Contents

Introduction

How to run the program

How to open the main dictionary window

Main window and toolbar

Viewing and listening / AudioPad

Quick search and cross referencing

Entering accented and Russian letters

Copying text from the dictionary

Pasting text into the dictionary

Text dragging-and-dropping / Trap

Using the TextPad

Using the MemoPad

Changing the position and size of the dictionary window

Saving and restoring view parameters

Changing the Dictionary properties and sound settings

Minimizing, closing and exit

Shooting Gallery and Crosswords


Introduction

Intense Language Office dictionaries include electronic versions of monolingual (explanatory) and bilingual Collins dictionaries as well as unique learning exercises “Shooting gallery and Crosswords” to improve your vocabulary. The electronic versions of the dictionaries have the same content as their paper counterparts, but are much more convenient to use. All short forms and abbreviations used in the dictionary are explained in full in the pop-up prompts when the cursor is positioned on them. The dictionaries are fully cross-referenced, i.e. by clicking on any word in the translation section you can see the definition or back translation of this word and then easily revert to the original translation section. In addition our “Talking” dictionaries have all the headwords pronounced by professional native speakers. Thanks to this feature you can not only listen to the correct pronunciation of each word but also practise and perfect your own pronunciation with the help of the AudioPad.

The dictionaries can be used for the translation of individual words or of texts of any size. The program enables you to copy data via the Clipboard as well as by the drag-and-drop method. Additional facilities are provided by the MemoPad, in which you can enter any word from the dictionaries and use it as a bookmark to quickly switch to a required word. Also any chosen set of words can be transferred to the shooting gallery directly from the dictionary in order to practise the spelling or it can be saved as a separate file for further use in the dictionary or shooting gallery.


How to run the program

Automatic

If you select the automatic run option when setting up the program, the dictionary will be activated every time Windows™ is started. In this case the main dictionary window will not open but appear in a system tray (in the bottom right hand corner of the task bar) as a small icon with the letter “A”. You can switch the automatic run option on and off in the Dictionary Properties.

Manual

If the automatic run mode is switched off click on “Start”, open the “Programs” section and select “Collins dictionaries” in the “Intense Language Office” group. The About screen will appear, then the dictionary icon will appear in the system tray and the main dictionary window will open.

About screen

The About screen can be opened at any time by right clicking on the dictionary icon on the task bar and choosing “About”. The screen shows the name of the product, the version number, the user’s registration number, producers’ details and copyrights notices.

The dictionary icon:

See Changing the Dictionary properties


How to open the main dictionary window

Default dictionary

If you have more than one dictionary installed, one of them will be treated as a default dictionary. This means that this dictionary will open automatically when no other dictionary is open and no specific dictionary has been selected. The default dictionary can be set up in the Dictionary Properties.

Opening the window

You can open the main dictionary window by clicking on the dictionary icon or by right clicking and choosing a particular dictionary in the “Open” section. Within Dictionary Properties it is also possible to set up any key combination to open the dictionary window quickly from the keyboard.

Opening the window with text from the clipboard

If the Clipboard contains text data, the main dictionary window may be opened by double-clicking on the dictionary icon or by right clicking and choosing a particular dictionary in the “Paste text to” section. If the text contains only one word it will be placed in the quick search field. If the text contains more than one word all the words will be placed in a special text window (the TextPad) which opens automatically. It is also possible to set up any key combination in the Dictionary Properties to open the window with text from the Clipboard and use it to open the dictionary window quickly from the keyboard.

Drag-and-drop text into the Trap

The main dictionary window can be opened by dragging-and-dropping any text into the Dictionary Trap from the application supporting this operation. If the text contains only one word it will be placed in the quick search field. If the text contains more than one word all the words will be placed in the TextPad, which opens automatically.

See Changing the Dictionary properties
See Text dragging-and-dropping


Main window and toolbar

Main window

The standard dictionary window contains:

– window title with system buttons;
– dictionary area with tabs and scroll bar;
– toolbar and help button;
– quick search field;

The illustration above applies to the French-English dictionary. All the other dictionaries look similar, the only difference being in the number of tabs in the monolingual and bilingual dictionaries.

Toolbar

Use the various dictionary functions by clicking the appropriate button on the toolbar, or use the following key combinations:

	Help – F1
	Condensed view – Ctrl+K
	Copy text – Ctrl+C / Ctrl+Insert
	Paste text – Ctrl+V / Shift+Insert
	TextPad – Ctrl+T
	Backward – Ctrl+B
	Forward – Ctrl+F
	MemoPad – Ctrl+M
	New MemoPad – Ctrl+N
	Clear MemoPad – Ctrl+E
	Open MemoPad – Ctrl+O
	Save MemoPad – Ctrl+S
	Go to the shooting gallery – Ctrl+G
	Open new dictionary – Ctrl+L
	Always on top – Ctrl+P
	Change size of internal areas
Switching dictionaries and opening a new window

If you have more than one dictionary installed you can quickly switch the main window from one dictionary to another by right clicking on the tabs area (or pressing Ctrl+Tab) and choosing a particular dictionary from the list shown. To open a new window for any dictionary click the button “Open new dictionary” on the toolbar or press Ctrl+L, then choose a particular dictionary from the list shown.


Viewing and listening / AudioPad

Each language section of the dictionary has its own tab. By clicking on the tab you will see the headwords and texts of the dictionary entries. All short forms and abbreviations in the entries are explained in the pop-up prompts when the cursor is placed on them. If you work with the small main window you may need a “condensed” viewing mode. This mode displays only the translations or definitions part of each entry, without additional comments or examples of use.

In addition our “Talking” dictionaries have all the headwords pronounced by professional native speakers. Thanks to this feature you can not only listen to the correct pronunciation of each word but also practise and perfect your own pronunciation with the help of the AudioPad. You can open the Help reference for the AudioPad by pressing the F1 key after opening the AudioPad.

Keyboard control

Switch dictionary language section – Tab

Condensed mode on/off – Ctrl+K

One line up/down – Up/Down

One word up/down – Ctrl + Up/Down

One page up/down – PageUp/PageDown

To beginning/end of dictionary – Ctrl + PageUp/PageDown

Scroll long headword – Ctrl + Left/Right

To beginning/end of long headword – Ctrl + Home/End

* Listen to particular pronunciation – Ctrl + 1 / 2 / ... / 9

* Call AudioPad to particular pronunciation – Ctrl + Shift + 1 / 2 / ... / 9

* - Applicable to “Talking” dictionaries only

Mouse control

Switch dictionary language section – click on the dictionary tab

Condensed mode on/off – click on “Condensed view” button

One line up/down – click on arrows on the scroll bar or rotate the special mouse wheel

One word up/down – Ctrl + click on arrows on the scroll bar or rotate the special mouse wheel

One page up/down – Shift + click on arrows on the scroll bar or rotate the special mouse wheel

To the beginning/end of dictionary – Alt + click on arrows on the scroll bar or rotate the special mouse wheel

Scroll long headword – click on arrows at the end of the headline

To beginning/end of long headword – Ctrl + click on arrows at the end of the headline

* Listen to particular pronunciation – click on speaker button

* Call AudioPad to particular pronunciation – right click on speaker button

* - Applicable to “Talking” dictionaries only


Quick search and cross referencing

Quick search

To find a particular word choose the appropriate section of the dictionary and start typing the word in the quick search field. As each new letter is entered the program automatically looks for the first most likely word and this will appear in the dictionary area. This allows you to find the required word quickly from the first few letters without having to enter the whole word. If you typed the word in the wrong part of the dictionary by mistake you can quickly get into the right part of the dictionary keeping the word already typed in the quick search field. To do this press Shift+Tab keyboard shortcut or click on the tab of the right part of the dictionary holding down the Shift key.

Keyboard control

Moving within the edit field – Left/Right/Home/End

Delete symbol before the cursor – Backspace

Delete symbol after the cursor – Delete

Start entering new word – Enter

Undo – Ctrl+Z / Alt+Backspace

Redo – Ctrl+Shift+Z

Cross referencing

You can look up the definition of any word in the dictionary entry by right clicking on the word. The program automatically chooses the required dictionary section and shows the selected word (or the word most similar to it). At the same time the word itself is placed in the quick search field enabling you to edit the word to search for its different forms. In addition the program remembers the word you selected before and places it in the cross referencing transfers list. You can move backwards and forwards easily within the cross referencing transfers list to view any words previously selected.

Keyboard control

Move to previous position in the transfers list – Ctrl+B

Move to next position in the transfers list – Ctrl+F

Mouse control

Move to word definition – right click on the word

Move to previous position in the transfers list – click on “Backward” button

Move to next position in the transfers list – click on “Forward” button


Entering accented and Russian letters

Use of the system keyboard layouts

You can choose the appropriate keyboard layout in the Dictionary properties and set it for each section of the dictionary. In this case selecting a particular section of the dictionary will automatically activate the corresponding system keyboard layout. If you have set the system keyboard layout for each section of a bilingual dictionary, you can activate the required section of the dictionary by switching to the required keyboard layout. This can be done either with the help of a system key or by the system indicator on the taskbar.

Using the universal entering of European accented letters

This feature enables you to enter accented letters with any activated system keyboard layout which uses the Roman alphabet. The universal entering device works as follows: first you enter a plain Roman letter and then modify it to the required accented letter. For example to enter the letter “ç” first type the letter “c” and then press Alt+S. See below for a list of all European accented letters and the corresponding plain letters with modifiers.

à / è / ì / ò / ù = a / e / i / o / u, Alt+G

á / é / í / ó / ú / ý = a / e / i / o / u / y, Alt+A

â / ê / î / ô / û = a / e / i / o / u, Alt+C

ä / ë / ï / ö / ü / ÿ = a / e / i / o / u / y, Alt+U

ã / ñ / õ = a / n / o, Alt+T

ç / ø / ß = c / o / s, Alt+S

æ / œ = a / o, Alt+E

å = a, Alt+O

š = s, Alt+V

Please note that you can modify not only a plain Roman letter but any accented letter created from it. To do this position the cursor after the accented letter and press the desired modifier. To transform the accented letter back to the plain letter position the cursor after the accented letter and press Alt+Del.

Using the emulation of Russian keyboard

Some Microsoft Windows versions do not allow the installation of the Russian keyboard layout. In this case you can use the Russian keyboard emulation mode which translates the entered symbols according to the following table showing the key location on the keyboard:

Please note that this table uses the location of English letters and symbols which corresponds to the United States (US) keyboard layout. If your system does not have the US keyboard layout the location of the Russian letters may vary from the one above because of the different location of the English letters and symbols in the active keyboard layout. If you want the location of the Russian letters on the keyboard to exactly correspond to the above table you need to add the US keyboard layout which is available in all Windows versions. You do not have to activate the US keyboard layout to enter the Russian letters, all you need is to have it in the system.

See Changing the Dictionary properties


Copying text from the dictionary

You can copy a stretch of text from the dictionary entry to any other program using the clipboard. Before copying, mark the required headword or piece of text in the dictionary entry. To mark a piece of text click on the first word required and, holding the mouse button down, move the cursor to the last word required and release the button (or click on the first and then on the last words in turn). It is possible to mark a piece of text by lines in the same way, clicking on the left indent opposite the text area of the dictionary entry. Then copy the marked piece of text to the clipboard, move to another program, and insert the stored text in the required place, using that program’s paste function.

Keyboard control

Mark headword of the dictionary entry – Ctrl+H

Mark whole text of the dictionary entry – Ctrl+A

Copy to clipboard – Ctrl+C / Ctrl+Insert

Clear marking – Ctrl+U

Mouse control

Mark whole text of the dictionary entry – double click on the left indent

Copy to clipboard – click on the “Copy text” button

Clear marking – click anywhere in the marked piece of text


Pasting text into the dictionary

Using the clipboard you can paste a piece of text from any other program into the dictionary to find the translations or definitions of all the words in the text. Before pasting you should mark the required text and copy it into the clipboard using that program’s copy function. Then paste the text into the dictionary using one of the following methods:

–	activate the main dictionary window and press the combination Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert;

–	click on the “Paste text” button on the toolbar;

–	double-click on the dictionary icon in the system tray. (In this case the text will be pasted into the open window of the dictionary last used. If there are no open dictionaries the text will be pasted into the “default” dictionary.)

–	right click on the dictionary icon in the system tray and choose a particular dictionary in “Paste text to” item;

–	press the “hot key” to open the required dictionary with text from the clipboard. (This is the quickest and most convenient way, but it requires that you have already used the Dictionary Properties to set up a special combination of keys);

If the text has only one word, it will be placed in the quick search field. If the text has more than one word, all the words will be placed in the TextPad, which opens automatically.

See Using the TextPad
See Changing the Dictionary properties


Text dragging-and-dropping / Trap

Dragging-and-dropping text from the dictionary

The marked piece of text can be copied by a drag-and-drop operation into any application which has this facility. To do this place the cursor on the marked piece of text, hold down the left mouse button, move the cursor to the desired position in the other program and release the button. It is best to use “Always on top” mode while operating drag-and-drop, in which the main dictionary window is always on the screen and is not covered by other programs. “Always on top” mode can be switched on by clicking the button with this name in the dictionary toolbar or by pressing Ctrl+P.

Dragging-and-dropping text into the dictionary

It is possible to drag-and-drop text from other programs into the dictionary to find translations of all the words in the text. When the dictionary is in Always on top mode the best way is to drag-and-drop the selected text directly into the quick search field. If the text has only one word, it will be placed into the quick search field. If the text contains more than one word, all the words will be placed into the TextPad, which opens automatically.

Using the Trap

To economise on screen space use the Trap instead of “Always on top” mode. To open and close the Trap right click on the dictionary icon and choose the Trap item in the pop up menu. (It is also possible to set up a combination of keys in the Dictionary Properties to manage the Trap and use these keys to open and hide it quickly from the keyboard.) A small square window containing the dictionary icon will appear on the screen. This window always remains on top of all the other windows. The Trap can be moved to any place on the screen by pressing and holding down the left mouse button and dragging the Trap into the required position. By right clicking on the Trap window you can open the menu which will help you to change the size of the window or close the Trap. If you drag-and-drop the text using the left mouse button the text will always go to the open window of the dictionary last used. If there are no open dictionaries the text will be pasted into the “default” dictionary. If you drag-and-drop the text into the Trap using the right mouse button you must choose the required dictionary from the menu which pops up when the mouse button is released.

Trap:		Small icon:

See Using the TextPad
See Changing the Dictionary properties


Using the TextPad

If text containing more than one word is being copied or dragged-and-dropped into the dictionary, it is placed into a special area in the lower part of the main window (the TextPad) which opens automatically:

The TextPad has its own toolbar with buttons and corresponding key combinations:

	Wrap mode – Alt+Space
	Previous word – Alt+Left
	Next word – Alt+Right
	Previous line – Alt+Up
	Next line – Alt+Down
	Previous page – Alt+PageUp
	Next page – Alt+PageDown
	First word – Alt+Home
	Last word – Alt+End
To move within the text, use the scroll bar and choose the required word by clicking on it or by pressing a key. The selected word is placed in the quick search field which enables you to edit the word and search for its different forms. In the bilingual dictionaries you can search for the word in either section of the dictionary, which is especially useful when you have texts containing different languages.

You can also set or unset the Wrap mode which automatically cuts long lines which do not fit into the TextPad and places them on the next line. Set the Wrap Mode on or off by default in the Dictionary Properties.

Keyboard control

Move within text – Alt + arrows/PageUp/PageDown/Home/End

Search for word in the other section of the dictionary – Alt+Enter

Wrap mode on/off – Alt+Spacebar

Show/hide TextPad – Ctrl+T

Mouse control

Move within text – click on the required word or click on the TextPad toolbar buttons

Search for word in the other section of the dictionary – right click on the required word

Wrap mode on/off – click on “Wrap mode” button on the TextPad toolbar

Show/hide TextPad – click on the TextPad button on the dictionary toolbar

See Changing the Dictionary properties


Using the MemoPad

The headword of any entry can be stored in the MemoPad – a special area in the right-hand part of the main window which opens automatically:

The MemoPad can be used as a set of bookmarks to move quickly to a required word. It is useful for storing new words or words which are difficult to remember and it will save you time, avoiding the need to search repeatedly for the same words. When you select a word from the MemoPad, you will immediately see the dictionary entry for the word. For those studying a foreign language it is very useful to transfer this MemoPad to the Shooting Gallery in order to memorise the required words and practise spelling them.

With the help of the menu above the MemoPad you can either view all the words in the MemoPad or only the words of a particular language. The list of words in the MemoPad can be copied into the Clipboard and pasted into any document for printing or making a report. The MemoPad can be saved under any name for future use in the dictionary or Shooting Gallery. If you double-click on the saved MemoPad file in the Explorer window the MemoPad will automatically open in the corresponding dictionary window.

Keyboard control

Show/hide MemoPad – Ctrl+M

Add current word to MemoPad – Ctrl+I

Move on words in MemoPad – Shift + Up/Down/PageUp/PageDown

Go to the first word – Ctrl+Shift+PageUp

Go to the last word – Ctrl+Shift+PageDown

Choose the language of the words in the MemoPad – Ctrl+Shift+Up / Ctrl+Shift+Down

Copy the MemoPad into the Clipboard – Ctrl+Shift+C

Delete selected word from MemoPad – Ctrl+D

Create new MemoPad – Ctrl+N

Clear MemoPad – Ctrl+E

Open MemoPad – Ctrl+O

Add words from another MemoPad – Ctrl+Shift+O

Save MemoPad – Ctrl+S

Save MemoPad under different name – Ctrl+Shift+S

Send MemoPad to the Shooting Gallery – Ctrl+G

Mouse control

Show/hide MemoPad – click the MemoPad button

Add current word to MemoPad – right click on the selected headword

Move on words in MemoPad – left click on the required word

Copy the MemoPad into the Clipboard – Shift + click the “Copy text” button

Delete word from MemoPad – right click on the word to delete

Create new MemoPad – click the “New MemoPad” button

Clear MemoPad – click the “Clear MemoPad” button

Open MemoPad – click the “Open MemoPad” button

Add words from another MemoPad – Shift + click the “Open MemoPad” button

Save MemoPad – click the “Save MemoPad” button

Save MemoPad under different name – Shift + click the “Save MemoPad” button

Send MemoPad to the Shooting Gallery – click the “Shooting Gallery” button


Changing the position and size of the dictionary window

You can change the position of the dictionary window on the screen by pressing and holding down the left mouse button on the window title and dragging the dictionary into the place you need. To change the size of the main window click on its border and drag it to the required position. To maximize or restore the original size of the window use maximize and restore system buttons or press Ctrl+W. To reduce the dictionary window to the smallest possible size press Ctrl+X. To change the size of the internal areas (dictionary, MemoPad or TextPad) click on the “Change size of internal areas” button and move the point where the borders cross to the required position.


Saving and restoring view parameters

Automatic mode

The program allows the opening of any number of windows with different dictionaries as well as with one and the same dictionary. Each window saves its view parameters (position and size of the window, “Always on top” and “Condensed view” modes) if it is closed with the dictionary with which it was originally opened. When you open the same window next time all its view parameters will be restored automatically.

View configurations

When you use the dictionary and work with other programs you may need to often change the view parameters depending on the program you are currently working with. To save time you may use up to 11 view configurations set and named by yourself, each of them having its own set of parameters. After saving a configuration you can apply its view parameters to any dictionary window by pressing only one key.

Keyboard control

Save configuration – Ctrl + F2/F3/.../F12

Restore configuration – F2/F3/.../F12

Delete configuration – Shift + F2/F3/.../F12

Mouse control

Save configuration
- right click on the dictionary window title
- choose “Save configuration” in the pop up menu
- choose configuration key in the pop up list

Restore configuration
- right click on the dictionary window title
- choose “Restore configuration” in the pop up menu
- choose configuration name in the pop up list

Delete configuration
- right click on the dictionary window title
- choose “Delete configuration” in the pop up menu
- choose configuration name in the pop up list


Changing the Dictionary properties and sound settings

The dialog window with the Dictionary properties can be opened at any time by right clicking on the dictionary icon and choosing Properties.

This dialog includes the following pages: General, Administration and pages with the properties of all the dictionaries installed on the system.

General properties

Interface language – selection of the interface language for the program (menus, pop up prompts etc.)

Default dictionary – selection of the “default” dictionary for opening the window and pasting text

Hot key to show/hide trap – the key combination to manage the Trap

Run dictionary automatically with Windows start – automatic run mode on/off

Anonymous login to the Shooting gallery – accessing the Shooting gallery without entering a name and password (this mode does not save the results of the exercise)

Replace polygraphic symbols when copying – change dashes and inverted commas into standard symbols when copying from the dictionary

Wrap mode in TextPad as default – wrap mode for long lines in the TextPad on/off

Use system background color – use system default background color for the background of the dictionary and crosswords instead of the grey color

Troubleshooting – open the window with additional settings for solving possible problems

Automatic run delay – set the duration in seconds to delay the automatic running of the dictionary on system startup to solve possible problems which may appear when too many programs are running automatically

Administration

Registration – enter the registration number and serial code provided by the program developer

Set password – set up the administrator’s password to protect sound data from unauthorised changes in location and access to additional facilities for managing a group of students

* Sound data folder – a folder to keep sound data (files not being stored in this folder will be read from the CD-ROM of the corresponding dictionary)

* Browse – locate the folder storing the sound data

* Add all – copy all sound data from the CD-ROM to the selected folder

* Remove all – delete all sound data from the selected folder

* Reset all – cancel all changes in the location of the sound data

* Apply – make all changes in the location of the sound data (copy or delete)

* - Applicable to “Talking” dictionaries only

WARNING! To access the Administration page in Windows NT4/2000/XP you must have administrator privileges. If the administrator’s password has already been entered, you will need to enter the password to access this page. If you forget the password, use the serial code to access the page and change the password. If you have lost or forgotten the serial code, apply to the developer’s technical support service.

Dictionary properties

Hot key to open dictionary – key combination to open the dictionary window quickly

Hot key to open dictionary with text from Clipboard – key combination to open the dictionary window quickly and paste a word/text from the Clipboard into the quick search field or TextPad

Keyboard layouts – selection of system keyboard layouts for each of the sections of the dictionary (if the “default” layout is selected any activated keyboard layout is automatically used)

Default part of dictionary – selection of the dictionary section which is automatically activated on opening the dictionary

Tips language – selection of the language for the pop-up prompts explaining the short forms and abbreviations used in the dictionary


Minimizing, closing and exit

It is possible to minimise the dictionary window by clicking on the system Minimize button or using the Esc key. You can quickly minimize all open dictionary windows by clicking the system minimizing button and holding down the Shift key or by using Shift+Esc keyboard shortcut or by right clicking on the dictionary icon in the system tray and choosing the “Minimize all” item in the pop up menu.

To close the dictionary window, click on the system Close button or press Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q. If the MemoPad contains changed data when you close, you will be given the option to save it. You can quickly close all open dictionary windows by clicking the system closing button and holding down the Shift key or by using Alt+Shift+F4 or Ctrl+Shift+Q keyboard shortcuts or by right clicking on the dictionary icon in the system tray and choosing the “Close all” item in the pop up menu.

To completely close the program, right click on the dictionary icon and choose Exit.


Shooting Gallery and Crosswords

Intense Language Office dictionaries include the computer-based learning exercises Shooting Gallery and Crosswords which enable you to increase your vocabulary more quickly than with any traditional methods. To run the Shooting Gallery and Crosswords program you can either right click on the Collins dictionaries icon in the system tray and choose Exercises in the pop-up menu or click Start / Programs / Intense Language Office / Shooting Gallery and Crosswords. You can open the Help reference for the exercises by pressing the F1 key after running the Shooting Gallery and Crosswords program.


Quick dictionary opening – keep an additional copy of the program in the computer memory for quick opening of the new dictionary window

Show MemoPad status bar – show the number of the current word and the total number of words under the MemoPad area

You can also open the menu with the list of all your previous positions in each direction and choose any of them. This will help you to get quickly right into the required position without going through all the previous ones.

Open the menu with the list of positions – Ctrl+Shift+B / Ctrl+Shift+F

Open the menu with the list of positions – right click “Back”/“Forward” buttons