyboard either in your word processor (or Windows application) or inside Word Translator, you must first either un-check the Type Accents check box or press the "default" Ctrl keyboard hot key once to allow you to use the standard US keyboard. For further related information click Control (Ctrl) Keyboard Hot Key or Typing Accented Characters.

As you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.


Type in Russian Check Box

Type in Russian Check Box (main Word Translator window)

This check box will be displayed when a Russian dictionary module is installed and selected as the Current Dictionary. If you want to type in Russian (Cyrillic) in either your word processor (or Windows application) or inside Word Translator, you must first either check this check box or press the "default" Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once (Ctrl only for AmiPro) to allow you to type Russian (Cyrillic) characters. For more information about hot key, click Hot Keys.

If you want to type in English either in your word processor (or Windows application) or inside Word Translator, you must first either un-check this check box or press the "default" Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key once to allow you to type English characters. For further information, click Typing Cyrillic Characters and/or Typing English--Russian Modules.

As you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.


Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Characters Check Box

Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Characters Check Box (main Word Translator window)

A Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Characters check box will be displayed (naming the specific language) when a Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module is installed and selected as the Current Dictionary. If you want to type Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin or Serbian Cyrillic either in your word processor (or Windows application) or inside Word Translator, you must first either check this check box or press the "default" Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once (Ctrl only for AmiPro) to allow you to type Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin or Serbian Cyrillic characters. For more information about hot keys, click Hot Keys.

If you want to type in English (using the standard US keyboard) either in your word processor (or Windows application) or inside Word Translator, you must first either un-check this check box or press the "default" Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key once to allow you to type English characters. For further related information, click:

Typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin

Typing English--Polish, Croatian, Czech & Serbian Latin Modules

or

Typing Cyrillic Characters

Typing English--Serbian Cyrillic Modules


Show Keyboard Layout Window Check Box

This check box is only functional when a Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian Latin or Japanese dictionary module installed and selected as the Current Dictionary in either the Setup window or the main Word Translator window. Checking this check box will display a Keyboard Layout icon beneath the Program Manager window (next to the Word Translator icon) and/or over your Windows word processor. If you do not want to display the Keyboard Layout icon, leave this check box unchecked.

When displayed, the Keyboard Layout Icon can be moved to another position (just as with any other icon) by placing your mouse directly on the icon and pressing and holding down on the left mouse button while you move the icon to the desired location on your screen. Releasing the left mouse button positions the Keyboard Layout icon at the point where you release the left mouse button.

You may view the Keyboard Layout window and, thereby, the Keyboard Layout defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window at any time, by double-clicking directly on the Keyboard Layout icon. This will display a small Keyboard Layout window. Initially, you will only see the lowercase Keyboard Layout but you may toggle between the uppercase and lowercase Keyboard Layout by clicking your mouse directly on the Shift or Caps Lock keys in the Keyboard Layout window. You may Minimize the Keyboard Layout window at any time (again making it an icon), by clicking your left mouse button directly on the "down arrow" in the far, upper right-hand corner of the Keyboard Layout window.

CAUTION: Don't confuse the Keyboard Layout window with the Keyboard Layout Editor window accessed by clicking the Keyboard Layout/Code Page Change button in the Setup window. While both windows will display either the Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin, Serbian Cyrillic or Japanese keyboard layout (depending upon the language(s) installed and selected), you can only use the Keyboard Layout Editor window to "re-map" or redefine keys on the keyboard.

For further information about the Keyboard Layout icon and window, click The Keyboard Layout Icon & Window


Keyboard Layout/Code Page Change Button

This button is relevant and operational only for those who have a Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin, Serbian Cyrillic or Japanese dictionary module installed and selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. Clicking this button opens the Keyboard Layout Editor window and allows you to change the upper and lower case keyboard layouts (by allowing you to attribute different characters to different keys on your keyboard). Additionally, Russian module users can access the Edit Code Page inside the Keyboard Layout Editor window and change the Code Page used to produce Russian characters. For further information, click:

Change the Keyboard Layout--Russian or Serbian Cyrillic

Change the Keyboard Layout--Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin

Change the Current Code Page--Russian Only


 Typing Accented Characters

The ability to type upper and lower case accented characters (such as À, à, Á, á, Ä, ä, Ã, ã, Â, Å, å, Ê, ê, É, é, È, è, Ë, ë, Ï, ï, Í. Í, Ì, ì, Î, î, Õ, õ, Ö, ö, Ü, ü, Ú, ú, Ù, ù, Ñ, ñ, Ç, ç, Ð, ð, Ø, ø, Æ, æ, µ, Þ, ß, ¡, ¿, et cetera) is critical for foreign languages. With Word Translator for Windows and Windows 3.1 or above, you do not need to purchase or use any other font program or utility to produce most of the accented characters you need to type any accented character for most languages supported by Word Translator for Windows.

Except for Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Czech and Japanese dictionary modules (which are provided with special Word Translator-supplied TrueType fonts) you can use any one or all three of the different methods to type accented characters both inside Word Translator for Windows and in your Windows word processor. To type accented characters, you can use any combination or all of the following:

Control (Ctrl) Keyboard Hot Key

US-International Keyboard Driver

ASCII Code

1 Use Word Translator's accented character function by pressing the "default" Control (Ctrl) Keyboard Hot Key to toggle or switch back and forth between typing accented characters and typing English on a standard US keyboard. You may also check the Type Accents check box in the main Word Translator window. The small gray "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will turn red whenever the alternate (accented characters keyboard) is enabled and back to gray when the standard US keyboard is active.

2 Install and use the Windows 3.1-supplied US-International Keyboard Driver or other Windows 3.1-supplied international keyboard driver. The US-International keyboard will not produce the characters required for Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian. Those using these language modules should only use Word Translator's Keyboard Hot Key to toggle between the standard US Keyboard Layout and the Keyboard Layout displayed in the Keyboard Layout Editor window.

3 Use the numeric keypad to enter accented characters via the ASCII Code.

We recommend you use either Word Translator's Keyboard Hot Key to produce accented characters--by using the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key and/or Type Accents check box--or install and use the US-International keyboard driver or both. See the printed Word Translator for Windows User's Manual or your Windows User's Guide for more information about the US-International keyboard driver and/or other international keyboard drivers.


Using the Keyboard Hot Key to Type Accented Characters

With Word Translator for Windows loaded into your computer's memory, the ("default") Ctrl (Control) key on your keyboard will act like a toggle switch to shift your keyboard back and forth between typing accented characters and typing English on a standard US keyboard. The Type Accents check box will check/un-check as you press the Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key so there are two methods you can choose to toggle back and forth to type accented characters.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.

Some users may be able to use both the Ctrl (Control) and Right Alt hot key to perform this function even when only Ctrl (Control) key is the selected Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window. Users of Amipro can only use the Ctrl (Control) key as the Keyboard Hot Key and should only select Control as the as the Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window.

When you press the ("default") Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key once, the Type Accents check box will check and your keyboard will produce accented characters when you start typing. When it is pressed again (a second time), the Type Accents check box will un-check and your keyboard will revert back to its normal mode.

Uppercase Accented Characters Produced After Pressing The "Default" Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key or Checking the Type Accents Check Box

Lowercase Accented Characters Produced After Pressing The "Default" Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key or Checking the Type Accents Check Box

The specific accented characters obtained by different keys on your keyboard after you press Word Translator's ("default") Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key or check the Type Accents check box are almost identical to the US-International keyboard driver where the Right Alt key is held down and used in combination with another key. However, unlike the US-International keyboard, to use Word Translator's accented character function, you do not need to hold down the Ctrl key. You only need to press it once and, then, press the key for a particular accented character.

If a character you need cannot be produced using Word Translator's accented character (Ctrl) Keyboard Hot Key (are not shown above in the keyboard layout pictures), you should install and use the US-International keyboard driver and layout supplied with Windows 3.1 and above. For a listing of the key combinations and a picture of the keyboard layouts of the US-International keyboard, click Type Accented Characters Using the US-International Keyboard.

For more information about setting up the Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window as well as information about using the Right Alt key as the Keyboard Hot Key, click Hot Keys.

With a Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian or Japanese dictionary module installed and selected, the "default" Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key will toggle you back and forth between the standard US Keyboard Layout and the Keyboard Layout displayed in the Keyboard Layout Editor window, thereby allowing you to toggle between typing English and either Cyrillic, East European or Japanese characters.

AmiPro Users Note: AmiPro users should never attempt to use the Right Alt Keyboard Hot Key to toggle between typing English and accented characters or (for Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian or Japanese) between the standard US Keyboard Layout and the Keyboard Layout displayed in the Keyboard Layout Editor window. AmiPro users must always use only the Control (Ctrl) key after AmiPro has been selected in the Interact With section of the Setup window and Control as the Keyboard Hot Key in the Setup window. For more information about hot keys, click Hot Keys and/or Operating Notes for Word Processors & Applications.


Type Accented Characters Using the US-International Keyboard Driver

For those accustomed to the standard US keyboard layout and/or for those who want to be able to type in English as well as another language requiring accented characters, the US-International keyboard is probably the easiest to use and become familiar with.

With the US-International keyboard driver installed and enabled, you can easily type in English and (on the same keyboard) almost every accented character (except those required for Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian or Japanese) you may require for another language.

The US International Keyboard Layout and the Accented Character Chart should provide you with the necessary key combinations on the US-International keyboard to enable you to type most of the accented characters you may require. At first, you may have to experiment using the US-International keyboard to become familiar with the keys that produce various accented characters but you should soon be able conquer the "mysteries" of The US-International Keyboard Layout.

Installing the US-International Keyboard Diver

To install the US-International keyboard driver or another of the Windows 3.1-supplied international keyboard drivers, double-click on the Control Panel icon in your Main Windows program group. From the Control Panel window that appears, double-click on the International icon. An International window will appear.

To install the US-International Keyboard Driver, first click once on the Keyboard Layout scroll arrow with your left mouse button and, then, scroll through the list that appears, scroll up or down the list until you see US-International. Select US-International by clicking directly on it once with your left mouse button. The list will disappear and US-International will remain highlighted in the box. You can also select other international keyboard drivers in the same manner.

If the selected keyboard driver is not installed on your hard disk drive, a Windows message will ask you to insert a specific Windows 3.1 or later installation disk into your disk drive. Carefully follow the on-screen directions after you have inserted the requested Windows 3.1 or later disk in your floppy drive. For more information about installing, setting up and using international keyboard drivers, consult the Windows Users Guide. Keyboard layout diagrams of the various international keyboard drivers are printed in the appendix of the DOS User's Guide.

US-International Keyboard Driver Keyboard Combinations

One method of using the US-International keyboard driver requires the use of a "dead key"--typing the accent mark before typing the specific letter you want accented. After typing only the accent mark, nothing will appear on your screen. The accent will only appear in combination with a letter (character) after you type the letter (character) to be accented and only if the character can be accented.

The second method of using the US-International keyboard requires pressing the Right Alt key (the Alt key on the right side of your keyboard) simultaneously with a letter key.

To type most required accented characters, you may use either one of these methods, however, not all selected fonts may include all the accented characters you require. Additionally, the Right Alt + other key(s) combination method when used with some word processors in some configurations may duplicate key combinations and/or key commands already used by the word processor to perform other specific functions. If the Right Alt + other key(s) combination used to type an accented character is already used by the word processor to perform another function, the word processing command will take precedence and you will not be able to use that specific key combination to type the accented character.


Accented Character Chart for the US International Keyboard

Accented Character Chart for the US-International Keyboard

â= Shift + ^ keys * simultaneously and then the a key

Â= Shift + ^ keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + a keys simultaneously

à= ~` key * and then the a key

À= ~` key * and then the Shift + a keys simultaneously

ã= Shift + ~` keys * simultaneously and then the a key

Ã= Shift + ~` keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + a keys simultaneously

á= ' (apostrophe) key and then the a key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the a key

Á= ' (apostrophe) key and then the Shift + a keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + a keys simultaneously

å= (Control) Ctrl + Alt + w keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the w key

Å= (Control) Ctrl + Shift + Alt + w keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + w keys simultaneously

ç= Ctrl + Alt + , (comma) keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the , (comma) key

Ç= Shift + Ctrl + Alt + , (comma) keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + , (comma) keys simultaneously

ð= (Control) Ctrl + Alt + d keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the d key

Ð= (Control) Ctrl + Shift + Alt + d keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + d keys simultaneously

è= ~` key * and then the e key

È= ~` key * and then the Shift + e keys simultaneously

ê= Shift + ^ keys * simultaneously and then the e key

Ê= Shift + ^ keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + e keys simultaneously

é= ' (apostrophe) key and then the e key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the e key

É= ' (apostrophe) key and then the Shift + e keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + e keys simultaneously

ë= Shift + " (quotation mark) keys * simultaneously and then the e key

Ë= Shift + " (quotation mark) keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + e keys simultaneously

î= Shift + ^ keys * simultaneously and then the i key

Î= Shift + ^ keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + i keys simultaneously

í= ' (apostrophe) key and then the i key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the i key

Í= ' (apostrophe) key and then the Shift + o keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + i keys simultaneously

ï= Shift + " (quotation mark) keys * simultaneously and then the i key

Ï= Shift + " (quotation mark) keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + i keys simultaneously

ñ= Shift + ~` keys * simultaneously and then the n key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the n key

Ñ= Shift + ~` keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + n keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + n keys simultaneously

ö= Shift + " (quotation mark) keys * simultaneously and then the o key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the p key

Ö= Shift + " (quotation mark) keys * simultaneously and then the Shift + o keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + p keys simultaneously

õ= Shift + ~` keys * simultaneously and then the o key

Õ= Shift + ~` keys simultaneously and then the Shift + o keys

ò= ~` key * and then the o key

Ò= ~` key * and then the Shift + o keys simultaneously

ó= ' (apostrophe) key and then the o key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the o key

Ó= ' (apostrophe) key and then the Shift + o keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + o keys simultaneously

ø= (Control) Ctrl + Alt + l keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the L key

Ø= (Control) Ctrl + Shift + Alt + l + keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + L keys simultaneously

ü= Shift + / (forward slash) keys simultaneously and then the u key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the y key

Ü= Shift + / (forward slash) keys simultaneously and then the Shift + u keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + y keys simultaneously

ú= ' (apostrophe) key and then the u key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the u key

Ú= ' (apostrophe) key and then the Shift + u keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the Shift + u keys simultaneously

ÿ= Shift + " (quotation mark) keys * simultaneously and then the y key

µ=(Control) Ctrl + Alt + m keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the m key

§= (Control) Ctrl + Shift + s keys simultaneously OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the z key

æ= Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the z key

Æ= (Control) Ctrl + Alt + Shift + z keys simultaneously

µ= Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the m key

ß= Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the s key

¡= (Control) Ctrl + Alt keys simultaneously and then the ! key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the ! key

¿= (Control) Ctrl + Alt keys simultaneously and then the ? key OR first press the Right Alt key and, while holding it down, press the ? key

PLEASE NOTE:

1 The ~ character is usually combined with the ` character on one key and (depending upon the manufacturer of your keyboard) can be located in different positions.

2 The ^ character is the uppercase character of the standard number 6 key.

3 To type a " (quotation mark) by itself or before or after a vowel, you must press the space bar after pressing the " key.

4 To type an ' (apostrophe) by itself or before or after a vowel, you must press the space bar after pressing the ' (apostrophe) key


Typing Accented Characters Using the ASCII Code

You can enter accented characters in your Windows word processor, application or inside Word Translator for Windows by using the ASCII Code Table to individually enter accented characters. This requires you to use a combination of keys that include the Alt, Right Alt (the Alt key on the right side of your keyboard) and/or the number keys on your numeric keypad (or your "embedded" numeric keypad). Please read your computer operating manual for further information about using the numeric keypad.

The ASCII Code Table table provides the required key combinations necessary to produce most accented characters.

If, for example, you wanted to enter the character À, first ensure that the Num Lock key on your keyboard has been pressed so that the numeric keypad is enabled. The Num Lock light will be lighted when the numeric keypad is enabled. You cannot use the normal number keys located on the top of your keyboard. You can only use the number keys on the numeric keypad (or the "embedded" numeric keypad).

To type the character À, press and hold down the Right Alt key (the Alt key located on the right-hand side of your keyboard) while, simultaneously typing the number 0192 on the numeric keypad (or on the "embedded" numeric keypad).

To type the character á, simultaneously press the Right Alt (the Alt key on the right hand side of your keyboard) and the A key. The key combinations required to enter various accented with the numeric keypad are listed in the ASCII Code Table.


ASCII Code Table for Typing Accented Characters

Character=Required Keys

À=Alt+0192	à=Alt+0224

Á=Alt+0193	á=Right Alt+A

Â=Alt+0194	â=Alt+0226

Ã=Alt+0195	ã=Alt+0227

Ä=Alt+0196	ä=Alt+0228

Å=Alt+0197	å=Alt+0229

Æ=Alt+0198	æ=Alt+0230

Ç=Alt+0199	ç=Alt+0231

È=Alt+0200	è=Alt+0232

É=Alt+0201	é=Right Alt+E

Ê=Alt+0202	ê=Alt+0234

Ë=Alt+0203	ë=Alt+0235

Ì=Alt+0204	ì=Alt+0236

Í=Alt+0205	í=Right Alt+I

Î=Alt+0206	î=Alt+0238

Ï=Alt+0207	ï=Alt+0239

Ð=Alt+0208	ð=Alt+0240

Ñ=Alt+0209	ñ=Alt+0241

Ò=Alt+0210	ò=Alt+0242

Ó=Alt+0211	ó=Right Alt+O

Ô=Alt+0212	ô=Alt+0244

Õ=Alt+0213	õ=Alt+0245

Ö=Alt+0214	ö=Alt+0246

Ø=Alt+0216	ø=Alt+0248

Ù=Alt+0217	ù=Alt+0249

Ú=Alt+0218	ú=Right Alt+U

Û=Alt+0219	û=Alt+0251

Ü=Alt+0220	ü=Alt+0252

Ý=Alt+0221	ý=Alt+0253

Þ=Alt+0222	þ=Alt+0254

ß=Alt+0223	ÿ=Alt+0255


 Russian and Serbian Cyrillic

To enable you to both type Cyrillic characters and/or access any of the special operating features provided by Word Translator for Windows, you must have an English-Russian, Russian-English, Serbian Cyrillic-English or English-Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module installed on your computer and selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window.

Typing Cyrillic Characters

Typing English--Russian & Serbian Cyrillic Modules

"Pravda" Cyrillic TrueType Font

Change the Keyboard Layout

Change the Current Code Page (Russian Only)

The Keyboard Layout Icon & Window

The Text Converter Program

IMPORTANT: Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module users should use instructions contained in this section. Serbian Latin modules users should use the instructions provided for Polish, Croatian, Czech and Serbian Latin module users elsewhere.

With the exception of the special Cyrillic operating instructions described here, all basic Word Translator for Windows functions will operate with an English-Russian, Russian-English, Serbian Cyrillic-English or English-Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module in the same manner as described elsewhere. English-Russian-English bilingual dictionaries used with earlier versions of Word Translator for Windows will not operate with this version because previous version dictionaries use a different Code Page. Please contact an authorized distributor to have such a dictionary converted for use with this version of Word Translator for Windows.


Typing Cyrillic Characters

You can type cyrillic characters in Your Windows Word Processor or Application or Inside Word Translator.

VERY IMPORTANT: Before attempting to type Cyrillic characters in your word processor, other Windows application or inside Word Translator, you should first disable any other Cyrillic keyboard driver(s) you may have previously used to type Cyrillic characters. With Word Translator there is no need to use any other font or keyboard driver program. The use of such programs with Word Translator may cause your system to become unstable or "crash."

Any Cyrillic word containing any of the above upper or lowercase characters will only be correctly recognized by Word Translator if you are using a word processor or application that automatically transfers rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator and will also automatically accept rtf text from Word Translator through Windows Clipboard. This is due to the position of these specific characters in the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251). It has nothing to do with Word Translator.

Word for Windows, WordPerfect for Windows and AmiPro will all automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text to Word Translator in this manner. However, many applications (including Windows Write) do not have this ability. If you use a word processor or application that is not capable of automatically transferring rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator, Word Translator will not be provided with the correct characters that will enable it to correctly "read" the word.

If you call-up Word Translator to translate a Cyrillic word containing one of these characters (or an English word whose Cyrillic translation contains one of these characters) and Word Translator fails to either "read" or translate the word correctly, it indicates that your application cannot automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text and should not be used with Word Translator while using a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module.

To type both Cyrillic and English in your word processor, Windows application or inside Word Translator, you must only select and use the supplied "Pravda" TrueType font when using a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module. The "Pravda" TrueType font will be automatically selected for you as the Selected Font in the Setup window for use inside Word Translator. But you yourself will have to select the "Pravda" TrueType font for use inside your word processor or other Windows application before you will be able to type Cyrillic characters or toggle back and forth between typing Cyrillic and typing English. The "Pravda" font will produce all necessary English and Cyrillic characters.

When you install Word Translator with a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module, the "Pravda" Cyrillic TrueType font is automatically installed in your ("default") WINTRAN directory. It should appear on any list of fonts installed on your computer and you should be able to select the "Pravda" TrueType font in any Windows word processor or application that allows you to do so -- just as you would select any other font.


Type Cyrillic Characters in Word Processors & Applications

1 After you have loaded Word Translator into your computer's memory, make sure a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module is the selected Current Dictionary in the Setup window.

2 Open your word processor and select the "Pravda" TrueType font for the document in your word processor. Even after selecting the "Pravda" TrueType font, you will initially only be able to type in English. You may want to set up a macro or template (if your word processor or application allows you to do so) to help you "automatically" select the "Pravda" TrueType font when you want to type Cyrillic characters.

3 To type Cyrillic characters simply press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once and release it. You will then be able to type Cyrillic characters.

4 To type in English after typing Cyrillic characters, press the Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once more. By using the Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, you will be able to toggle back and forth between your standard US Keyboard and the keyboard layout displayed in the Keyboard Editor window (between typing English and Cyrillic characters) by merely pressing the Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key once.

The Type in Russian or Serbian Characters check box inside Word Translator will toggle (check and un-check) every time the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key is pressed. Clicking directly on this check box has the same effect as pressing the Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, consequently, there are two methods you can use change or toggle between typing English and typing Cyrillic characters (or vice-versa) inside your word processor.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.

PLEASE NOTE: Some but not all users might be able to change to and successfully use the Right Alt hot key instead of the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key as a toggle switch to go back and forth between typing English and typing Cyrillic (or typing Cyrillic and typing English). However, please carefully review the information in Hot Keys before attempting to change to or use the Right Alt key for this purpose.

Because Windows Write will not automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator nor automatically accept rtf text from Word Translator through Windows Clipboard, we do not recommend you use Windows Write with a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module.

Because Windows Notepad does not allow you to select a specific font, you cannot type Cyrillic characters in Windows Notepad.

REMEMBER:

1 You yourself must select and use only the "Pravda" TrueType font in your word processor or other major Windows application.

2 To type Cyrillic characters simply press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once and release it. You will then be able to type Cyrillic characters.

3 To type in English after typing Cyrillic characters, press the Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once more. By using the Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, you will be able to toggle back and forth between your standard US Keyboard and the keyboard layout displayed in the Keyboard Editor window (between typing English and Cyrillic characters) by merely pressing the key once.


Type Cyrillic Characters Inside Word Translator;

Type Cyrillic Characters Inside Word Translator

1 The "Pravda" TrueType font must be displayed as the Selected Font in the Setup window

2 Open the main Word Translator window and place your cursor in the uppermost box of the window and type inside this box. Initially you will only be able to type in English.

3 To toggle between typing in English and typing Cyrillic characters press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once and release it. Please note that the Type in Russian or Serbian Characters check box should check/un-check as the Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key is pressed. By using the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot you will be able to toggle back and forth between typing English and Cyrillic characters by merely pressing the key once.

5 To toggle back and forth between typing Cyrillic and English inside Word Translator, you may also check or un-check either the Type in Russian or Serbian Characters check box inside the Word Translator window or inside the Setup window. Additionally, as you toggle between keyboards (press the "default" Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key), the small gray "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will turn red whenever the Cyrillic keyboard (the keyboard defined in the Keyboard Layout Editor window) is enabled and back to gray when the standard US keyboard is active so you will always have an indicator of which keyboard layout is enabled.

To view pictures of the "default" upper and lowercase Russian phonetic/homophonic keyboard layouts or the "default" upper and lowercase Serbian keyboard layouts, click "Pravda" Cyrillic TrueType Font.

To change the "Pravda" keyboard layout, open the Setup window and click the Change button adjacent to Keyboard Layout/Code Page at the bottom of the Setup window. For additional information about how to do this, click Change the Keyboard Layout.


Typing English--Russian & Serbian Cyrillic Module Users

Typing in English--Russian & Serbian Cyrillic Modules

When you yourself have selected and are using only the "Pravda" TrueType font and typing Cyrillic characters in a word processor or other Windows application, simply press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once and release it. This action will allow you to type in English.

The ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key acts as a toggle to change the keyboard between English and Cyrillic characters when you yourself have selected and are using the "Pravda" TrueType font in your word processor or other Windows application.

PLEASE NOTE: Some but not all users might be able to change to and successfully use the Right Alt key instead of the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key as a toggle switch to go back and forth between typing English and typing Cyrillic (or typing Cyrillic and typing English). However, please carefully review the information in Hot Keys before attempting to change to or use the Right Alt hot key for this purpose.

Because Windows Write will not automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator nor automatically accept rtf text from Word Translator through Windows Clipboard, we do not recommend you use Windows Write with a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module.

Because Windows Notepad does not allow you to select a specific font, you cannot type Cyrillic characters in Windows Notepad.

To toggle back and forth between typing Cyrillic and English characters inside Word Translator, you may use the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key or check or un-check the Type in Russian or Serbian Characters check box inside the Word Translator window or inside the Setup window.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.


Pravda Cyrillic TrueType Font

"Pravda" Cyrillic TrueType Font

The "Pravda" TrueType font (copyright ©1994-95 Translation Experts, Ltd.) uses the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251). The "Pravda" font name will appear in the Selected Font box in Word Translator's Setup window when a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module is displayed as the Current Dictionary. You should NOT change to any other font while using a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module. The "Pravda" font will allow you to type both Cyrillic and English characters. You may substitute any other TrueType font that uses Code Page 1251, however, if it does not, English and/or Russian or Serbian Cyrillic words you type or view will appear "scrambled" and nonsensical.

To toggle back and forth and type both Cyrillic and English characters in your Windows word processor or other major Windows application, you yourself must select and use only the "Pravda" TrueType font inside your Windows word processor or application. Like all TrueType fonts, the "Pravda" TrueType font can be scaled to any size you desire.

Uppercase Russian "Default" Phonetic/Homophonic Keyboard Layout

Lowercase Russian "Default" Phonetic/Homophonic Keyboard Layout

Uppercase Serbian Cyrillic "Default" Keyboard Layout

Lowercase Serbian Cyrillic "Default" Keyboard Layout

The "default" Russian keyboard layout is the phonetic/homophonic layout most often preferred by non-native Russian speakers. If your prefer to use a different Russian or Serbian Cyrillic keyboard layout, you may quickly and easily change the layout by opening the Keyboard Layout Editor window. For more information about this, click Change the Keyboard Layout.

Checking the Show Keyboard Layout check box in the Setup window will display a Keyboard Layout icon beneath the Program Manager window (next to the Word Translator icon) and/or over your Windows word processor. If you do not want to display the Keyboard Layout icon, leave this check box unchecked.

When displayed, the Keyboard Layout icon can be moved to another position (just as with any other icon) by placing your mouse directly on the icon and pressing and holding down on the left mouse button while you move the icon to the desired location on your screen. Releasing the left mouse button positions the Keyboard Layout icon at the point where you release the left mouse button.

You may view the Keyboard Layout window and, thereby, the Keyboard Layout defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window at any time, by double-clicking directly on the Keyboard Layout icon. This will display a small Keyboard Layout window. Initially, you will only see the lowercase Keyboard Layout but you may toggle between the uppercase and lowercase Keyboard Layout by clicking your mouse directly on the Shift or Caps Lock keys in the Keyboard Layout window. You may Minimize the Keyboard Layout window at any time (again making it an icon), by clicking your left mouse button directly on the "down arrow" in the far, upper right-hand corner of the Keyboard Layout window. For further information, click The Keyboard Layout Icon & Window.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.

The "Pravda" font/keyboard layout was originally designed for use with the standard BRITISH keyboard driver. While slightly different than the standard US keyboard driver/layout, it is very similar and, with a few exceptions, will produce the same characters displayed in the above layouts by pressing the same keys. Other keyboard drivers may produce vastly different characters when a specific key is pressed, consequently, to enable you to use the keyboard layouts displayed above, we recommend that you utilize an American-based or British-based keyboard driver.

PLEASE NOTE: Some but not all users might be able to change to and successfully use the Right Alt hot key instead of the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key as a toggle switch to go back and forth between typing English and typing Cyrillic (or typing Cyrillic and typing English). However, please carefully review the information in Hot Keys before attempting to change to or use the Right Alt hot key for this purpose.

Because Windows Write will not automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator nor automatically accept rtf text from Word Translator through Windows Clipboard, we do not recommend you use Windows Write with a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module.

Because Windows Notepad does not allow you to select a specific font, you cannot type Cyrillic characters in Windows Notepad.

To toggle back and forth between typing Cyrillic and English characters inside Word Translator, you may use the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key or check or un-check the Type in Russian or Serbian Characters check box inside the Word Translator window or inside the Setup window.

Any Cyrillic word containing any of the above upper or lowercase characters will only be correctly recognized by Word Translator if you are using a word processor or application that automatically transfers rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator and will also automatically accept rtf text from Word Translator through Windows Clipboard. This is due to the position of these specific characters in the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251). It has nothing to do with Word Translator.

Word for Windows, WordPerfect for Windows and AmiPro will all automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text to Word Translator in this manner. However, many applications (including Windows Write) do not have this ability. If you use a word processor or application that is not capable of automatically transferring rtf (rich text format) text through your Windows Clipboard to Word Translator, Word Translator will not be provided with the correct characters that will enable it to correctly "read" the word.

If you call-up Word Translator to translate a Cyrillic word containing one of these characters (or an English word whose Cyrillic translation contains one of these characters) and Word Translator fails to either "read" or translate the word correctly, it indicates that your application cannot automatically transfer rtf (rich text format) text and should not be used with Word Translator while using a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module.


Change Keyboard Layout

Change the Keyboard Layout

CAUTION: Before attempting to make any changes to the Keyboard Layout or the Current Code Page, it's a very good idea to make a separate backup disk copy of the original Word Translator RUSENG*.KBD and ENGRUS*.KBD (Russian) or SECENG*.KBD and ENGSEC*.KBD (Serbian Cyrillic) files in your "default" WINTRAN directory before you make any changes so that, in the event your changes are unsuccessful, you can easily return to the "default" settings by re-installing only these files and not the entire program.

Three self-extracting ".exe" files are installed with any Russian dictionary module: phonet*.exe, rus_fed*.exe and aatseel*.exe. Each will self-extract both a ruseng*.kbd and an engrus*.kbd file. The phonet*.exe file contains the "default" phonetic/homophonic keyboard layout. The rus_fed*.exe file contains the Russian Federation standard keyboard layout and the aatseel*.exe file contains the "AATSEEL" (American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages) keyboard layout. To use or change to any of these keyboard layouts, first extract both the ruseng*.kbd and engrus*.kbd files from the selected ".exe" file and replace the files with the same name in your ("default") WINTRAN directory with both of these two "extracted" files.

If you so desire, you can easily change the Cyrillic keyboard layout by assigning specific characters to specific keys of your choosing. To do this, first open the Word Translator Setup window and click on the Change button following the text Keyboard Layout/Code Page. You must have a Russian or Serbian Cyrillic dictionary module as the selected Current Dictionary in the Setup window for this button to work. Clicking the Change button will open a Keyboard Layout Editor window and display two basic sections:

1 A picture of the current Keyboard Layout used by the "Pravda" TrueType font.

2 A table of available characters from the Current Code Page (the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251).

To change the Cyrillic character produced by any specific key on the displayed Keyboard Layout picture:

1 Click either the Upper Case or the Lower Case button adjacent to the displayed Keyboard Layout picture to individually change the layout of either the lower case or upper case characters in the Keyboard Layout section. You can only change a single case (upper or lower) at any one time.

2 To enable you to choose any character in the Current Code Page, click on the either the First Part or the Second Part buttons. Respectively, these buttons will either display the first part of the Current Code Page or the second part of the Current Code Page.

3 From the table of available characters in the Current Code Page, click your left mouse button on a character.

4 After clicking on a character in the Current Code Page, immediately click once with your left mouse button on the key you wish to attribute that character to in the displayed Keyboard Layout picture. You will notice that the character you chose from the Current Code Page will then be displayed on the key you clicked in the Keyboard Layout section.

5 By continuing this process, you can change any or all of the keys displayed for both the Upper Case and Lower Case Keyboard Layout.

6 If you make a mistake or place a character in the wrong position on the Keyboard Layout picture, re-select the correct character from the Current Code Page (by clicking on it once) and, then, immediately click on the key you wish to attribute the character to.

7 When you have made all the changes to both the Upper and Lower Case Keyboard Layout that you desire, click the OK button to save the changes you have made. All changes to the Keyboard Layout are saved in both the (Russian) ruseng*.kbd and engrus*.kbd or (Serbian Cyrillic) seceng*.kbd and engsec*.kbd files in your ("default") WINTRAN directory. Word Translator will automatically assure that the .kbd files of both "paired" dictionary modules are identical.

8 Individually, you can easily print a picture of both the Upper Case and Lower Case Keyboard Layout changes you make. With either the Upper Case or Lower Case Keyboard Layout picture displayed in the Keyboard Layout Editor window, simultaneously press the Left Alt + Print Screen keys on your keyboard to paste a copy of the screen onto your Windows Clipboard.

Next, close the Keyboard Layout Editor window and all other Word Translator windows and open either your word processor or Windows Write. With either your word processor or Windows Write opened, simultaneously press the Shift + Ins keys on your keyboard to paste a copy of the Keyboard Layout window from Windows Clipboard to your word processor or Windows Write. You may then print the picture by using the command(s) you normally use. To obtain a picture and print the other Case, re-open the Keyboard Layout Editor window, select the other Case and follow the same procedure.

For an explanation of the letters and numbers in the left-most column and top-most row of both the Current Code Page and "Pravda" Code Page tables, click Advanced User's Information.


 Code Page--Advanced User's Information

In most cases you will not need to concern yourself with decimal and hex numbers because nearly all code page table displays will be arranged as shown on the screen, so you will not need to convert any number. But for those of you who would like to know how to do this, the following information has been provided.

You will see that the Current Code Page displays a series of letters and numbers in a single column to the left hand side of the Current Code Page as well as a line of letters and numbers just above the Current Code Page. These letters and numbers are hexadecimal (hex) digits.

Decimal = Hex

0 = 0 	5 = 5 	10 = A

1 = 1 	6 = 6 	11 = B

2 = 2 	7 = 7 	12 = C

3 = 3 	8 = 8 	13 = D

4 = 4 	9 = 9 	14 = E

To determine the hexadecimal (hex) representation of any character displayed in the Current Code Page, take the number in the to the immediate left of the row in which the character is displayed and add to it the number immediately above the vertical column in which the character is displayed.

It's easy to add the two numbers because any hex number plus 0 is that hex number. For example, 20 (hex) + 2 (hex) = 22 (hex) and A0 (hex) + F (hex) = AF (hex).

In addition to converting the hexadecimal number you obtain after adding the two hex numbers, you must decimal the number. To do that, multiply the number in the "tens" position with 16 and add to it the number in the "ones" position: 22 (hex) = 2 X 16 + 2 = 32 + 2 = 34 (decimal) and AF (hex) = A X 16 + F = 10 X 16 + 15 = 160 + 15 = 175 (decimal)

Note: In the preceding example A = 10 and F = 15. The value of these letters is determined by consulting the table above.


 The Keyboard Layout Icon & Window

For those languages requiring and supplied with a Word Translator TrueType font (Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin, Serbian Cyrillic and Japanese),the ability to view the Keyboard Layout -- and, thereby, the keys that are required to produce various foreign language characters--can be of particular help while working in your word processor or other application.

A Keyboard Layout Icon will appear beneath the Program Manager window (next to the Word Translator icon) and/or over your Windows word processor when you load Word Translator for Windows into memory by double-clicking on the Word Translator icon in the Word Translator program group and the Show Keyboard Layout check box in the Setup window is checked.

Additionally, a Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian Latin or Japanese dictionary module must be installed and selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. Because only these languages require and use a special Word Translator-supplied TrueType font, the Show Keyboard Layout check box is only functional when one of these languages is selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. If you do not want to display the Keyboard Layout icon, leave the Show Keyboard Layout check box in the Setup window unchecked.

When displayed either beneath the Program Manager window and/or over your word processor or application, the Keyboard Layout icon can be moved to another position (just as with any other icon) by placing your mouse directly on the icon and pressing and holding down on the left mouse button while you move the icon to the desired location on your screen. Releasing the left mouse button positions the Keyboard Layout icon at the point where you release the left mouse button.

You may view the Keyboard Layout window at any time it is displayed (and, thereby, the Keyboard Layout defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window) by double-clicking directly on the Keyboard Layout icon. This will display a small Keyboard Layout window either over your Program Manager window, word processor or other open application.

When it is displayed, you may move the Keyboard Layout window to another location on your screen by placing your mouse directly on the Keyboard Layout window title bar, then, clicking and holding down on the left mouse button as you move it to the desired location. When you have positioned the window where you want it, release the left mouse button and it will remain there.

Initially, you will only see the lowercase Keyboard Layout displayed but you may easily toggle between the uppercase and lowercase Keyboard Layout by clicking your mouse directly on the Caps Lock or Shift keys in the Keyboard Layout window. You may Minimize the Keyboard Layout window at any time (again making it an icon), by clicking your left mouse button directly on the "down arrow" in the far, upper right-hand corner of the Keyboard Layout window.

CAUTION: Don't confuse the Keyboard Layout window and the Keyboard Layout Editor window accessed by clicking the Keyboard Layout/Code Page Change button in the Setup window. While both windows display either the Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Serbian Cyrillic or Japanese keyboard layout (depending upon the language installed and selected), you can only "re-map"/change/redefine keys on the keyboard by using the Keyboard Layout Editor. The Keyboard Layout window only displays the Keyboard Layout defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor.


Change the Current Code Page (Russian Only)

This feature only operates with Russian-English and English-Russian modules, not with Serbian Cyrillic-English or English-Serbian Cyrillic modules.

CAUTION: Before attempting to make any changes to the Keyboard Layout or the Current Code Page, it's a very good idea to make a separate backup disk copy of the original Word Translator RUSENG*.KBD and ENGRUS*.KBD files in your WINTRAN directory before you make any changes so that, in the event your changes are unsuccessful, you can easily return to the "default" settings by re-installing only these files and not the entire program. Don't confuse the dictionary .kbd files with the convert.kbd file. They are different files.

While not installed in your "default" WINTRAN directory, A self-extracting code.exe file is included with any Russian or dictionary module. This file will self-extract a code.wri document (a document in Windows Write format) that contains a picture of the three parts of the "Pravda" Code Page (Windows Cyrillic Code Page/IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251) that you may print-out and use as a reference.

We do not recommend you change the Current Code Page unless you have a very good reason for doing so. Only if you want to use a TrueType font that does not use the Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251) should you even consider changing the Current Code Page and, then, only if you have the necessary computer skills and understanding of the process. For most users, it's best not to change from using the "default" Current Code Page.

If you want to use a different font other than the supplied "Pravda" TrueType font when you are working in your Windows word processor or other Windows application (as well as inside Word Translator), do the following:

1 Open the Setup window and click the Keyboard Layout/Code Page Change button. This will open the Keyboard Layout Editor window.

2 Inside the Keyboard Layout Editor window you will see an Edit Code Page button. By clicking the Edit Code Page button you will open the Code Page Editor window and it will display two major sections:

A. The Current Code Page layout

B. The "Pravda" Code Page layout

By "default" the Current Code Page is exactly the same as the "Pravda" Code Page (the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Page/IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251).

3 Click either the 1st Part, 2nd Part or 3rd Part buttons in both the Current Code Page and "Pravda" Code Page sections of the Code Page Editor window. Individually change each character in the Current Code Page so each exactly match the code page the new Cyrillic TrueType font uses.

4 To edit the Current Code Page, first click on a character in "Pravda" Code Page table and, then, immediately click on the box in the Current Code Page table where you want that character to be displayed. Continue this process for each character in each part. In this way you can change the layout of the Current Code Page to correspond exactly to the Code Page used by the new Cyrillic TrueType font.

5 When you have made all the necessary changes, click the OK button to save the changes or the Cancel button to reject all changes and exit the Russian Code Page Editor window.

All changes to the Code Page are saved to both the ruseng*.kbd and engrus*.kbd files in your ("default") WINTRAN directory. Word Translator will automatically assure that the dictionary .kbd files of both "paired" dictionary modules are identical.

If, for example, you make changes while using a Russian-English dictionary module, the changes are initially saved to the ruseng*.kbd file. If you are using the English-Russian dictionary module, changes are initially saved to the engrus*.kbd file. Word Translator will automatically change the other "paired" dictionary .kbd file to reflect the changes you made to one.

6 In your Windows word processor or application, select the new Cyrillic TrueType font name as the selected font.

CAUTION: You must follow the above steps in the precise given order and you must ensure that you have changed the Current Code Page so that it is the same as the one used by the new Cyrillic TrueType font. If you fail do this correctly, the dictionary will display only incomprehensible scrambled characters.

For an explanation of the letters and numbers in the left-most column and top-most row of both the Current Code Page and "Pravda" Code Page tables, click Advanced User's Information.


 The Text Converter Program

The Text Converter program has been designed to allow users who have Cyrillic text produced with a font that uses another code page to easily convert it to the Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251) standard used by the Word Translator-supplied "Pravda" TrueType font. For example, by using the Text Converter program, you can convert Code Page 866 text to Code Page 1251. You can also convert text you produce using the "Pravda" TrueType font to another Code Page, for example, to Code Page 866. The Text Converter program is only designed to convert text from one Code Page to another.

We highly recommend that you always use the Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251) as well as the "Pravda" TrueType font when using Word Translator, but if you are eager to use your own code page together with a suitable Cyrillic font, you may do so after you change the Current Code Page to the code page used by the other Cyrillic TrueType font. For more information about this, click Change the Current Code Page.

You can use the Text Converter program (convert.exe) to transform any Cyrillic text you have typed with another font that uses a code page other than the Windows Cyrillic Code Page (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251). You will need to have the font used to produce the Cyrillic text installed on your computer. To perform a conversion, carefully follow these steps:

1 Save the Cyrillic text produced using another Cyrillic font/code page as a pure ASCII text file such as .txt in Microsoft Word for Windows. Please note that the file MUST be saved as a pure ASCII text file in a directory or sub-directory on your hard drive, otherwise, we cannot guarantee the success of the conversion operation. In the following instructions, we'll use the file name russian.txt to refer to the Cyrillic text produced in another code page.

2 Double-click on the Text Converter icon in the Word Translator program group window to open the Text Converter window and, then, click the OK button in the About window that appears to open the Conversion of a pure text file window.

3 In the Conversion of a pure text file window, click the Open button below Conversion File Name: and choose the name of the pure ASCII text file (e.g. russian.txt) that you saved in a directory or sub-directory on your hard drive. Once you've selected the file, it's full path will be displayed in the box beneath the Open button. For example, if you use Microsoft Word for Windows ("Winword"), the path might be c:\winword\files\russian.txt -- on the c drive in the "files" sub-directory of the "winword" directory.

4 You then have the option of either clicking the Change button or the Create New button below Conversion Table in the Conversion of a pure text file window.

If, for example, you already had a .cpc file that, for instance, converted text produced with Code Page 866 text to Code Page 1251, it might be named 866_1251.cpc. Clicking the Change button will open a Code Page Conversion Table Name window and allow you to select the 866_1251.cpc file for use for the conversion you wish to make. To change to the 866_1251.cpc file, click directly on the file name in the Code Page Conversion Table Name window and click the OK button. Clicking the OK button will return you to the Conversion of a pure text file window where the name of the .cpc file you selected will be displayed immediately beneath the Change and Create New buttons--e.g. C:\WINTRAN\866_1251.cpc. You may go now go to step 8 in these directions.

If you are converting text produced using another Code Page or a Code Page for which you do not have an already existing .cpc for, clicking the Create New button will allow you to create a new .cpc file. When you click the Create New button, a Code Page Conversion Table Name window will appear and ask you to name the new .cpc file. It is usually best to name the file using the to_from numbers of the code pages (e.g. 866_1251.cpc). After naming the new cpc file, click the OK button. After clicking the OK button, the Code Page Editor window will immediately open and allow you to edit the Destination Code Page. This is essential because the Text Converter Program (convert.exe) must be "told" about the code page used by the text you are converting. When the Code Page Editor window first opens, the Source Code Page and Destination Code Page sections will match exactly because The "Pravda" font (using the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Page/IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251) is the selected font.

5 Click the Change Font button in the Source Code Page section of the Code Page Editor window to select the specific TrueType font used to create the source text you are converting. This is the TrueType font used to create the original source text (e.g. the russian.txt that was produced in a different font than the "Pravda" TrueType font) and, thereby, the Source Code Page of the TrueType font used to create the russian.txt. The Source Code Page will display the code page used by the font that produced the russian.txt.

6 Part by Part, edit the 1st Part, 2nd Part and 3rd Parts of the Destination Code Pages so they correspond exactly to the code pages used by the "Pravda" TrueType font. The Destination Code Pages must be edited so they exactly "match" the code pages used by the "Pravda" TrueType font (the Windows Cyrillic Code page/IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251).

7 After editing the Destination Code Pages so they exactly "match" the code pages used by the "Pravda" TrueType font, click the OK button to accept the changes to the Destination Code Pages. These changes to the code pages are saved to your WINTRAN directory as the file you named, for example, 866_1251.cpc so that the next time you import text produced in the same font/in the same code page, you will not have to edit the Destination Code Pages again but only call-up the 866_1251.cpc file by clicking the Change button. You might want to copy the new 866_1251.cpc file to a separate backup disk after you complete this process.

8 Click the Save As button beneath Converted File Name and type a name for the converted file as well specifying the directory or sub-directory where you want to save the resulting converted file. It is best not to save the converted file in the same directory and with the same name as the original Cyrillic text file because a newer file will overwrite any older file with the same name. For example, you might want to save the converted russian.txt file as russian2.txt.

When you click the Save As button, a Converted File Name window will appear and ask you type the name for the converted file. In this example, you'd type the name russian2.txt and press the OK button to accept both the name and the directory or sub-directory where it will be saved. After you click the OK button in the Converted File Name window, you will be returned to the Text Converter Program window and the full path of the converted file will be displayed in the box beneath the Save As button, for example, c:\winword\files\russian2.txt (on the c drive in the "files" sub-directory of the "winword" directory).

9 Click the Convert button to covert the file. Depending upon the size of the file, the conversion process could take a few seconds or a few minutes.

At any point, you may click the Cancel button to stop/cancel the conversion operation. If you click the Cancel button, any and all entries, changes, etc., you accomplished will not be saved.

Once the conversion process is completed, you may open the converted russian2.txt in your word processor as you would any other file and perform any Word Translator function on the file.

It is very easy to remember the order of these steps because the order of the boxes and buttons in the Text Converter Program (convert.exe) has essentially the same top-down order as the instructions above. We hope that you enjoy the speed, convenience and ease of use of the Text Converter Program (convert.exe).

Printing-Out Pictures of Parts of the "Pravda" Windows Cyrillic Code Pages

Individually, you can easily print pictures of the 1st Part, 2nd Part and 3rd Part of the "Pravda" Code Pages so you will have a "hard copy" of how the Destination Code Pages should be changed so they reflect the standard Windows Cyrillic Code Pages used by the "Pravda" TrueType font (IBM Code Page 1251/CP 1251).

1 First open the Code Page Editor window. Press one of the buttons associated with the "Pravda" Code Page section of the window--either the 1st Part, 2nd Part or 3rd Part button. The layout of that part of the code page will be displayed in the "Pravda" Code Page section of the window.

2 Simultaneously press the Left Alt + Print Screen keys on your keyboard to paste a copy of the screen (picture) onto your Windows Clipboard.

3 Close the Code Page Editor window and all other Word Translator windows by clicking the Cancel and Exit buttons.

4 Immediately open either your word processor or Windows Write. With either your word processor or Windows Write opened, simultaneously press the Shift + Ins keys on your keyboard to paste a copy of the Part of the Code Page Editor window you copied to Windows Clipboard into your word processor or Windows Write. You may then print the picture by using the command(s) you normally use.

5 To copy the other Code Page Parts, re-open the Code Page Editor window, click the next Part button and repeat the same procedure.


Polish, Croatian & Serbian Latin

 Polish, Croatian, Czech & Serbian Latin

IMPORTANT: Serbian Latin-English dictionary module users should use the instructions contained in this section. Serbian Cyrillic modules users should use the same instructions provided for Russian module users.

Typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin

Typing English--Polish, Croatian, Czech & Serbian Latin Modules

The "Danube" East European TrueType Font

Change the Keyboard Layout

The Keyboard Layout Icon & Window

The Text Converter Program

To enable you to type either Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters and/or access any of the special features provided for these languages by Word Translator for Windows, you must have an English-Polish, Polish-English, English-Croatian, Croatian-English, Czech-English, English-Czech, English-Serbian Latin or Serbian Latin-English dictionary module installed on your computer and it must be selected as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window.

With the exception of the special operating instructions described here for Polish, Croatian, Czech and Serbian Latin, all basic Word Translator for Windows functions will operate in the same manner as described elsewhere. "Non-split" English-Croatian-English and English-Serbian-English bilingual dictionary modules used with earlier versions of Word Translator will not operate with this version because they use a different code page. Please contact an authorized distributor to have such a dictionary converted for use with this version of Word Translator for Windows.


Type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin

You may type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters in Your Windows Word Processor and/or Inside Word Translator

VERY IMPORTANT: Before attempting to type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin in your word processor, other Windows application or inside Word Translator, you must first disable any other font program or keyboard driver you may have previously used to type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin. With Word Translator there is no need to use any other font or keyboard driver program. The use of such programs with Word Translator may cause your system to become unstable or "crash."

To type both English and either Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin in your Windows word processor, Windows application or inside Word Translator, you must only select and use the supplied "Danube" TrueType font when using a Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary module.

The "Danube" TrueType font will be automatically selected for you as the Selected Font in the Setup window for use inside Word Translator. But you yourself must to select the "Danube" TrueType font for use inside your word processor or other Windows application before you will be able to type Polish, Croatian or Serbian Latin characters or toggle back and forth between typing English and either Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin. The "Danube" TrueType font will produce all necessary English and Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters.

When you install Word Translator with a Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary modules, the "Danube" TrueType font is automatically installed in your ("default") WINTRAN directory. It should appear on any list of fonts installed on your computer and you should be able to select the "Danube" TrueType font in any Windows word processor or application that allows you to do so just as you would select any other font.


Type East European Characters in Word Processors & Applications

1 After you have loaded Word Translator into your computer's memory, make sure a Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary module is the selected Current Dictionary in the Setup window.

2 Open your word processor and select the "Danube" TrueType font for the document in your word processor. Even after selecting the "Danube" TrueType font, you will initially only be able to type in English. You may want to set up a macro or template (if your word processor or application allows you to do so) to help you "automatically" select the "Danube" TrueType font when you want to type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin.

3 To type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters simply press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once and release it. Using this key will allow you to toggle between the US Keyboard and the Keyboard Layout displayed in the Keyboard Layout Editor window.

4 To type in English after typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin, press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once more. By using ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, you will be able to toggle back and forth between typing English and Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters by merely pressing the keyboard hot key once.

The Croatian, Serbian, Czech or Polish Characters check box inside the Word Translator window will toggle (check and un-check) every time the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key is pressed. Checking this check box has the same effect as pressing the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, consequently, there are two methods you can use to change from typing English to typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters or vice-versa inside your word processor.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.

PLEASE NOTE: Some but not all users might be able to change to and successfully use the Right Alt hot key instead of the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key as a toggle switch to go back and forth between typing English and typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters. However, please carefully review the information in Hot Keys before attempting to change to or use the Right Alt hot key for this purpose.

Because Windows Notepad does not allow you to select a specific font, you cannot type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters using Windows Notepad.

To toggle back and forth between typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters inside Word Translator, you may use the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key or check or un-check the Polish Characters, Croatian Characters, Czech Characters or Serbian Characters check box inside the Word Translator window.


Type East European Characters Inside Word Translator

1 The "Danube" TrueType font must be displayed as the Selected Font in the Setup window

2 Open the main Word Translator window and place your cursor in the uppermost box of the window and type inside this box. Initially you will only be able to type in English.

3 To type in Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin, press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once and release it. You will then be able to type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters. Please note that the Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Characters check box will check/un-check as the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key is pressed.

4 To type in English after typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin, press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once more. By using the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key, you will be able to toggle back and forth between typing English and Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters by merely pressing the key once.

5 To toggle back and forth between typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin and English inside Word Translator, you may also check or un-check either the Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Characters check box inside the Word Translator window or inside the Setup window. Additionally, as you toggle between keyboards (press the "default" Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key), the small gray "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will turn red whenever the East European keyboard (the keyboard defined in the Keyboard Layout Editor window) is enabled and back to gray when the standard US keyboard is active so you will always have an indicator of which keyboard layout is enabled.

To view a picture of the "default" upper and lower case "Danube" keyboard layout, click The "Danube" East European TrueType Font.

To change the "default" "Danube" keyboard layout, open the Setup window and click the Change button adjacent to Keyboard Layout at the bottom of the Setup window. For additional information about how to do this, click Change the Keyboard Layout.


Typing English--East European Modules

When you yourself have selected and are using only the "Danube" TrueType font and typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters in a word processor or other Windows application, simply press the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key once and release it. This action will allow you to type in English.

The ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key acts as a toggle for toggling the keyboard between English and Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin when you yourself have selected and are using only the "Danube" TrueType font in your word processor, other Windows application or inside Word Translator.

PLEASE NOTE: Some but not all users might be able to change to and successfully use the Right Alt hot key instead of the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key as a toggle switch to go back and forth between typing English and typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters. However, please carefully review the information in Hot Keys before attempting to change to or use the Right Alt key for this purpose.

Because Windows Notepad does not allow you to select a specific font, you cannot type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters using Windows Notepad.

To toggle back and forth between typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters inside Word Translator, you may use the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key or check or un-check the Polish Characters, Croatian Characters, Czech Characters or Serbian Characters check box inside the Word Translator window.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.


The "Danube" TrueType Font

The "Danube" East European TrueType Font

The "Danube" TrueType font copyright © 1994-95 Translation Experts Limited. The "Danube" font name will appear in the Selected Font box in Word Translator's Setup window when a Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary module is displayed as the Current Dictionary. You should NOT change to any other font while using an Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary module. The "Danube" font will allow you to type English and either Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters.

The "Danube" TrueType font uses the standard Windows East European Code Page (IBM Code Page 1250/CP 1250). You may substitute any other TrueType font that uses this Code Page, however, if the font does not use this Code Page, English and/or East European words you type or read may appear "scrambled" or nonsensical.

To type English and either Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters in your Windows word processor or other major Windows application, you yourself must select and use only the "Danube" TrueType font in the application.

"Default" Uppercase East European Keyboard Layout

"Default" Uppercase East European Keyboard Layout

If your prefer a different keyboard layout than the "default" "Danube" keyboard layout, you may easily and quickly change the layout by opening the Keyboard Layout Editor. For more information about how to go about doing this, click Change the Keyboard Layout.

Checking the Show Keyboard Layout check box in the Setup window will display a Keyboard Layout icon beneath the Program Manager window (next to the Word Translator icon) and/or over your Windows word processor. If you do not want to display the Keyboard Layout icon, leave this check box unchecked.

When displayed, the Keyboard Layout icon can be moved to another position (just as with any other icon) by placing your mouse directly on the icon and pressing and holding down on the left mouse button while you move the icon to the desired location on your screen. Releasing the left mouse button positions the Keyboard Layout icon at the point where you release the left mouse button.

You may view the Keyboard Layout window and, thereby, the Keyboard Layout defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window at any time, by double-clicking directly on the Keyboard Layout icon. This will display a small Keyboard Layout window. Initially, you will only see the lowercase Keyboard Layout but you may toggle between the uppercase and lowercase Keyboard Layout by clicking your mouse directly on the Shift or Caps Lock keys in the Keyboard Layout window. You may Minimize the Keyboard Layout window at any time (again making it an icon), by clicking your left mouse button directly on the "down arrow" in the far, upper right-hand corner of the Keyboard Layout window. For further information, click The Keyboard Layout Icon & Window.

The "Danube" font/keyboard layout was originally designed for use with the standard BRITISH keyboard driver. While slightly different than the standard US keyboard driver/layout, it is very similar and, with a few exceptions, will produce the same characters displayed above by pressing the same keys. Other keyboard drivers may produce vastly different characters when a specific key is pressed, consequently, to enable you to use the keyboard layouts displayed above, we recommend that you utilize an American-based or British-based keyboard driver.

PLEASE NOTE: Some but not all users might be able to change to and successfully use the Right Alt hot key instead of the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key as a toggle switch to go back and forth between typing English and typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters. However, please carefully review the information in Hot Keys before attempting to change to or use the Right Alt hot key for this purpose.

Because Windows Notepad does not allow you to select a specific font, you cannot type Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters using Windows Notepad.

To toggle back and forth between typing Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin characters inside Word Translator, you may use the ("default") Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key or check or un-check the Polish Characters, Croatian Characters, Croatian Characters or Serbian Characters check box inside the Word Translator window.

Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl (Control) Keyboard Hot Key--to toggle between the standard keyboard you normally use and the Cyrillic or East European keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window, the "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar will change color from GRAY to RED or from RED to GRAY. RED indicates the alternate keyboard is enabled and GRAY indicates the standard keyboard is enabled. This is the same "drag strip" you would use to move the Speed Bar.


Change the Keyboard Layout

VERY IMPORTANT: Before attempting to make any changes to the Keyboard Layout, it's a very good idea to make a separate backup disk copy of the original Word Translator ???ENG*.KBD and ENG???*.KBD files in your "default" WINTRAN directory before you make any changes so that, in the event your changes are unsuccessful, you can easily return to the "default" settings by re-installing only these files and not the entire program.

If you so desire, you can easily change the Keyboard Layout by assigning specific characters to specific keys of your choosing. To do this, first open the Word Translator Setup window and click on the Change button adjacent to the text Keyboard Layout/Code Page. You must have a Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary module as the selected Current Dictionary in the Setup window for this button to work. Clicking the Change button will open a Keyboard Layout Editor window that displays two basic sections:

A. A picture of the current Keyboard Layout used by the "Danube" TrueType font.

B. A table of available characters from the Current Code Page.

NOTE: The Edit Code Page button inside the Keyboard Layout Editor window is not operative for Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin dictionary modules using the "Danube" TrueType font (Windows East European Code Page/IBM Code Page 1250/CP 1251)

To change the Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin character produced by a specific key on the displayed Keyboard Layout picture:

1 Click either the Upper Case or the Lower Case button adjacent to the displayed Keyboard Layout picture to individually change the layout of either the lowercase or uppercase characters in the Keyboard Layout section. You can only change a single case (upper or lower) at any one time.

2 To enable you to choose any character in the Current Code Page, click on the either the First Part or the Second Part buttons. Respectively, these buttons will either display the first part of the Current Code Page or the second part of the Current Code Page.

3 From the table of available characters in the Current Code Page, click your left mouse button once on a character you want to attribute to another key on your keyboard

4 After clicking on a character in the Current Code Page, immediately click once with your left mouse button on the key you wish to attribute that character to in the displayed Keyboard Layout picture. You will notice that the character you chose from the Current Code Page will then be displayed on the key you clicked in the Keyboard Layout section.

5 By continuing this process, you can change any or all of the keys displayed for both the uppercase and lowercase Keyboard Layout.

6 If you make a mistake or place a character in the wrong position on the Keyboard Layout picture, re-select the correct character from the Current Code Page (by clicking on it once) and, then, immediately click on the key you wish to attribute the character to.

7 When you have made all the changes to both the upper and lowercase Keyboard Layout that you desire, click the OK button to save the changes you have made. All changes to the Keyboard Layout are saved in both the (dictionary) ???eng*.kbd and eng???*.kbd files in your "default "WINTRAN directory. Word Translator will automatically assure that the dictionary .kbd files of both "paired" dictionary modules are identical.

If, for example, you make changes while using a Polish-English * dictionary module, the changes are initially saved to the poleng*.kbd file. If you are using the English-Polish * dictionary module, changes are initially saved to the engpol*.kbd file. Word Translator will automatically change the other "paired" dictionary .kbd file to reflect the changes you made to one.

8 Individually, you can easily print a picture of both the uppercase and lowercase Keyboard Layout changes you make. With either the uppercase or lowercase Keyboard Layout picture displayed in the Keyboard Layout Editor window, simultaneously press the Left Alt + Print Screen keys on your keyboard to paste a copy of the screen onto your Windows Clipboard.

Next, close the Keyboard Layout Editor window and all other Word Translator windows and open either your word processor or Windows Write. With either your word processor or Windows Write opened, simultaneously press the Shift + Ins keys on your keyboard to paste a copy of the Keyboard Layout Editor window from Windows Clipboard to your word processor or Windows Write. You may then print the picture by using the command(s) you normally use. To print the other case, re-open the Keyboard Layout picture, select the other case and follow the same procedure.

Please Note: You may want to use the Windows Paintbrush utility to edit the keyboard layout pictures after you copy them (using the Left Alt + Print Screen keys on your keyboard to copy the picture) but before you paste the picture(s) to your word processor or Windows Write.


 The Text Converter Program

The Text Converter program has been designed to allow users who have East European text produced with a font that uses another code page to easily convert it to the Windows East European Code Page (IBM Code Page 1250/CP 1250) standard used by the Word Translator-supplied "Danube" TrueType font. For example, you can use the program to convert Code Page 852 text to Code Page 1250. Likewise, you can also use the Text Converter program to convert Code Page 1250 text to another Code Page, for example, Code Page 852. The program is only designed to convert text from one Code Page to another.

You can use the Text Converter program (convert.exe) to convert any East European text you have that was produced in a font that uses another code page other than the Windows East European Code Page (IBM Code Page 1250/CP 1250). You will need to have the TrueType font used to produce the Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin text installed on your computer.

To perform a conversion, carefully follow these steps:

1 Save the Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin text produced using another Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin font/code page as a pure ASCII text file such as .txt in Microsoft Word for Windows. Please note that the file MUST be saved as a pure ASCII text file in a directory or sub-directory on your hard drive, otherwise, we cannot guarantee the success of the conversion operation. In the following instructions, we'll use the file name polish.txt, croatian.txt, czech.txt or serbian.txt to refer to the Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian Latin text produced in another code page.

2 Double-click on the Text Converter icon in the Word Translator program group window to open the Text Converter window and, then, click the OK button in the About window that appears to open the Conversion of a pure text file window.

3 In the Conversion of a pure text file window, click the Open button below Conversion File Name: and choose the name of the pure ASCII text file (e.g. polish.txt, croatian.txt, czech.txt or serbian.txt) that you saved in a directory or sub-directory on your hard drive. Once you've selected the file, it's full path will be displayed in the box beneath the Open button. For example, if you use Microsoft Word for Windows ("Winword"), the path might be c:\winword\files\polish.txt (or croatian.txt, czech.txt or serbian.txt) -- on the c drive in the "files" sub-directory of the "winword" directory.

4 You then have the option of either clicking the Change button or the Create New button below Conversion Table in the Conversion of a pure text file window.

If, for example, you already had a .cpc file that, for instance, converted text produced with Code Page 852 text to Code Page 1250, it might be named 852_1250.cpc. Clicking the Change button will open a Code Page Conversion Table Name window and allow you to select the 852_1250.cpc file for use for the conversion you wish to make. To change to the 852_1250.cpc file, click directly on the file name in the Code Page Conversion Table Name window and click the OK button. Clicking the OK button will return you to the Conversion of a pure text file window where the name of the .cpc file you selected will be displayed immediately beneath the Change and Create New buttons--e.g. C:\WINTRAN\852_1250.cpc. You may go now go to step 8 in these directions.

If you are converting text produced using another Code Page or a Code Page for which you do not have an already existing .cpc for, clicking the Create New button will allow you to create a new .cpc file. When you click the Create New button, a Code Page Conversion Table Name window will appear and ask you to name the new .cpc file. It is usually best to name the file using the to_from numbers of the code pages (e.g. 852_1250.cpc). After naming the new .cpc file, click the OK button. After clicking the OK button, the Code Page Editor window will immediately open and allow you to edit the Destination Code Page. This is essential because the Text Converter Program (convert.exe) must be "told" about the code page used by the text you are converting. When the Code Page Editor window first opens, the Source Code Page and Destination Code Page sections will match exactly because The "Danube" font (using the standard Windows East European Code Page/IBM Code Page 1250/CP 1250) is the selected font.

5 Click the Change Font button in the Source Code Page section of the Code Page Editor window to select the specific TrueType font used to create the source text you are converting. This is the TrueType font used to create the original source text (e.g. the polish.txt, croatian.txt, czech.txt or serbian.txt that was produced in a different font than the "Danube" TrueType font) and, thereby, the Source Code Page of the TrueType font used to create the polish, croatian, czech or serbian.txt. The Source Code Page will display the code page used by the font that produced the polish.txt, croatian.txt, czech.txt or serbian.txt.

6 Part by Part, edit the 1st Part, 2nd Part and 3rd Parts of the Destination Code Pages so they correspond exactly to the code pages used by the "Danube" TrueType font. The Destination Code Pages must be edited so they exactly "match" the code pages used by the "Danube" TrueType font (the Windows East European Code Page/IBM Code Page 1250/CP 1250).

7 After editing the Destination Code Pages so they exactly "match" the code pages used by the "Danube" TrueType font, click the OK button to accept the changes to the Destination Code Pages. These changes to the code pages are saved to your WINTRAN directory in the file you named, for example, 852_1250.cpc so that the next time you import text produced in the same font/in the same code page, you will not have to edit the Destination Code Pages again but only call-up the 852_1250.cpc file by clicking the Change button. You might want to copy the new 852_1250.cpc file to a separate backup disk after you complete this process.

8 Click the Save As button beneath Converted File Name: and type a name for the converted file as well specifying the directory or sub-directory where you want to save the resulting converted file. It is best not to save the converted file in the same directory and with the same name as the original Polish, Croatian or Serbian Latin text file because a newer file will overwrite any older file with the same name. For example, you might want to save the converted polish.txt, croatian.txt or serbian.txt file as polish2.txt, croatian2.txt or serbian2.txt.

When you click the Save As button, a Converted File Name window will appear and ask you type the name for the converted file. In this example, you'd type the name polish2.txt, croatian2.txt, czech2.txt or serbian2.txt and press the OK button to accept both the name and the directory or sub-directory where it will be stored. After you click the OK button in the Converted File Name window, you will be returned to the Text Converter Program window and the full path of the converted file will be displayed in the box beneath the Save As button, for example, c:\winword\files\polish2.txt or croatian2.txt, czech2.txt or serbian2.txt (on the c drive in the "files" sub-directory of the "winword" directory).

9 Click the Convert button to covert the file. Depending upon the size of the file, the conversion process could take a few seconds or a few minutes.

At any point, you may click the Cancel button to stop/cancel the conversion operation. If you click the Cancel button, any and all entries, changes, etc., you accomplished will not be saved.

Once the conversion process is completed, you may open the converted polish2.txt, croatian2.txt, czech2.txt or serbian2.txt in your word processor as you would any other file and perform any Word Translator function on the file.

It is very easy to remember the order of these steps because the order of the boxes and buttons in the Text Converter program (convert.exe) has essentially the same top-down order as the instructions above.


 Backing-Up Your User Dictionary Files

As you add new "base words/phrases," translations and otherwise customize your dictionary you should periodically backup your User Dictionary files to assure they are not lost in the event they are inadvertently deleted, over-written or if your hard disk becomes inoperable. You can quickly and easily backup your User Dictionary files whenever you feel it's necessary, however, periodically a Word Translator window will automatically appear to remind you to do so. You will receive a certificate good for discounts on future upgrades, other dictionary modules or any product offered by Translations Experts for every copy of your User Dictionary files you send to Translation Experts.

Any and all new "base word," phrase and translation entries and deletions you make to the Supplied Dictionary modules are saved in a separate set of User Dictionary files. While their names are similar to the names of the supplied dictionary module files, the User Dictionary files are separate and different from those of the Supplied Dictionary modules.

For example, if you were using the Polish-English III and English-Polish III "paired" dictionary modules, the names of the Supplied Dictionary module files in your ("default") WINTRAN directory would be identified as:

ENGPOL3.NDX	POLENG3.NDX

ENGPOL3.REC	POLENG3.REC

ENGPOL3.SBS	POLENG3.SBS

ENGPOL3.SFX	POLENG3.SFX

Word Translator uses a specific Dictionary Module/Language Naming Convention for various languages and Supplied Dictionary modules. For example, ENGPOL*.* above is the designation for an English-Polish dictionary and POLENG*.* for a Polish-English dictionary.

Using the above "paired" Polish-English III and English-Polish III dictionary modules as an example, the names of the corresponding User Dictionary files in the ("default") WINTRAN directory (where all changes and additions to the Supplied Dictionary modules are saved) would be identified as:

ENGPOLA.NDX	POLENGA.NDX

ENGPOLA.REC	POLENGA.REC

ENGPOLA.SFX	POLENGA.SFX

ENGPOLA.SBS 	POLENGA.SBS

(A.SBS files are not always present)

Please note that all User Dictionary files contain an "A" following the name of the specific dictionary module (e.g. POLENG for Polish-English). The files containing an "A" immediately before the (.) (point) are your User Dictionary files and the files that you should copy when you make a backup disk. Depending upon the number and type of new entries you make, the User Dictionary ".SBS" may or may not be present. If it's not there, don't worry, just copy the other existing "A" User Dictionary files.

PLEASE NOTE: If you send Translation Experts a disk copy of your User Dictionary files (as you back them up), you will receive a certificate for special discounts on future upgrades and other dictionary modules. Please clearly label copies of your "Backup" disk with the name of the dictionary modules it contains (e.g. Polish-English and English-Polish) and mail 3.5-inch HD disk copies of your User Dictionary "Backup" disk(s) to:

Translation Experts USA

Post Office Box 18035

Denver, CO	80218-0035 USA

To make a dictionary "Backup" with all files on a single disk:

1 Label a blank, formatted, 1.44 MB, high density disk with the specific dictionary module names (e.g. English-Polish and Polish-English) and "Backup."

2 Insert the "Backup" disk into your A (or B) drive.

3 Open Windows and, then, open File Manager by double-clicking on the File Manager icon. On the left side of the window, File Manager will display all the directories for the drive containing your Word Translator for Windows files. For most, this will be the C drive in the ("default") WINTRAN directory (C:\WINTRAN).

4 Find the WINTRAN directory in the list of directories on the left and click directly on the WINTRAN name once. This will highlight the WINTRAN directory name as well as display a list of files in the directory on the right side of the window. If you installed Word Translator for Windows in another directory name, use that name instead of the "default" WINTRAN name.

5 To backup your User Dictionary files, you need to copy the files with names that end with the designation "A" (.) (point) and then the file-type designations ".NDX," ".REC," ".SBS" and ".SFX." Additionally, (for Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian Latin or Cyrillic) you should copy (back-up) all ".KBD" and ".CPC" files no matter what designation precedes the ".KBD" or ".CPC" designation. The ".KBD" files are the files where any and all changes made to the keyboard layout are saved and the ".CPC" are code page conversion files.

User Dictionary files contain an "A" that is immediately preceded by the name of your dictionary. So, for example, for any Polish-English dictionary module (POLENG), the four files that should be copied to the "Backup" disk are named POLENGA.NDX, POLENGA.SBS, POLENGA.REC, and POLENGA.SFX. Please Note: An "A.SBS" file may not always be present.

The "paired" dictionary module ENGPOL (English-Polish) also contains "A.NDX," "A.REC," "A.SBS and "A .SFX" files and should also be copied to the "Backup" disk. Please Note: The dictionary ".REC" files are not Windows "recorder" files and, depending upon the number and type of dictionary entries you have made, you may or may not have an "A.SBS" file at all.

You may copy each individual file to the "Backup" disk separately or you can copy all at the same time. To copy all the dictionary files at the same time, find the User Dictionary's (??????A) ".NDX, ".REC," ".SBS," ".SFX" and (for Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian) all ".KBD" and ".CPC" files, then, while holding down the (Control) Ctrl key on your keyboard, click your left mouse button once on each of the file names. This should highlight all the file names one at a time. When the selected files and no others are highlighted, release the Ctrl (Control) key. The files you selected should remain highlighted.

6 Click once on the File option on the File Manager menu bar. From the list of menu options that appear, choose Copy by clicking on it once with your left mouse button. A Copy window will appear displaying the Current Directory C:\WINTRAN (unless you installed Word Translator on another drive or in another directory) as well as a From: and To: box. The From: box will list all selected files (even if they "run out" of the box) you want to copy. A blinking I-shaped cursor will appear in the To: box.

7 In the To: box, type A:\ (or B:\) for the drive containing your "Backup" disk.

8 After you've typed the drive letter of the drive containing your "Backup" disk, click once on the OK button or press the <enter> key and your computer will copy the dictionary files from your hard disk drive to your "Backup" disk. When the copy process is completed, eject the "Backup" disk and place it in a safe place.

9 Because it's best to only keep a "Backup" disk of your most recent User Dictionary files, you may continue to use the same disk or disks for all subsequent dictionary "Backups." To use the same disk or disks again, just follow the same procedure. The only difference will be that after you click the OK button or press the <enter> key to copy the files to the "Backup" disk, a Confirm File Replace window will appear and ask you confirm that you want to replace earlier files (already on the disk) with more recent files of the same name. Click OK to replace the earlier file(s) with the most recent one(s).

More information about copying files from your hard drive to a disk can be found in your Windows and DOS User's Guides.


Troubleshoot Installation Problems

Troubleshooting -- Installation Problems

In some rare instances, you may receive an error message that a particular file on the installation disk(s) cannot be correctly written from the diskette to the hard drive.

If the error message indicates that an incorrect number of bytes were written to the hard disk, you may continue the installation by clicking the Ignore button. This is not an error that will adversely affect the performance of Word Translator. If you receive this error message, please contact an authorized distributor after you have completed the installation.

If the error message indicates that a particular file cannot be opened, it is a clear indication that the disk drive containing the installation disk is not operating correctly. If you receive the error message that the file cannot be opened, you should have your disk drive thoroughly checked for performance by a qualified repair facility. Often, the disk drive may only need cleaning but, in some cases, total replacement may be required.


Troubleshoot Hot Key Problems

Troubleshooting -- Hot Key Problems

If you simultaneously press the ("default") Ctrl + Shift hot keys (to call-up Word Translator) or the Alt + F-7 hot keys (to call-up the Setup window), or individually press the ("default") Ctrl keyboard hot key (to toggle between typing English and accented characters or between typing English and Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech or Serbian) and something else or nothing at all happens, you most likely have a hot key conflict between Word Translator and your word processor, application or hardware system. Please review the information either about hot key conflicts or the keyboard hot key.


Troubleshoot--Typing Weird-Looking Characters

Troubleshooting -- Typing Only "Weird-Looking" Accented Characters

If you're using a language that does not require a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font and all of a sudden (sha-zam!), you find that you're typing only and nothing but "weird-looking" ASCII accented characters after using a Word Translator mode (e.g. áÞÍØøåíáßðíúäåéòìùèê©ç, et cetera), it means that the Keyboard Hot Key is still enabled and your keyboard is only accessing accented characters.

You can easily tell if this is the case by just looking at the Speed Bar. If the small "drag strip" at the far left of the Speed Bar is RED, only accented characters are being accessed. You can easily revert to the standard keyboard by pressing the ("default") Control (Ctrl) Keyboard Hot Key once so that the "drag strip" on the Speed Bar turns GRAY.

If you only use the Windows 3.1x-supplied US-International Keyboard Driver or use ASCII Code to type accented characters, you may completely disable the Keyboard Hot Key in the in the Setup Window window by selecting None in the Change Keyboard Hot Key section.


Troubleshoot--Using Word with WordPerfect Help and/or Navigaton Keys

Troubleshooting -- Using Word with WordPerfect Help and/or WordPerfect Navigation Keys

Word Translator will not operate with Word for Windows if you have either the Help for WordPerfect Users or Navigation Keys for WordPerfect Users options enabled. You must disable both of these options before attempting to use Word Translator with Word for Windows. Review the operating information for Word for Windows for more information. To disable the Help for WordPerfect Users or Navigation Keys for WordPerfect Users options in Word for Windows:

1 From the Word for Windows menu bar, first click Tools, then, Options and click on the General "file folder." If either the Help for WordPerfect Users or Navigation Keys for WordPerfect Users options are enabled (check box checked), continue with the following.

2 Deselect the Help for WordPerfect Users check box (un-check the check box).

3 Deselect the Navigation Keys for WordPerfect Users check box (un-check the check box).

4 Click the OK button.


Troubleshoot 3rd-Party Keyboard Drivers

Troubleshooting -- 3rd-Party Keyboard Drivers

If you have a third-party keyboard driver installed on your system that you at one time used to type Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Czech or other non-ANSI language characters (before you installed Word Translator), you must disable or delete it from your hard disk before attempting to use Word Translator for Windows. The use of third-party keyboard drivers (that you may have needed or used in the past) can interfere with Word Translator to such an extent that you won't be able to type anything correctly, much less Cyrillic or East European characters. If you have such a keyboard driver installed, it is best to either disable it or delete it from your system before you attempt to use Word Translator.


Troubleshoot 3rd-Party Program Manager Utilities

Troubleshooting -- 3rd-Party Program Manager Utilities

If you use a third-party Program Manager utility (instead of the standard Windows 3.1x Program Manager) with your system and the Word Translator Program Group window fails to appear after installation, you will have to manually create a Word Translator Program Group window and, then, manually insert the WT.EXE, WT.HLP, INFO.WRI and, for some language versions, the README.TXT and CONVERT.EXE program files into the Word Translator Program Group window. Doing this will create an icon for each of these major files in the Word Translator Program Group window. Please consult the operating instructions for the third-party Program Manager utility you use for further information about how to do this.


Conjugate All Regular Portuguese Verbs

 Conjugate All Regular Portuguese Verbs (-ar, -er & -ir)

Please Note: The Expand button is only operational when an English-Brazilian Portuguese or English-European Portuguese dictionary module with conjugation help is installed and selected as the Current Dictionary.

By using the Expand button, Word Translator for Windows will provide full conjugations for all regular Portuguese verbs and verb phrases that are entered in the Supplied Dictionary or for any regular Portuguese verb or verb phrase you yourself enter in the dictionary only when:

1 You have purchased and installed either an English-Brazilian Portuguese or English-European Portuguese dictionary module with conjugation help ... and

2 You have the English-Portuguese dictionary module selected as the Current Dictionary in either the Setup window or in the main Word Translator window.

Please Note: All regular Portuguese verbs entered in the Supplied Dictionary are identified with the notation (verb) immediately following the verb or the verb in the verb phrase (e.g. falar (verb). If you yourself add any new regular verbs or verb phrases to the dictionary and want the program to be able to conjugate them, you must identify them by placing the note (verb) immediately following the verb with one space between the end of the verb and the parenthesis containing the word verb.

To use Word Translator's conjugator while using any Word Translator mode:

1 With an English-Portuguese dictionary module selected as the Current Dictionary, select a translation from the list in the Choose Translation box with the notation (verb) immediately following it. For example, falar (verb) = (to) speak. In the main Word Translator window, do this by first clicking on (highlighting) the translation and, then, clicking the Choose button. The window will change and an Expand button will appear. In other Word Translator windows, the Expand button will already be displayed so all you need do is click on (highlight) the translation with the notation (verb).

2 Click the Expand button and the window will change and display a window similar to that displayed at the end of this section. In the window at the end of this section, click on the various areas for an explanation of each part of the window.

3 Click on the scroll arrow in the lower right-hand corner (adjacent to the box displaying the "default" Present Indicative) to select the verb form you require. Clicking this scroll arrow will display a listing of the verb forms and allow you to scroll through the list and select one of the following:

Impersonal Infinitive

Personal Infinitive

Participle

Gerund

Present Indicative

Imperfect Indicative

Preterit Indicative

Pluperfect Indicative

Simple Future Indicative

Compound Future Indicative

Present Perfect Indicative

Present Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

Future Subjunctive

Present Perfect Subjunctive

Pluperfect Subjunctive

Future perfect Subjunctive

Simple Conditional

Compound Conditional

Affirmative Imperative

Negative Imperative

If you require grammar help or a definition of the various verb forms, you may click on the Grammar button at any time. Clicking the Grammar button will immediately open a window displaying definitions of the verb forms from the Grammar Help file. To view other topics in the Grammar Help file, click the Contents button.

4 Selected the verb form you want from the list by clicking directly on it. After doing this, the Choose Translation box will display all conjugations of the verb in the form you selected. Select the specific conjugation you require by clicking directly on the conjugation in the Choose Translation box. This will highlight your selection.

5 Click the Choose button to select and paste the translation (verb conjugation) to the document you are working with. With the exception of the Expand button, all other displayed buttons operate exactly as described elsewhere.

Click once on various sections of the window below for an explanation of its function


 Authorized Distributors

North & South America

TRANSLATION EXPERTS USA

Post Office Box 18035

Denver, Colorado 80218-0035

(303) 329-8716

Fax: (303) 377-8220

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Great Britain

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2 Laverton Place

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Great Britain

Fax: (44) 71-244-8397

Croatia

Mr. Robert Devcic

HD Info Company Ltd.

Ulica Brsljana 21

41040 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia

Tel/Fax: +385-41-266-773

Tel/Fax: +385-41-268-807

Internet: Robert.Devcic@aixesa.srce.hr

Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany,

Belgium, Luxembourg & Denmark

Arkeo A.S.--Word Office

P.O. Box 21

3965 Herre

Norway

Tel: +47-35-966-700

Fax: +47-35-966-260

Internet: pera@powertech.no

Portugal

Mr. Jose Manuel Fonseca

Maxilogica, Lda.

Rua da Misevierdia, 78 Sala 254

1200 Lisboa, Portugal

Tel: +351-1-352-3000

Fax: +351-1-396-9269

Internet: josem.fonseca@tail.pt

Poland

Mr. Andrzej Stokowski

Grot

ul. Rozana 9 m 1

05-402 Otwock 4, Poland

Tel: +48-2-779-34-87

Internet: stokowsk@plearn.edu.pl

Iceland

Mr. Halldor Gislason

Gautland 19

Reykjavik-108, Iceland

Tel: 354-1-814-562

Internet: halldorg@centrum.is


 Other Language Products & Services

Word Translator for DOS

Translation Experts has not forgotten about those who still use and prefer DOS. They will happy to know that a fully functional DOS version of Word Translator is also available for many languages. Word Translator for DOS operates a little "faster" that Word Translator for Windows because it does not require the Windows graphic interface and because it runs in text mode.

Unlike Word Translator for Windows, most languages for the DOS version use single "non-split/non-paired" bilingual language modules and Word Translator for DOS will not operate with all DOS word processing programs. It also requires additional software or the use of WordPerfect with the Russian language module to enable you to print Cyrillic characters. Please contact an authorized distributor if you would like more information about Word Translator for DOS or to order a copy.

Keyboard Translator for Windows (KeyTran)

Translation Experts also makes TrueType fonts for Greek, Turkish, Cyrillic, East European, Baltic, Vietnamese, Japanese and many other languages that are combined with Keyboard Translator for Windows (KeyTran) which includes a Keyboard Layout Editor (to remap/reconfigure the keyboard layout), a keyboard driver, Keyboard Layout window and Text Converter program (to convert text from one code page to another). Keyboard Translator for Windows (KeyTran) operates with most popular Windows word processing programs and provides everything necessary to type another language. Please contact an authorized distributor if you would like more information about Keyboard Translator for Windows (KeyTran) or to order a copy.

Word Translator for Travelers

Translation Experts has just released Word Translator for Windows Traveler's Edition containing five special "paired" travelers dictionaries with to/from English and French, Spanish, German, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese. Each of the five "paired" language dictionaries provided with Word Translator's Traveler's Edition contains over 10,000 combined word and phrase entries and will allow you to quickly and easily construct questions, answers and dialogs that can successfully get you through everything from airports and train stations to shopping, hotels, restaurants, medical services, car rentals and driving situations. Word Translator's Traveler's Edition is perfect for notebook or laptop computers and the busy traveler. Please contact an authorized distributor if you would like more information about Word Translator's Traveler's Edition or to order a copy.

Latest Product Information

Double-click on the Product and Ordering Information icon in the Word Translator program group window for the most up-to-date listing of available products, languages, specifications, prices, order forms and ordering information or contact Translation Experts USA directly at:

Post Office Box 18035

Denver, Colorado 80218-0035

(303) 329-8716

Fax (303) 377-8220 (M-F only)

Internet: transusa@usa.net

CompuServe: 70750,1415

Need a Language Dictionary Not Listed?

With Word Translator for Windows, it is possible to create almost ANY dictionary module you may want. If, for example, you wanted to create a dictionary module not available anywhere else, you could do so with Word Translator for Windows.

The only limitation is having a font that contains all the necessary accented characters required for both languages. To create an original, new bilingual dictionary yourself, you need both the necessary language skills in both of the languages as well as the time necessary to enter the "base words/phrases" and translations. Please contact an authorized distributor for more information about how to go about doing this. We would be happy to help.

Because Word Translator is distributed throughout the world, we also have available numerous foreign language to/from foreign dictionary modules, for example, Russian-German and German-Russian, Norwegian-Portuguese and Portuguese-Norwegian, Danish-German and German-Danish, et cetera.

Additionally, if Translation Experts does not currently carry a specific foreign language to/from foreign language dictionary module, we can create a custom dictionary module containing almost ANY TWO languages we offer--with any almost "source" and "destination" language currently offered.

The cost for customized foreign language dictionary modules varies depending upon the specific languages involved, the font or fonts required for both languages, the dictionary size and whether you want a single, "non-paired" bi-directional dictionary module or "paired"/"coupled" bi-directional dictionary modules. The time necessary to produce such dictionary modules varies from thirty to ninety days. Combining most languages in "paired"/"coupled" dictionary modules--from those languages we already carry--can usually be accomplished for $250 to $500 in approximately ninety days. For more information, please contact an authorized distributor.

Professional Human Translation Services

In addition to Word Translator software, Translation Experts now offers professional human translation services for documents, manuscripts, manuals, et cetera. Our expert translators use Word Translator to accomplish the first rough translation and then carefully double-check and rework the text to ensure 100% accuracy. They can translate anything from a one-page letter to extensive manuals. Exact translation charges vary depending upon the specific languages and length and type of document to be translated.

Our world-wide network of professional translators can translate to and from many different languages. Double-click on the Product and Ordering Information icon in the Word Translator program group window for the most up-to-date listing of specific available languages and approximate costs.


 Software Development Team

Dictionary Authors

English>Russian>English I, II, III -- Victor A. Makukha--VM Group

English>Norwegian>English -- Arkeo A.S.-Word Office

English>Danish>English I, II, III -- Jens Rex

Danish>German>Danish I -- Jens Rex

English>German>English I, II, III -- Alan Bridgewater

English>Brazilian Portuguese>English I -- Thais Simões, grammar & conjugations Thais Simões & Adelaide Bouchardet Davis

English>European Portuguese>English I -- José Fonseca, grammar & conjugations Thais Simões & Adelaide Bouchardet Davis with José Fonseca

English>Spanish>English I -- Alan Bridgewater

English>Croatian>English I -- Zeljka Martinis; grammar Dr. Danko Sipka

English>Serbian>English I -- Dr. Danko Sipka

English>French>English I -- Alan Bridgewater

English>Polish>English I, II, III -- Dr. Danko Sipka; Radoslaw Plucisz; Dorota Kosciesza; Andrzej Stokowski; Eliza Nowik; Regina Nowodworska; Zdzislaw Pisinski; Vladan Stamenkovic; Magdalena Siudek; Katarzyna Kurek; Joanna Leszczynska

The Software Authors

Nenad Koncar: Principal software engineer and designer of Word Translator. Holds M.S. degree in Computer Science. Now completing Ph.D. research in natural language processing.

Koert Zeilstra: Software engineer and co-designer of Word Translator for DOS and Word Translator for UNIX. Holds M.S. degree in Computer Science. Now working as a software engineer in Virginia.

Halldor Gislason: Developing the Macintosh version of Word Translator and the most experienced software engineer on the whole team with several years experience with a major software company and distributor of Word Translator in Iceland.

Robert Devcic: Microsoft Windows expert and the driving force behind Word Translator for Windows. Holds B.S. degree in Computer Science, Zagreb, Croatia.

Jim Connolly: Author of the Word Translator for Windows on-line manual hypertext, an avid Word Translator enthusiast and distributor of Word Translator in North America.

Arkeo A.S.-Word Office: Norwegian developer of the English-Norwegian and Norwegian-English dictionary modules. They distribute Word Translator for Windows in many countries throughout Europe.

Ralph Hancock: Designer of the Cyrillic "Pravda," East European "Danube," Japanese Hiragana and Katakana and other TrueType fonts and associated keyboard layouts.


 New Versions

We're constantly striving to improve both the quality and utility of our software. That's why we carefully listen to the people who actually use our products. In fact, many of the ideas we've incorporated into this version of Word Translator have come directly from users just like you. In the future we hope to be able to offer:

> More dictionary modules for more languages including many European languages and dialects

> Larger dictionary modules for many languages

> At least three different sized dictionary modules for each language

> More entries/words in each dictionary module

> Specialized dictionary modules for business, science, banking, medicine, education, law, the arts, et cetera

> A thesaurus for each language

> Grammar help for all foreign languages and better grammar help for those languages already containing it

> A verb conjugation utility

> Speech capability so each word or phrase in dictionaries can be heard as well as read

> Word Translator for Travelers that will provide special bilingual traveler's dictionaries in several languages yet fit comfortably on most laptop/notebook Windows computers

> A Macintosh version of Word Translator

> A state-of-the-art machine translation program that will provide grammatically correct sentence-to-sentence translation and allow obscure and/or irregular rules of grammar to be programmed by the user


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To Obtain Technical Support...

1 Be sure you have first read the sections in both the on-line and printed manuals that pertain to the Word Translator for Windows function you are trying to accomplish or the problem you are experiencing.

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Introduction to Tutorials

 Word Translator Tutorials

Carefully follow the steps and commands outlined in each tutorial session. Each session will guide you step-by-step through many procedures you'll need to know to successfully use Word Translator for Windows features. Before starting, make sure you:

1 Understand How to Load & Call-Up Word Translator.

2 Select the appropriate dictionary module as the Current Dictionary in the Setup Window.

3 Open your Windows word processing program or application.

4 Study one of the tutorial sessions.

5 Use the hot key combination to call-up Word Translator. The "default" hot key combination is (Control) Ctrl + Shift.

Tutorial Session 1: Translate a Word or Phrase

Tutorial Session 2: Add a New Translation

Tutorial Session 3: Delete a Translation

Tutorial Session 4: Add a New "Base Word/Phrase"

Tutorial Session 5: Change a "Base Word/Phrase"

Tutorial Session 6: As-You-Type Spell-Checking

Tutorial Session 7: Spell-Check Highlighted Text

Tutorial Session 8: Use (Interactive) "Standard" Document Translation

Tutorial Session 9: Use (Automatic) Quick Document Translation

You may print any tutorial topic by first clicking on the File option on the menu bar and then the Print Topic option.


Translate a Word or Phrase in a Word Processor or Application

Tutorial Session 1: Translate a Word or Phrase in a Word Processor or Application

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 Type a word or phrase in your word processor in the "source" language of the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary), for example, the English word "car."

2 Select the word (e.g. "car") or phrase you typed in your word processor or other Windows application by highlighting it with your mouse.

3 Press the Word Translator program hot key combination simultaneously. (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination) to call-up Word Translator. The main Word Translator window will appear over your word processor window.

4 Click once on the Choose button in the Word Translator window.

5 Another Word Translator window will appear.

6 Select (highlight) a translation by clicking on it once with your mouse.

7 Click once on the Choose button with your mouse. For additional information, click Translate Words and Phrases...Typed in Your Word Processor or Application.


Add a New Translation to an Existing "Base Word/Phrase"

Tutorial Session 2: Add a New Translation to an Existing "Base Word/Phrase"

A "base word" or phrase is a word in your dictionary that has one or more translations to the other language associated with it, thereby making it the basis or "base word" for all associated translations. To add a new translation for a "base word" or phrase already in the dictionary, perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 Type a word or phrase in your word processor in the "source" language of the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary), for example, the English word "car."

2 Select the word (e.g. "car") or phrase you typed in your word processor or other Windows application by highlighting it with your mouse.

3 Simultaneously press the Word Translator program hot key combination (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination) to call-up Word Translator. The main Word Translator window will appear over your word processor window. If the word you typed and highlighted (before you called up Word Translator) is entered in the dictionary, it will appear in the uppermost box and be highlighted in the Choose Word/Phrase box immediately beneath.

4 Click once on the Choose button in the Word Translator window and another Word Translator window will appear.

5 Click once on the Add button with your mouse.

6 Type a new translation for the "base word" or phrase.

7 Press the <enter> key and new translation will appear in the translation list.

8 Click once on the Done button to save new translation.

9 You will be returned to the window where you can choose a translation. You can either choose new translation or you can exit Word Translator without making a selection by clicking once on the Exit button with your mouse button. For additional information, click Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations.


Delete a Translation

Tutorial Session 3: Delete a Translation

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 Type a word or phrase in your word processor in the "source" language of the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary), for example, the English word "car."

2 Select the word (e.g. "car") or phrase you typed in your word processor or other Windows application by highlighting it with your mouse.

3 Simultaneously press the Word Translator program hot key combination (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination) to call-up Word Translator. The main Word Translator window will appear over your word processor window. If the word you typed and highlighted (before you called up Word Translator) is entered in the dictionary, it will appear in the uppermost box and be highlighted in the Choose Word/Phrase box immediately beneath.

4 Click once on the Choose button in the Word Translator window and another Word Translator window will appear and contain a translation or list translations if the "base word" is entered in the dictionary.

5 Select one of the translations displayed for the word you typed by clicking directly on it once with your mouse and then once on the Delete button.

6 Be careful not to delete a translation that you will need later because there is no going back once you've deleted a translation from the dictionary.

7 You may now choose another option or you may exit Word Translator without any further actions by clicking once on the Exit button. For additional information, click Changing & Deleting "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations.


Add a New "Base Word/Phrase"

Tutorial Session 4: Add a New "Base Word/Phrase"

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 Type a word or phrase in your word processor in the "source" language of the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary), for example, the English word "car."

2 Select the word (e.g. "car") or phrase you typed in your word processor or other Windows application by highlighting it with your mouse.

3 Simultaneously press the Word Translator program hot key combination (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination) to call-up Word Translator. The main Word Translator window will appear over your word processor window. If the word you typed and highlighted (before you called up Word Translator) is entered in the dictionary, it will appear in the uppermost box and be highlighted in the Choose Word/Phrase box immediately beneath.

4 Click once on the Choose button in the Word Translator window and another Word Translator window will appear. You'll know the word or phrase is not entered in the dictionary if you do not see it displayed in the Choose Word/Phrase list.

5. If you want to add the word or phrase you "pasted" from you word processor or application to the dictionary, click the Add button with your mouse. Another Word Translator screen will appear.

6 Type a single translation for the word or phrase you "pasted."

7 Press the <enter> key and the single translation will appear in the translation list. You can continue to add separate translations one at a time in the same manner.

8 Click once on the Done button once you have finished adding new translations to save both the newly added translation(s) and "base word/phrase."

9 Clicking once on the Done button will return you to a Word Translator window where you can choose a translation. You may choose one of the new translations you just added, select another option or you may exit Word Translator without any further actions by clicking once on the Exit button and you will be returned to your word processor or Windows application. For additional information, click Adding New "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations.


Change a "Base Word" or Phrase

Tutorial Session 5: Change a "Base Word" or Phrase Already Entered in the Dictionary

A "base word" or phrase is any word or phrase entered in the dictionary that has one or more translations to the other language associated with it, thereby making it the basis or "base word" for all such associated translations. A "base word" is any word in the "source" language of the selected Current Dictionary. You can change any "base word" or phrase you yourself entered in the dictionary but you cannot change any "base word" or phrase entered in the Supplied Dictionary module. However, you can add a new "base word" or phrase even through it may be a variant of one already in the dictionary.

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 Type a word or phrase in your word processor in the "source" language of the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary), for example, the English word "car."

2 Select the word (e.g. "car") or phrase you typed in your word processor or other Windows application by highlighting it with your mouse.

3 Simultaneously press the Word Translator program hot key combination (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination) to call-up Word Translator. The main Word Translator window will appear over your word processor window. If the word you typed and highlighted (before you called up Word Translator) is entered in the dictionary, it will appear in the uppermost box and be highlighted in the Choose Word/Phrase box immediately beneath.

4 You can then edit the "base word" or phrase in the uppermost box that was "pasted" from your word processor. While editing the word, you will see a constantly updated list of words/phrases displayed beneath it.

5 When you discover a word or phrase in the list that, because of a typo, misspelling or some other reason, you want to change, select that word by clicking your left mouse button once directly on the word.

6 Next, click once on the Change button. After doing so, the list of words will turn "gray" signifying that the list has become inactive. The word in the uppermost box (the word you want to change) will appear highlighted (selected) signifying that you can change the word. To change the word simply retype it.

NOTE: Be careful when changing a word because the translations for the word that you change are inherited by the new word. The only time you should need to use the Change button is when and if you find a "base word" or phrase that is misspelled or contains a typo.

8 After you have re-typed the word, click once on the Choose button to accept (save) the new "base word" you just typed. If you do not want to accept (save) the new "base word/phrase," click once on the Back button.

9 You will be returned to a Word Translator window where you can choose a word to translate, select another option or exit Word Translator without taking any further actions by clicking once on the Exit button. When you exit, you will be returned to the word processor or application you were working in prior to calling-up Word Translator. For additional information, click Changing & Deleting "Base Words/Phrases" & Translations.


Spell-Check As-You-Type

Tutorial Session 6: As-You-Type Spell-Checking

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 Select Spell-Checking in the Setup Window or click once on the (sp) icon on the Speed Bar.

2 Select the specific dictionary module to be used by the Spell-Checking as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window.

3. After you have selected the appropriate dictionary module, click the OK button to close the Setup window.

4 Open your Windows word processor or application, type a word and press the space bar on your keyboard or press a punctuation symbol and then the space bar.

5. If the word you typed is not in the current dictionary module, the Suggested Spelling window will appear with a list of suggested spellings that most closely resemble the spelling of the word you typed. To select one of these words, highlight it and click once on the Choose button. For additional information, click Spell-Checking As-You-Type.


Spell-Check Highlighted Text

Tutorial Session 7: Spell-Check Highlighted Text

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 Make sure you have selected the appropriate dictionary module as the Current Dictionary in the Setup window. After you have selected the appropriate dictionary module, click the OK button to close the Setup window.

2 Open your word processor and select Spell-Check Highlighted Text by clicking once on the appropriate icon on the Speed Bar.

3 In your Windows word processor or application, type some text or load an already existing document. Highlight the text or section of text you wish to spell-check and, then, press the Word Translator program hot key combination (Ctrl + Shift is the "default" hot key combination) to call-up Word Translator. The Suggested Spelling window will appear over your word processor window.

4 You will see Spell-Checking scan your text word-by-word. When the program encounters a word that is either misstyped, misspelled or not entered in the dictionary, it will display a list of "base words" and phrases entered in the dictionary that most closely resemble the spelling of the word you typed. To select one of these words, highlight it and click once on the Choose button. You also have several other options defined by the buttons in the window.

5 When the spell-check is complete, a Paste Text" window will appear and give you two options of what to do with the spell-checked text in the "Destination Text Window"--either Paste or Exit.

(1) Click the Paste button... If you want to automatically paste the spell-checked text OVER the source text (the original document text), press the Paste button

OR

(2) Click the Exit button... If you want to paste the spell-checked text wherever you choose:

(a) Press the Exit button

(b) Place the cursor in the position where you want the spell-checked text to appear in your word processor (for example, beneath the original text as a new paragraph or in a completely new or different document)

(c) Click your cursor once beneath the original text or in a new or different document and simultaneously press the Shift + Ins (Insert) keys on you keyboard to paste the text at that point

CAUTION: If you use the Shift + Ins method to paste the spell-checked text, you should do so immediately to avoid losing it. If you do not paste the text immediately, the next use of Windows Clipboard by any Word Translator function or word processor or application copy function will overwrite the text and it will be lost. You can stop the Spell-Check at any time by clicking the Back button until the button changes to Exit. Then, click the Exit button to stop the Spell-Check. For additional information, click Spell-Check Highlighted Text.


(Interactive) "Standard" Document Translation

Tutorial Session 8: (Interactive) "Standard" Document Translation

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1 You may select "standard" Document Translation mode in the Setup Window or by clicking the blue "papers" icon on the Speed Bar.

2 If you select "standard" Document Translation in the Setup window, click once on the OK button to accept the choice and exit the Setup window.

3 Open your Windows word processor or application and open/load a document you want to translate.

4. Position the cursor in front of the first word in the document or in front of the first word of the section you want to translate.

5 Highlight (select) the part of the document you want to translate by clicking and holding the left mouse button while you drag the mouse over the region of text you wish to translate.

6 Press the (Control) Ctrl + Shift (the "default") hot key combination simultaneously to call-up Word Translator and start (Interactive) "Standard" Document Translation.

7 The Word Translator window will become maximized. The screen will be divided into three parts. The top third of the screen will be occupied by a list box which will give you a list of possible translations (or word/phrases that are "close" to the one that you wish to translate) surrounded by buttons. The second one-third of the window will display the Source Text (the original text) and the bottom one-third of the window will display the Destination Text (the translated text).

8 (Interactive) "Standard" Document Translation will start by first searching the current (selected) dictionary module to find words and phrases it recognizes because they are contained in the dictionary module.

9 If Word Translator does not recognize a word in your document after "scanning" a word, it will display a list of words and phrases in your dictionary module that most closely resemble the spelling of the word it does not recognize. You then have the option of selecting one of the buttons to:

Skip: ------- skip the word in your document/not translate it

Remove -- remove the word from your document

Add -------- add the new word as a new "base word/phrase" together with a translation or list of translations to the dictionary module

Choose -- select the newly entered translation as the translation for the word in your document

Delete ---- delete the word or phrase in the dictionary module

Change -- change a misspelled or misstyped "base word/phrase"

Back ------ return to the previous Word Translator window

Exit -------- exit or stop Document Translation

10 When Word Translator has completed scanning the entire document, a "Paste Translated Text" window will appear and give you two options of what to do with the translated text in the "Destination Text Window"-- either Paste or Exit.

(1) Click the Paste button... If you want to automatically paste the translated text OVER the source text (the original document text), press the Paste button

OR

(2) Click the Exit button... If you want to paste the translated text wherever you choose:

(a) Press the Exit button

(b) Place the cursor in the position where you want the translated text to appear in your word processor (for example, beneath the original text as a new paragraph or in a completely new or different document)

(c) Click your cursor once beneath the original text or in a new or different document and simultaneously press the Shift + Ins (Insert) keys on you keyboard to paste the translated text at that point

CAUTION: If you use this Shift + Ins method to paste the translated text, you should do so immediately to avoid losing the translated text. If you do not paste the translated text immediately, the next use of Windows Clipboard by any Word Translator function or word processor or application copy function will overwrite the translated text and it will be lost. You can stop the Document Translation process at any time by clicking the Back button until the button changes to Exit. Then, click the Exit button to stop your current Document Translation session.

For additional information, click Document Translation Modes and/or "Standard" Document Translation.


(Automatic) Quick Document Translation

Tutorial Session 9: (Automatic) Quick Document Translation

Perform and/or observe the following steps:

1. You may select Quick Document Translation mode in the Setup Window or by clicking the red "papers" icon on the Speed Bar.

2 If you select Quick Document Translation in the Setup window, select both Document Translation and the Quick option (immediately beneath Document Translation) and click once on the OK button to accept the choices and exit the Setup window.

3 Open your Windows word processor or application and load/open a document you wish to translate.

4 Position the cursor in front of the first word in the document or in front of the first word in the section of the document where you want to start translating.

5 Highlight (select) the part of the document you want to translate by clicking and holding the left mouse button while you drag the mouse over the region of text you wish to translate.

6 Press the (Control) Ctrl + Shift (the "default") hot key combination simultaneously to call-up Word Translator and start Quick Document Translation.

7 A dialog box will appear and display a "thermometer" gauge indicating a percentage of completion of the Quick Document Translation process.

8 You may stop the translation process at any time by clicking the Cancel button.

9 When Word Translator has completed scanning the entire document, a "Paste Translated Text" window will appear and give you two options of what to do with the translated text in the "Destination Text Window"-- either Paste or Exit.

(1) Click the Paste button... If you want to automatically paste the translated text OVER the source text (the original document text), press the Paste button

OR

(2) Click the Exit button... If you want to paste the translated text wherever you choose:

(a) Press the Exit button

(b) Place the cursor in the position where you want the translated text to appear in your word processor (for example, beneath the original text as a new paragraph or in a completely new or different document)

(c) Click your cursor once beneath the original text or in a new or different document and simultaneously press the Shift + Ins (Insert) keys on you keyboard to paste the translated text at that point

CAUTION: If you use this Shift + Ins method to paste the translated text, you should do so immediately to avoid losing the translated text. If you do not paste the translated text immediately, the next use of Windows Clipboard by any Word Translator function or word processor or application copy function will overwrite the translated text and it will be lost. You can stop the Document Translation process at any time by clicking the Back button until the button changes to Exit. Then, click the Exit button to stop your current Quick Document Translation session.

You can optimize the "Cancel Speed" to interact with your specific computer in the Operation Mode section of the Setup Window. For additional information about current Quick Document Translation, click Document Translation Modes and/or Quick Document Translation.


RAM or Random Access Memory is the memory installed in your system where your computer receives and processes the information it receives. It is not a permanent storage area because it is only active when your computer is on.


All languages are supplied with two "paired" or coupled dictionary modules. For example, for Spanish, there is a Spanish-English dictionary module (that contains Spanish "base words" and phrases with corresponding English translations) and an English-Spanish dictionary module (that contains English "base words" and phrases with corresponding Spanish translations). If, for example, you wanted to translate Spanish to English, you should select and use the Spanish-English module as the Current Dictionary. If you wanted to translate English to Spanish, you should select and use the English-Spanish module as the Current Dictionary. With any dictionary module, the first named language is the "source" language and the second named language is the "destination" language. So, a Spanish-English dictionary module only translates Spanish to English while an English-Spanish dictionary module only translates English to Spanish.


When the Speed Bar "drag strip" is GRAY, it indicates that the standard keyboard you normally use is enabled. When the "drag strip" is RED, it indicates that the accented character keyboard or the Cyrillic or East European keyboard (defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window and displayed in the Keyboard Layout window) is enabled. Because the Speed Bar is displayed in the ("default") far upper left-hand corner of your word processor or application (unless, in the Setup window, you choose not to display it), you will always have a quick indicator of which specific keyboard is enabled or active.


One Byte = one character

One Kilobyte = 1,024 Bytes

One Megabyte = 1,048,576 Bytes

One Megabyte = 1024 Kilobytes


Word Translator Icon


Word Translator Speed Bar


Word Translator Speed Bar


Keyboard Layout Icon


Hot keys are one or more keys on your keyboard that perform a certain function when pressed either individually or simultaneously.


The Speed Bar "drag strip." You can move the Speed Bar to another position on your screen by placing your mouse over this "drag strip," then, clicking and holding down on your left mouse button while you move the Speed Bar to another position. You will see a dotted outline of the Speed Bar as you move it. Additionally, as you press the default Ctrl Keyboard Hot Key -- to toggle between the standard keyboard and Word Translator's accented character keyboard or the keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window -- the "drag strip" will change color from GRAY (standard keyboard) to RED (alternate keyboard) or from RED (alternate keyboard) to GRAY (standard keyboard).


Enable or change to Word Translation operation mode. Word Translation mode is the "default," consequently, this button will always appear "pressed" or dark (enabled) whenever you first load and begin using Word Translator.


Enable or change to Spell-Checking As-You-Type operation mode. This button will appear "pressed" (enabled) whenever it is selected.


Enable or change to Spell-Check Highlighted Text operation mode. This button will appear "pressed" or dark (enabled) whenever it is selected.


Enable or change to Prediction & Spell-Checking operation mode. This button will appear "pressed" or dark (enabled) whenever it is selected.


Enable or change to "standard" (interactive) Document Translation operation mode. This button will appear "pressed" or dark (enabled) whenever it is selected.


Enable or change to (automatic) Quick Document Translation operation mode. This button will appear "pressed" or dark (enabled) whenever it is selected.


Open Word Translator's Setup window. This button will appear "pressed" or dark (enabled) whenever it is selected.


Open this Word Translator on-line manual. This button will appear "pressed" or dark (enabled) whenever it is selected.


Most of Word Translator's Operation Modes may be enabled or changed in the Setup window. These include Word Translation, Spell-Checking As-You-Type, Prediction & Spell-Checking, the two separate Document Translation modes and the Cancel Speed of Quick Document Translation. Spell-Check Highlighted Text can only be enabled/disabled on the Speed Bar.


When Word Translation mode is enabled (either in the Setup window or by clicking its icon on the Speed Bar), Word Translator will translate any individual word or phrase highlighted in your word processor or other Windows application after you call-up Word Translator by simultaneously pressing the hot key combination. Word Translation mode is the "default" mode, consequently, it will always be selected whenever you open the Setup window.


The Spell-Checking As-You-Type mode can be enabled either in the Setup window by or by clicking the its icon on the Speed Bar. The Spell-Check Highlighted Text mode can only be enabled by clicking its icon on the Speed Bar.


You can only enable/disable the spell-checking Beep inside the Setup window by checking/un-checking the Beep check box displayed beneath the Spell-Checking check box. To hear a beep when Beep is enabled (checked) you must have Spell-Checking and Beep selected. To hear a beep, you may need to install a "pc speaker" driver or other Windows sound device.


You can only enable/disable the Suggested Spelling option for Spell-Checking As-You-Type by checking/un-checking the Suggestions check box displayed beneath the Spell-Checking check box in the Setup window. With Spell-Checking and the Suggested Spelling option enabled, every time you press the space bar on your keyboard or type a punctuation symbol (after typing a word), Word Translator will accomplish a spell-check of the last complete word you typed. If a word you type is not already entered in the dictionary, is misspelled or contains a typo, the Suggested Spelling window will appear and display a list of "base words/phrases" from your dictionary module whose spelling most closely resembles the word you typed.


With Prediction & Spell-Checking enabled, Word Translator will predict and/or spell-check the word(s) and/or phrases you are typing after you have typed the predetermined number of characters in your word processor or application. After typing the predetermined number of characters, a page from the Current Dictionary will pop up with suggested words and phrases whose first x number of characters "match" the characters you typed. The "default" setting for Prediction is (5) five characters. You may change this setting by clicking your mouse inside the box, backspacing over the existing number and typing a new number.


You may enable "standard" (interactive) Document Translation mode by selecting only it in the Setup window or by clicking the appropriate icon on the Speed Bar -- blue "papers" for "standard" (interactive) Document Translation.


You may enable (automatic) Quick Document Translation mode by selecting both Document Translation and Quick in the Setup window or by clicking the appropriate icon on the Speed Bar -- red "papers" for (automatic) Quick Document Translation.


You may select one of five "Cancel" Speeds for Quick Document Translation in the Setup window. The "Cancel" Speed determines how quickly Word Translator responds to a Cancel command while Quick Document Translation is in progress. The five possible speeds range from "very slow" to "very fast. Always select a "Cancel" Speed opposite the relative speed of your computer.


Clicking the OK button is the only action that will save or enable the selections you have made either in the Setup window or in any of the subsidiary windows such as the Keyboard Layout Editor window used only by languages that use a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font.


Clicking the Cancel button will cancel (not save or enable) the selections you have made either in the Setup window or in any of the subsidiary windows such as the Keyboard Layout Editor window used only by languages that use a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font.


Clicking the Help button will open this Word Translator on-line manual.


If you use Word Translator with any of the specifically listed Windows word processing programs, you should select it in the Interact With section of the Setup window BEFORE you open your word processor and use it with Word Translator. If you use a word processor or application not listed, select Other in the Interact With section of the Setup window. Word for Windows is the "default" Interact With setting, consequently, whenever you open the Setup window, the Interact With setting will revert to the Word for Windows.


The Speed Bar is only visible after Word Translator is loaded into your computer's memory. If you check the Speed Bar Not Always On Top check box in the Setup window, the Speed Bar will not be displayed on top of your word processor or any other Windows application you open. It will, however, remain on top of the Program Manager window until you click the Program Manager window title bar. Clicking the title bar will cause the Speed Bar to disappear "behind" the Program Manager window.


Word Translator provides and uses a system of two "paired" dictionary modules that comprise any "combined" bilingual dictionary. The Bilingual Dictionary section displays various information about the selected Current Dictionary.


When you first open the Setup window, the Total Number of Entries box will display the TOTAL number of "base words" and phrases entered in the selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary). When you change from one of the "paired" dictionary modules to another, the Total Number of Entries box will change and display the TOTAL number of "base words" and phrases entered in BOTH of the "paired" or "coupled" dictionary modules


The # of Entries box displays the number of entries in the selected Current Dictionary (single dictionary module) and will include the number of entries you've added to the specific dictionary module. The # of Entries box ONLY displays the total number of "base word" and phrase entries contained in the chosen or currently selected dictionary module (Current Dictionary).


The Current Dictionary box displays the currently selected dictionary module (e.g. English-Spanish I, Spanish-English I, English-Russian III, Russian-English III, English-Brazilian Portuguese I, Brazilian Portuguese-English I, English-Danish II, Danish-English II, Serbian Cyrillic-English, English-Serbian Cyrillic, et cetera) that you will use for a particular Word Translator session.


To change from one dictionary module to another, click once on the Down Arrow ("scroll arrow"). This will display all dictionary modules installed on your system and available to Word Translator. Select the dictionary module you want to use by clicking once directly on the name of the dictionary. This will highlight the dictionary module you selected and close the box. Click the Setup window's OK button to both enable the newly selected dictionary module and close the Setup window. You may also change from one dictionary module to another in the main Word Translator window.


The Add Dictionary button is only of use to those who want to create a new, original dictionary. Clicking the Add Dictionary button displays an Add New Dictionary window containing the message: "Please enter the name of the new user dictionary" as well as a small box titled New Dictionary Name where you can enter the specific name of a new dictionary module you want to add to Word Translator. The OK button in this window will add the new dictionary module to Word Translator and allow you to initiate it (call it up). The Cancel button will cancel any entry you typed in the New Dictionary Name box.


This box displays the two named hot keys used by Word Translator. The Word Translator hot key combination calls-up Word Translator and the Setup hot key combination calls-up the Setup window. The


You can change or redefine either the Word Translator or Setup window hot key combinations by first displaying the name of the hot key. Clicking once on the Down Arrow ("scroll arrow") adjacent to Hot Key Name will display the names of the two hot keys. Select the hot key name you want to change by clicking once directly on the name. This will highlight the hot key name you selected and, then, close the Hot Key Name box.


Clicking on the Down Arrow ("scroll arrow") adjacent to the left or first hot key box will display all the alternate hot keys you may select as the first hot key. Select the hot key you want to change to by clicking once directly on the key. Doing this will highlight the hot key name you selected and, then, close the box.


Clicking on the Down Arrow ("scroll arrow") adjacent to the right or second hot key box will display all the alternate hot keys you may select as the second hot key. Select the hot key you want to change to by clicking once directly on the key. Doing this will highlight the hot key name you selected and, then, close the box.


You can change the one-key, Keyboard Hot Key to Control, Right Alt or None. This is the hot key used to toggle back and forth between typing English and accented characters OR between typing English and a language that uses a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font. All languages that use a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font require the Keyboard Hot Key to enable them to alternately access the keyboard layout containing the language's required characters. Languages not requiring a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font do not necessarily need the Keyboard Hot Key because all required accented characters can be produced using other methods such as the US-International Keyboard driver. If you do not need or use the Keyboard Hot Key for the language you are working with, it is best to completely disable it by selecting None.


The Selected Font box displays the font Word Translator uses internally to display words, phrases and translations. When you select a dictionary module, the best available font for the Current Dictionary is automatically selected for you. This font has no effect upon the font you yourself select in you word processor or application. It is ONLY used for Word Translator's internal displays.


Clicking the Choose Font button will display all available fonts installed and available on your system and allow you to select one from the listing. If you select another font, make sure it contains all the accented characters you require for the language you are working with and that you have selected a 12 point size. The name of the new font you select will appear in the Selected Font box after it has been selected.


This check box is automatically set for you when you choose a new dictionary module. For all practical purposes, you should never need to change the status of this check box unless you need to use an OEM-supplied font (an original equipment manufacturer-supplied font) that is, for example, supplied with a printer by the manufacturer.


For those languages using a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font, a Keyboard Layout Icon will appear beneath the Program Manager window (next to the Word Translator icon) and/or over your Windows word processor when the Show Keyboard Layout check box in the Setup window is checked. Double-clicking on the Keyboard Layout Icon will display a small picture of the "mapped" keyboard defined by the Keyboard Layout Editor window.


The function of each section and button in the Setup window is interactively displayed on the Setup window's Title Bar whenever you place your mouse over a button or section of the window. If you move your mouse very quickly over areas of the Setup window, the displayed message displayed on the Title Bar will change (flash) very quickly. This is not an error but, rather, only reflects the speed your mouse is moving.


This button is only functional for languages requiring and using a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font. Clicking this button will open the Keyboard Layout Editor window where the keyboard layout may be changed or "remapped" but only when a dictionary module requiring a Word Translator-supplied TrueType font is installed and selected as the Current Dictionary in either the Setup window or the main Word Translator window.


Clicking once on the scroll arrow to the immediate right of the Verb Form box will display (and allow you to scroll thorough and choose from) the following verbs forms:

Impersonal Infinitive

Personal Infinitive

Participle

Gerund

Present Indicative

Imperfect Indicative

Preterit Indicative

Pluperfect Indicative

Simple Future Indicative

Compound Future Indicative

Present Perfect Indicative

Present Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

Future Subjunctive

Present Perfect Subjunctive

Pluperfect Subjunctive

Future perfect Subjunctive

Simple Conditional

Compound Conditional

Affirmative Imperative

Negative Imperative


The uppermost box displays the regular (base) verb you chose to conjugate from the Choose Translation box before you clicked the Expand button -- for example, the regular verb falar = (to) speak.


The Choose Translation box displays all conjugations of the verb form you selected. You may scroll up and down the list


Clicking the Choose button will paste the selected (highlighted) conjugation displayed in the Choose Translation box to the document.


Clicking the Grammar button will open the Grammar Help file to the Definitions of Verb Forms topic. To open other topics in the Grammar Help file, click the Contents button.


Clicking the scroll arrow to the immediate right of the Verb Form box will open a window containing the names of the various verb forms and allow you to scroll through them and select the form you require by clicking directly on the name of the form.