Word definitions

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Instructional Designer

I'm looking for a function in Word that provides the definition of a word
when the reader clicks the word or mouses over. I'm using Word 2000 as
licensed to Bank One Card Services.
 
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Klaus Linke

If a right-click will do, you can put the macro on the context menu.
Then have that macro look up Selection.Words(1) in your dictionary/database,
and display the definition somewhere (status bar, message box, toolbar,
....).

If you want mouse-over, you'd need a smart tag recognizer, and would have to
update to Word2003.
The Research pane should also be a good interface for your task (Alt+click
on the word), though I haven't used or programmed it yet.

Regards,
Klaus
 
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