Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide

The Dictionary Channel

The Dictionary channel (Figure 37) enables you to get definitions and synonyms for words and acronyms. Enter the word you want to learn about and let Sherlock look it up on Dictionary.com.

Figure 37. Sherlock’s Dictionary channel.

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To define a word

1.	Open the Dictionary channel (Figure 37).
2.	Enter the word or acronym you want to define in the Word to Define box.
3.	Click the magnifying glass button to look up the word.
4.	Wait while Sherlock looks up the word. After a moment, search results appear in the window (Figure 38): The Dictionary list displays words that either exactly match what you ...