Getting Started with Worldictionary
This user’s guide will put you on the path to use Worldictionary.



Introduction
Make your first search via real-time translation
Tap image to translate
Type in word to search
Bookmark words
History List
Settings





Introduction


Welcome to Worldictionary! Spend a few minutes going through this guide to learn how to use Worldictionary. We will introduce you to a number of useful Worldictionary functions, including real-time translation that will help you the meaning of words, wherever you are.

Notes:
1. Some features are not available on the free version. If you need more features, please upgrade to the paid version.
2. All of the translations in Worldictionary are done over the cloud, so your phone must be connected to the internet.



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Make your first search in real-time Translation


Worldictionary can recognize Traditional Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), Simplified Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), Japanese (Horizontal/Vertical), English, Korean, Germany, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, and Norwegian and leverage cloud translation technology to translate recognized words into 59 languages. Simply point your phone’s camera to words that you want to look up, Worldictionary will return the corresponding translation result within seconds.


Step 1. Upon opening Worldictionary, you will see a large magnifier glass with a crosshair in the center.

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Step 2. Aim the crosshair on the word you want to look up.
Note:
1) Tap the language bar Main to select the source and target languages. Source languages are on the left, and target languages are on the right. If you want to switch the language pair, simply tap help_switch". Tap the back button to close the language menu.
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2) Worldictionary can recognize horizontal and vertical text for Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
3) If the source languages are Traditional Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), Simplified Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), or Japanese (Horizontal/Vertical), please aim the crosshair on the initial character.
4) To get the best recognition quality, please hold your phone right above the text, keep the word in focus, and hold your phone steady.


Step 3. Worldictionary will show the recognized word and its translation result in the list on the right side. In addition to word by word translation, Worldictionary will also recognize phrases next to the crosshair and list the phrase's translation as the second item in the list.
Tip: Tap Main to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.

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Step 4. The lower right corner lists your searching history. Tap a word here to see more information about it.
Note: If the source languages are Traditional Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), Simplified Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), or Japanese (Horizontal/Vertical), this list will show other probable recognition candidates for you to choose. Scroll down and you can view previous searching history.

Step 5. Tap a word in this list and you can see more information about this word.
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There are more:
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to add this word into Bookmark.
    Note: The bookmark feature is only available on the paid version.
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to share this word with results with your friends via Email.
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
  • Choose to search from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia] to make a quick search for this word. A pinch and a tap lets you jump from one page to the next.
  • Press the search button on the phone and type in the word directly into the search field above to search. Please refer Type in word to search.



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Tap image to translate

Worldictionary is a great tool for looking up words, not just via real-time translation. You can take a picture of a paragraph from a printed screen, such as newspapers and road signs, or load a picture from your phone’s photo album. Worldictionary can recognize words or phrases in the image and show the translation result on the screen.


Step 1: Launch Worldictionary and you will see a large magnifier glass with a crosshair in the center.
Step 2. Aim the crosshair to the center of the paragraph, tap anywhere inside the magnifier glass to take a picture of this paragraph. You can also tap Main icon to load in an image directly from your phone’s photo album. Then you will see the image shown on the screen.
Note:
1) To get the best recognition quality, please hold your phone right above the text, keep the texts in focus, hold your phone steady, and take a picture.
2) Tap help_menu.png to rotate the image if necessary.
Step 3. Tap on a word in the image to check the translation of it. This will be highlighted and the corresponding translation result will be listed in the lower right list. In addition to word by word translation, Worldictionary will also recognize phrases next to the crosshair and list phrase's translation as the second item in the list.
Tip: Tap Main to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.

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Note:
1) Tap the language bar Main to select the source and target languages. If you want to switch the language pair, simply tap help_switch". Tap the back button to close the language menu.
2) If the source languages are Traditional Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), Simplified Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), or Japanese (Horizontal/Vertical), please tap on the initial of the word.

Step 4. Tap a word in this list and you can see more information about this word. If the source languages are Traditional Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), Simplified Chinese (Horizontal/Vertical), or Japanese (Horizontal/Vertical), this list will show other probable recognition candidates for you to choose from. Scroll down and you can view previous searching records.
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There are more:
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to add this word into Bookmark.
    Note: The bookmark feature is only available on the paid version.
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to share this word with results with your friends via Email.
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
  • Choose to search from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia] to make a quick search on this word. A pinch and a tap lets you jump from one page to the next.
  • Press the search button on the phone and type in the word directly into the search field above to search. Please refer Type in word to search.


Now that we’ve learned how to add images to Worldictionary, let’s take a look at how you can also type in to check the words.


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Type in words to search

While Worldictionary is immensely useful as an escort interpreter, it also acts as a traditional translation machine. This allows you to type words and get the meanings instantly.

Step 1. Tap the text icon on the upper-left corner of Worldictionary’s main screen to bring up the search field.
Step 2. Type a word into the search field and start to search this word.
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Step 3. You will get the translation result with the detailed information of this word.
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Step 4. You can also press the search button on the phone to type in words to search.


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Bookmark words

With Worldictionary bookmark function, saving favorite words to the bookmark list is quick and easy. Let’s look at an example:
Note: The bookmark feature is only available on the paid version.

Step 1. You can open Bookmark to view words you have bookmarked.
Step 2. Tap bookmark on the main screen to open the Bookmark list.
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Step 3. The words are listed alphabetically. Tap a word in this list and you can see more information about it.
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There are more:
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to share this word with results with your friends via Email.
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
  • Choose to search from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia] to make a quick search for this word. A pinch and a tap lets you jump from one page to the next.

Step 4. If you want to remove a word from Bookmark, please press the menu button on the phone and select [Edit]. Then uncheck the words that you want to remove and then tap [OK] to remove the word from the Bookmark list.
Step 5. Tap the back button to return to the previous screen.


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History List

All the words you have searched will be listed into History for you to view quickly. History can collect as many as 500 words. How to check your searching history? Let’s take a look.

Step 1. Tap Main on the main screen to go to History.
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Step 2. The words are listed by date. You can make keyword search by inputting keywords in the search field.

Step 3. Tap any word and you can see more information about this word, such as pronunciation, usage, and etc.
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There are more:
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to add this word into Bookmark.
    Note: The bookmark feature is only available on the paid version.
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to share this word with results with your friends via Email.
  • Press the menu button on the phone and select Main to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
  • Choose to search from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia] to make a quick search on this word. A pinch and a tap lets you jump from one page to the next.

Step 4. If you want to delete all words in the history list, please press the menu button on the phone and tap [Clear].
Step 5. The bookmark function is also available in History list (paid version only). To add the word in History into Bookmark list, simply please press the menu button on the phone and tap the bookmark icon Main and select the words and tap [OK].
Step 6. Press the back button on the phone to return to the previous screen.


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Settings

Tap the settings icon Main to set whether you want to save mages taken in Worldictionary to phone’s photo album, view the user’s guide, and know more about Worldictionary.
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1. Save image to photos: Switch this function on to save the image taken in Worldictionary in your phone’s photo album or vice versa.

2. About: Tap it to see the version of this app and more information about Worldictionary.

3. Help: Tap it to view the user’s guide.

4. Contact us: Tap it to write email to contact tech support for help.








2011/12/14