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
Bookmarks
History List
Import dictionary file
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.

Note: You can only scan/type 300 words in the free version Worldictionary. If you'd like to scan/type unlimited words, please purchase the full version. To upgrade to the full version, please tap [Upgrade to full license] on the main screen.

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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, Norwegian, Indonesian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Greek, Turkish 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.



Step 2. Aim the crosshair on the word you want to look up.
Note:

1) Tap the language bar 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 . Tap the back button to close the language menu.
2) You also can select the translation engines by tapping the button on the top of the the screen, or tapping the button to purchase other dictionaries. Purchasing dictionaries will also get you an offline dictionary.



3) Worldictionary can recognize horizontal and vertical text for Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
4) 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.
5) If you are in a low-light condition, please tap the flash button to enable the flash function. Tap again to disable the flash function.
6) 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.





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.


There are more:

• Tap to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
• Tap to choose a dictionary, all of online/offline dictionaries you've purchased or free to access will be listed in the drop-down menu.
• You can search more information about the word from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia].
• Tap the search field on the top of the screen or the search icon in the phone menu, you can type the word you'd like to look up. 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. Tap to take a photo for documents. The document image will be shown on the screen after taking the photo. You can also tap icon to load in an image directly from your phone’s photo album.
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 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 to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.



Note:
1) Tap the language bar 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 . Tap the back button to close the language menu.
2) You also can select the translation engines by tapping the button on the top of the the screen, or tapping the button to purchase other dictionaries. Purchasing dictionaries will also get you an offline dictionary.

3) 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.

• Tap to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
• Tap to choose a dictionary, all of online/offline dictionaries you've purchased or free to access will be listed in the drop-down menu.
• Search the word from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia].
• Tap the search field on the top of the screen or the search icon in the phone menu, you can type the word you'd like to look up. Please refer Type in word to search.

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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 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.
Step 3. You will get the translation result with the detailed information of this word.


Step 4. Tap the search filed on the top of the screen or press the search button on the phone, you can type the word you'd like to look up.

Add Bookmarks


With Worldictionary bookmark function, saving favorite words to the bookmark list is quick and easy. Let’s look at an example:
Tip: The bookmarks of Worlddictionary and WorldPenScan can be mutually imported each other.

Step 1. You can open Bookmark to view words you have bookmarked.
Step 2. Tap on the main screen to open the Bookmark list.


Step 3. The words are listed alphabetically. Tap a word in this list and you can see more information about it. To search the vocabulary in the bookmark list, please tap .


There are more:
• Tap to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
• Tap to choose a dictionary, all of online/offline dictionaries you've purchased or free to access will be listed in the drop-down menu.
• You can search more information about the word from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia].

Step 4. If you'd like to remove words from the bookmark list, please select the words and tap to delete.
Tips: Tap to select all of the words in the bookmark list.



Import Bookmarks

Tap to import .ppbm format bookmarks from the file system directory or Dropbox.
Tip: To upload files to Dropbox, you need to install the Dropbox App . Please log in Dropbox account before using the Dropbox function. If you don't have the Dropbox account, please go to Dropbox website to apply one.


Export Bookmarks

1. Tap to open the [Bookmark] page.
2. Choose bookmarks you'd like to export.
3. Tap to export, and then choose the export format:[Text] or [Bookmark].
4. Choose the application that supports exporting bookmarks, for example: E-mail, Message, Bluetooth or Dropbox, etc.
   Tip: To upload files to Dropbox, you need to install the Dropbox App . Please log in Dropbox account before using the Dropbox function. If you don't have the Dropbox account, please go to Dropbox website to apply one.
   

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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 on the main screen to go to History.


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.

• Tap to listen to how this word is pronounced. Please note that an SD card is required for this function.
• Tap to choose a dictionary, all of online/offline dictionaries you've purchased or free to access will be listed in the drop-down menu.
• You can search more information about the word from [Google], [YouTube], or [Wikipedia].
• Press to add this word into Bookmark.
  Tip: The bookmarks of Worlddictionary and WorldPenScan can be mutually imported each other.
• Tap the search field on the top of the screen or the search icon in the phone menu, you can type the word you'd like to look up. Please refer Type in word to search.

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Worldictionary allows you to import StarDict dictionary files (*.bz2), if you have the dictionary file, please follow the steps below to import:

1. You can find the shared StarDict files on internet, and tap the link to download then save the dictionary file into your Android phone,  for example you save the file in the Android phone's SD card, or load the files you stored in the Dropbox or via Email, then open any file browse APP to find the saved path of *.bz2.

Note: If your Android phone has no any file browse APP inside, please go to Google Play and install one.

3. Or tap on the main page and choose the StarDict files stored in the phone to import.

4. You can choose the new dictionary to use once you imported.

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