Looking up words on the web just got easier with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Lookup Button!
Add this helpful tool to the toolbar of your internet browser. Then, highlight any word in a Web page, click the button, and a dictionary entry of the word will appear. It's free and easy to install. Just follow the instructions below.
Adding the Dictionary Lookup Button to Internet Explorer, 4.x or higher
- Make sure that the Links toolbar is visible. (Right click on toolbar and make sure that 'Links' is checked.)
- Drag this Dictionary link onto the Links toolbar. A dictionary button should appear on the Links toolbar with a Microsoft Internet Explorer icon.
(As you drag the link, you will see a circle with a line through it until you reach a point on the toolbar that is next to an already existing button. When you see a thick black vertical line where you want the button to go, you can drop the link.)
- To replace the Microsoft Internet Explorer default icon with a Merriam-Webster icon (optional), follow these steps:
- Right click on the Merriam-Webster logo below. Select 'Save Target As ...' and save the Merriam-Webster icon file as MW.ico on your hard drive. (Be sure to change the
file extension from .html to .ico if necessary and remember where you saved it.)
- Right click on the new Dictionary button you just added to the Links toolbar and select 'Properties.'
- From the 'Properties' dialog box select 'Internet Shortcut' and
'Change Icon.'
- Find and select the icon image file (MW.ico) that you just saved to your hard-drive.
Click 'Browse' to find the file on your computer.
- Click 'OK,' then click 'Apply' and 'OK' to replace the
icon. (If a dialog box tells you "The protocol 'javascript' does not have a
registered program" and asks "Do you want to keep this target anyway?"
choose 'Yes.')
You can now view the definition of a word by highlighting it and clicking on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Lookup Button in the Internet Explorer Links toolbar. If you click on the button without selecting a word, a dialog box will prompt you to select a word.
The Dictionary Lookup Button may not operate properly when used with pages that include
frames or other dynamic features.
Removing the button from Internet Explorer
- Place your cursor over the button and right click.
- Select "Delete."
- Select "Yes."
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Adding the Dictionary Lookup Button to Netscape Communicator, 4.x, 6.1 or higher
- Make sure that the Personal Toolbar is visible. (Click on the 'View' menu item and select 'Show Personal Toolbar' if it is not visible.
- Drag this Dictionary
link onto the Personal Toolbar. A dictionary button should appear on the Personal Toolbar
with a Netscape icon. (As you drag the link, you will see a circle with a line
through it until you reach the toolbar.)
You can now view the definition of a word by highlighting it and clicking on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Lookup Button in the Netscape Communicator Links toolbar. If double-clicking does not work, try swiping the word to highlight it. If you click on the button without selecting a word, a dialog box will prompt you to select a word.
The Dictionary Lookup Button may not operate properly when used with pages that include
frames or other dynamic features.
Removing the button from Netscape
- Click on the "Bookmarks" button on your toolbar and select "Edit Bookmarks...."
- Locate the "Personal Toolbar Folder" and select the item in that folder called "Dictionary" (or whatever you named the button).
- Right click on your selection and select "Delete."
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Lookup Button is based on the bookmarklet technology described at www.bookmarklets.com. |