Dictionaries

"JC" <jessie_crump.DeleteThis@speedymail.org> wrote

> Would someone be kind enough as to
> tell me where to find and how to insert
> a more voluminous dictionary (I need English and
> French) into Word 2003 ?
> I've asked this question on the French group but
> they seem to be of the opinion that the Word dictionary
> already installed is enough, but it's not for my purpose
> as I translate between the two languages.

As a professional translator myself I can say that the Word-supplied
dictionaries can never be enough as they're intended for a completely
different (general) market.

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

Hi Bob,

No Encarta installed apparently; how do I get and install
these in English and French ?
Thanks for your time and help

Jess



"Bob Buckland ?" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> a écrit
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> Hi Jessie,
>
> Are you referring to the Word proofing tools speller or the Dictionary's
> available through the Research Pane services when connected
> online
> Select a word, Alt+click in the document to open the Research pane and in
> the Research Pane options check to see if the Encarta
> French and English dictionaries are set.
>
> ===========
> <<"JC" <jessie_crump RemoveThis @speedymail.org> wrote in message
> news:47ee0cb5$0$884$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
> Hello !
>
> Would someone be kind enough as to
> tell me where to find and how to insert
> a more voluminous dictionary (I need English and
> French) into Word 2003 ?
> I've asked this question on the French group but
> they seem to be of the opinion that the Word dictionary
> already installed is enough, but it's not for my purpose
> as I translate between the two languages.
>
> Thank you for your help,
>
> JC >>
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>

Hi JC,

If you open the Office Research pane, you will see "Research Options" at the
bottom. These options will enable you to activate a whole range of resources,
which include the Encarta monolingual dictionaries for English and for
French. It's a web service, so they will not be installed on your machine and
you need to be connected to the internet.

Once these are activated, you can right-click on a word and select "Look
up" to display the definitions (and examples...) from these monolingual
dictionaries. Alternatively, you can also use ALT-Click on a word to display
these dictionary entries (as well as the Office English-French,
French-English bilingual dictionaries, which, as Opinicus says, are certainly
too limited for professional translators).

I hope this helps,

Best wishes,

Thierry
Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]
Microsoft Natural Language Group



"JC" wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> No Encarta installed apparently; how do I get and install
> these in English and French ?
> Thanks for your time and help
>
> Jess
>
>
>
> "Bob Buckland ?" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> a écrit
> dans le message de news: %23uHvc2dkIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Jessie,
> >
> > Are you referring to the Word proofing tools speller or the Dictionary's
> > available through the Research Pane services when connected
> > online
> > Select a word, Alt+click in the document to open the Research pane and in
> > the Research Pane options check to see if the Encarta
> > French and English dictionaries are set.
> >
> > ===========
> > <<"JC" <jessie_crump.TakeThisOut@speedymail.org> wrote in message
> > news:47ee0cb5$0$884$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
> > Hello !
> >
> > Would someone be kind enough as to
> > tell me where to find and how to insert
> > a more voluminous dictionary (I need English and
> > French) into Word 2003 ?
> > I've asked this question on the French group but
> > they seem to be of the opinion that the Word dictionary
> > already installed is enough, but it's not for my purpose
> > as I translate between the two languages.
> >
> > Thank you for your help,
> >
> > JC >>
> > --
> >
> > Bob Buckland ?
> > MS Office System Products MVP
> >
> > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
> >
> >
>
>
>

"Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]" <thierryf_nospam.RemoveThis@microsoft.com_nospam> a écrit
dans le message de news:
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> Hi JC,
>
> If you open the Office Research pane, you will see "Research Options" at
> the
> bottom. These options will enable you to activate a whole range of
> resources,
> which include the Encarta monolingual dictionaries for English and for
> French. It's a web service, so they will not be installed on your machine
> and
> you need to be connected to the internet.
>
> Once these are activated, you can right-click on a word and select "Look
> up" to display the definitions (and examples...) from these monolingual
> dictionaries. Alternatively, you can also use ALT-Click on a word to
> display
> these dictionary entries (as well as the Office English-French,
> French-English bilingual dictionaries, which, as Opinicus says, are
> certainly
> too limited for professional translators).
>
> I hope this helps,
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Thierry
> Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]
> Microsoft Natural Language Group

Very good of you Thierry; I'll let you know what happens
thanks again.
Jesse

"Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]" <thierryf_nospam RemoveThis @microsoft.com_nospam> a écrit
dans le message de news:
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> Hi JC,
>
> If you open the Office Research pane, you will see "Research Options" at
> the
> bottom. These options will enable you to activate a whole range of
> resources,
> which include the Encarta monolingual dictionaries for English and for
> French. It's a web service, so they will not be installed on your machine
> and
> you need to be connected to the internet.

Hi again,
I don't seem to have 'research options' just task pane,
I'm on Word 2003; do I need to change versions ?

Thanks

Hi JC,

No, Office 2003 has all the features. Since you speak French, you can check
this post out and you'll see a screenshot with the "Research Options"
hyperlink at the bottom of the Research pane (under Get Services on Office
Marketplace)

http://blogs.msdn.com/correcteurorthographiqueoffice/archive/2006/05/0...ict-e-d

It's under the definition of "cacochyme" in the Encarta dictionary: French.
That's where you can activate this resource (as well as the other
dictionaries you might need).

Does it help?

Thierry [MSFT]


"JC" wrote:

>
> "Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]" <thierryf_nospam RemoveThis @microsoft.com_nospam> a écrit
> dans le message de news:
> D2C5240F-07D4-4CA2-BA9D-E304607409B0 RemoveThis @microsoft.com...
> > Hi JC,
> >
> > If you open the Office Research pane, you will see "Research Options" at
> > the
> > bottom. These options will enable you to activate a whole range of
> > resources,
> > which include the Encarta monolingual dictionaries for English and for
> > French. It's a web service, so they will not be installed on your machine
> > and
> > you need to be connected to the internet.
>
> Hi again,
> I don't seem to have 'research options' just task pane,
> I'm on Word 2003; do I need to change versions ?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>