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 DictionaryToGo product manual

Release version: DictionaryToGo v1.3
Release date: August 15, 2002

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Product features

An innovative and incredible electronic dictionary. Targeted to users who are 'on-the-go'. Features an enormous maximum of 150,000 English headwords. Extremely intuitive and easy-to-use, and features one-tap easy access to most functions.

DictionaryToGo features:

  • Database of more than 150,000 English headwords and sample sentences
  • Optimized for fast searching, highly compressed dictionary database
  • Intuitive search process allows for fastest definition lookup
  • Extremely user-friendly interface, features one-tap easy access to most functions
  • Features saving definitions to bookmarks
  • Features history of last 10 words accessed
  • Direct lookup for a definition of a word, within a definition of another word
  • Copy selected word or entire definition to clipboard
  • Supports Clipboard function
  • Supports color handheld devices
  • Supports expansion cards:
    • Sony Memory stick
    • SD memory card
    • CF memory card
    • Other VFS compatible device

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System Requirements

To install and run DictionaryToGo on your handheld device, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

  • Desktop PC -- Pentium class, 32MB of RAM, Palm Desktop Software
  • PalmOS device -- PalmOS 3.5, 3.2MB* of storage RAM, 190KB of dynamic RAM

*Memory size requirement depends on the dictionary version installed. The shown memory size requirement is based on the medium version of the dictionary.

If installing DictionaryToGo and it's dictionaries in an expansion card, you will need an additional 512KB of free RAM in your handheld's internal memory.

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Installation Instructions

To install DictionaryToGo, please follow these instructions:

  • Step 1. If you haven't done it, download DictionaryToGo. Click here to go to the download page.
  • Step 2. Extract the files from the zipped archive. Use an extraction utility software to obtain the files, such as WinZip on Windows or StuffIt Expander on Mac.
  • Step 3. Double click the files pdtg.prc and pdtg.pdb to install them to your Palm device. Note that if you had downloaded a different size version of DictionaryToGo, install the pdtg_small.pdb for small version or pdtg_large.pdb for large version, instead of the pdtg.pdb mentioned above.
  • Step 4. Use the HotSync button to being transfering the files.
  • Step 5. Launch the application from the Palm Application Launcher.

You can install both DictionaryToGo and it's dictionaries in an expansion card. If you are using the Palm install tool, during installation specify the desctination as the expansion card.

If you are not using the Palm install tool, you need to place DictionaryToGo (pdtg.prc) in the directory, "/PALM/Launcher", to launch it from Palm's Application Launcher. The dictionary (pdtg.pdb or pdtg_small.pdb or pdtg_large.pdb) can be placed in the following directories: "/", "/PALM", "/PALM/Launcher".

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Product help

DictionaryToGo includes a quick help system within the application.

Access the DictionaryToGo help system at the bottom toolbar   Quick access to instructions on how to use DictionaryToGo  

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Registration Instructions

The shareware version of DictionaryToGo allows you to query up to 40 definitions. After that you need register the product to continue using. To register, you need to purchase a license key. When purchasing a license key we need to know your device's HotSync name or HotSync ID. Click here to know more about HotSync name. The license key is based on your HotSync name.

The following are the benefits of registering your copy of DictionaryToGo. Free future minor updates, discounted purchases on major upgrades, and first priority customer support.

Click the button below to purchase a license key.

Buy DictionaryToGo at $15

After purchase, please allow up to 48 hours to receive your license key. After you had received your license key, please follow these steps to enter the license key in your installation.

  1. Launch DictionaryToGo in your handheld.
  2. Tap the Menu button and select the "Options" menu, then select the "Register" menu.
  3. Please verify your Hotsync name.
  4. Enter your license key.
  5. Tap "OK" button.

That's all. You can now use DictionaryToGo without limitations.

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Main functionalities



Search View

You can view the list of words in the search view, and access word definitions by clicking on the word list. You can scroll through the list with the scroll buttons or use the page-up and page-down hard keys on your handheld*.

Enter word to be defined in the Search box (using Graffiti, the on-screen keyboard, paste from clipboard, or portable keyboard). The list of words on the left side will scroll to the nearest word match as you type. Tap a word in the list to get the definition (see results page). Use the Up/Down buttons of your handheld to manually scroll up and down the list page by page.

Bookmark and History features are accessible from the bottom toolbar.

*On PalmOS compatible devices only.



Definition View

You can view the definition in an organized and very intuitive way. You can also view multiple definitions per word in the same interface by simply scrolling up or down.

Lookup
Highlight a word in the results page by tapping it. Tap the Lookup (spyglass) icon to see the definition of the highlighted word.

Copy
Tap the Copy icon to copy to the handheld's clipboard either a highlighted word (see above) or the entire definition in the results page. Select <Copy highlighted word> to copy a highlighted word in the results page. Select <Copy definition> to copy entire definition in the results page.

Left/Right
Move to the previous/next word by tapping the Left/Right arrows. You can also use the Up/Down buttons of your handheld to scroll down the results page and/or move to the previous/next word.

CLOSE
To perform another search, tap the Close icon to close the results page and go back to the search page.

Bookmarks Feature

Bookmarks can be accessed from the bottom toolbar. A click on the button pops up a list of previously marked words. A click on the word will jump directly to its definition. Bookmark entries are remembered in between sessions and device resets.

Click on the '<Mark this>' or '<Unmark this>' to mark or unmark the current word, respectively.

History Feature

The history feature can be accessed from the bottom toolbar and remembers the last ten (10) words viewed.

Tap the History (footprints) icon to see a list of the most recently accessed words during the current session. Closing the dictionary or turning handheld off will automatically erase all entries. Select <Clear all> to manually remove all entries.

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Customer support

To contact us and for support on this application, please point your browser to: http://www.learningtogo.com/support.php.

Or you can e-mail us directly at: support@learningtogo.com

For frequently asked questions, click here.

Please read our terms of use for this application. By using this application you agree to be bound by its terms. Click here to view the text.

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