 

















                         W O R D   T R A N S L A T O R


                                  for Windows


                                  version 1.0









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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                                                   page
             1. Introduction........................................1

             2. System Requirements.................................1

             3. Installation........................................1
                 a) First Make a Backup.............................1
                 b) Installation Procedure..........................1
                 c) Questions During Installation...................2

             4. How to Call Word Translator.........................2
                 a) From StartUp Program Group......................2
                 b) From Word Translator Program Group..............2

             5. Buttons.............................................3

             6. Translation.........................................3
                  a) Translating a Word or Phrase...................3
                  b) Typing Your Own Word or Phrase.................3

             7. Adding More Translations............................3
                 a) For a word or phrase not in the dictionary......3
                 b) For a word or phrase already in the dictionary..4


             8. Deleting Translations...............................4

             9. Setup Menu..........................................4

             10. Russian Language...................................5

             11. Authorized Distributors............................6

             12. MS-DOS Version.....................................6

             13. Macintosh Version..................................7

             14. About The Authors..................................7

             15. New Versions.......................................8

             16. Found Any Problems? / Have New Ideas?..............8

             17. Tutorial...........................................8

               Sample Session 1: Translate a word or phrase.........9

               Sample Session 2: Add a new translation to a word....9

               Sample Session 3: Delete a translation from a word...10

               Sample Session 4: Add a new word with translations...10

               Sample Session 5: Change a 'base word'...............11













          1. Introduction

          Word Translator Can:
           * look up foreign words on your computer
           * save time in writing letters, reports, memos and facsimile
           * help you study for quizzes and tests
           * speed up your homework
           * help you improve your language skills

          Word Translator is a pop-up electronic bilingual dictionary.
          It can translate words from one language to another with just
          a few key strokes. Word Translator will happily work inside
          your favorite word processor.  It will translate words from
          one language much faster than you can flip the pages of your
          dictionary.

          Word Translator - shareware version is fully functionally
          equivalent to the end user version. There are however two
          extra things that registered users receive: 1) language modules
          with significantly greater number of words in them and 2) for
          certain language modules there is a very useful grammar help
          file (for DOS version only). To see the latest language modules
          that we offer please see the "invoice.doc" file.

          2. System Requirements

             * IBM - PC/XT/AT, or compatible computer, DOS 2.0 or greater
             * Microsoft Windows 3.0 or greater
             * A hard drive with at least 2.5 MB of free space
             * For users of the Russian language module the program
               "UKeyFix" is required from XenoTechnix Inc., 3412 Progress
               Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA, tel: (+1) 215-639-2996,
               fax: (+1) 215-639-2932.

          3. Installation

          a) First Make a Backup
             Insert the disk labeled "Word Translator" into drive a:.
             Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive b:. Type copy
             a:*.* b: <return>. Label the previously blank disk "Word
             Translator" and store the original disk in a safe place.

          b) Installation Procedure

             NOTE: a hard disk is required for installation.

             1) Insert the disk labeled "Word Translator" into drive a:
                or b: drive.
             2) Change your current drive to be the one you just inserted
                the disk labelled "Word Translator" into (e.g. b:
                <return>).
             3) Type install <return>.
             4) Just follow the installation instructions.


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          c) Questions that you will be asked during the installation
             procedure

             1) "Please enter your source drive (a: or b:)" - this is the
                drive that you just inserted the disk labelled "Word
                Translator" into. It can be either a: or b: drive.
             2) "Please enter your destination drive:" - this is the drive
                where you wish to install Word Translator software into.
                It can be any letter of the alphabet as long as you have
                previously defined such a drive in MS-DOS.

             3) "Do you have any more Word Translator disks? (y/n)" - some
                users might purchase more than one language module or might
                purchase one of the large language modules both of which
                cannot fit on a single disk. If you have been sent more than
                one installation disk then you should answer with 'y' here
                and then you should insert the next installation disk into
                your 'source_drive'.

             4) "Do you want to define a new user dictionary? (y/n)" - some
                users might want to define their own specialized dictionaries
                for various purposes. This is the right opportunity to do so.
                You should enter the name (eight or less characters long
                without the extension) by which you want to call your
                specialized dictionary.


          4. How to Call Word Translator

             a) From StartUp Program Group

                You can copy the Word Translator icon into the StartUp
                program group and that will ensure that Word Translator
                is started every time you run Windows. The Word Translator
                icon is copied to the StartUp program group by copying
                the destination_drive\wintran\wt.exe by means of File
                Manager. Double click on the Word Translator icon in order
                to run Word Translator. For more information on StartUp
                program group and information on how to copy files please
                refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide.

             b) From Word Translator Program Group

                You should create a new program group inside of Program
                Manager and name it Word Translator. Now you should copy
                the file destination_drive\wintran\wt.exe into the newly
                created program group. Alternatively you can just copy
                the file destination_drive\wintran\wt.exe into any
                program group that you like. Double click on the Word
                Translator icon in order to run Word Translator. For more
                information on how to create a new program group and
                information on how to copy files please refer to your
                Microsoft Windows user's guide.


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          5. Buttons

          Each button has a specific function that it performs. If the
          button has dark colored letters inside of it than it can be
          activated to perform its function otherwise it cannot do
          anything. The function that each button performs is displayed
          in the "Message" box whenever you place the mouse cursor above
          the button.


          6. Translation


          a) Translating a Word or Phrase

             1) First select the word or phrase (i.e. highlight the word
                or phrase).
             2) Then click with the mouse on Edit in your word processor.
             3) Now click on Copy.
             4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously.
             5) Select the word or phrase that you want to translate
                and then click on Choose.
             6) Select the translated word or phrase and then click on
                Choose.
             7) Click with the mouse on Edit and then click on Paste in
                your word processor.


          b) Typing Your Own Word or Phrase

             1) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously.
             2) Click in the top most box in the current window in order
                to be able to change the word displayed there.
             3) Start typing a word or phrase to translate. As you type
                Word Translator will automatically try to guess what
                you want to type in the box underneath the one that you
                are typing in.
             4) When you are done typing select the word or phrase that
                you want to translate and then click on the Choose
                button.
             5) Select the translated word or phrase and then click on
                the Choose button.
             6) Click with the mouse on Edit and then click on Paste in
                your word processor.


          7. Adding More Translations

          a) For a word or phrase not in the dictionary

          If you have entered a word or phrase that is not in the current
          bilingual dictionary module then you may add this word or phrase
          and its corresponding translations into Word Translator. To do
          this simply click on the Add button and a new window will come

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          up. The top most box in this new window cannot be edited and
          will display the word or phrase that you want to add. In the
          box underneath you may type different translations for the word
          or phrase that you are adding. Once you have finished tying a
          single translation press <return> for the translation to shoe up
          in the list of translations. You may at any point in time delete
          a translation that you have just added (be careful when
          deleting). When you are done click on the Done button to save the
          newly added word or phrase and its corresponding translations.


          b) For a word or phrase already in the dictionary

          The same procedure as described above should be followed. The
          only difference will be that when the window for adding new
          translations comes up there will already be a set of translations
          in the list of translations.



          8. Deleting Translations

          After you have clicked on the Choose button in the first Word
          Translator window you will be in the window where you can
          choose translations. In this window there is a Delete button.
          If you select any translation in the list of translations and
          then click on the Delete button the selected translation will
          be deleted from the list of translations. Be careful not to
          delete something that you still need.



          9. Setup Menu

          The Setup window can be called in two ways:

             1) by clicking on the system button (top left corner of
                Word Translator windows) and then clicking on Setup

                or

             2) by pressing the "Alt" and "Ctrl" keys simultaneously.

          Once the Setup window is displayed you will be able to change
          the following:

             1) Current Language - current language module (e.g.
                English-Spanish-English, English-Russian-English, etc.)

             2) Selected font - the font in which the word or phrase
                and its corresponding translations are displayed in.
                For more information see 5).



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             3) Convert between ANSI and OEM character layouts - this
                option should be always chosen except for fonts that
                display the Russian characters and those fonts that
                contain OEM characters. For all practical purposes leave
                this option on unless you are using a Cyrillic font.

             4) Hot key name - here you can choose to change either the
                Word Translator hot key or the Setup hot key. Unless
                the default hot keys interfere with other Windows
                applications that you are using you should leave the hot
                keys unchanged. Otherwise to change the hot keys you
                should change the first and second hot keys in their
                list boxes.

             5) Choose font - Russian language module users will have to
                choose a Russian font before Word Translator will be able
                to display the Russian characters. UkeyFix is required
                software in order to be able to use Cyrillic characters
                with Word Translator. UkeyFix is available from
                XenoTechnix Inc., 3412 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020,
                USA, tel: (+1) 215-639-2996, fax: (+1) 215-639-2932.


          10. Russian Language

          In order to use the Russian language module you must have an
          additional program called "UkeyFix" available from XenoTechnix
          Inc., 3412 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA,
          tel: (+1) 215-639-2996, fax: (+1) 215-639-2932.

          Before starting to use the Russian language module you should
          do the following:

             1) Call Word Translator (please refer to section "4. How to
                Call Word Translator" in this manual).

             2) Press the "Alt" and "Ctrl" keys simultaneously in order
                to get the Setup window.

             3) Change the Setup so that it contains the following #
                settings:

                Current Language = English-Russian-English

                Selected Font = UCourier (or a better Cyrillic font)

                Convert between ANSI and OEM character layouts = OFF

             4) Now you can use Word Translator in the same way as with
                any other language (i.e. the rest of the text in the
                manual now becomes meaningful to users of the Russian
                language module).



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          11. Authorized Distributors

              1. North America
              (All language modules)

              Mr. Halldor Gislason
              P.O. Box 1933
              Fairfield, Iowa 52556, U.S.A.
              tel: (+1) 515-472-1521
              fax: (+1) 515-472-4434

              2. North America
              (Russian and other Cyrillic languages)

              Mr. Mark Malyj
              XenoTechnix Inc.
              3412 Progress Drive
              Bensalem, PA 19020, U.S.A.
              tel: (+1) 215-639-2996
              fax: (+1) 215-639-2932

              3. Denmark
              (All language modules)

              Mr. Jens Rex
              Jens Rex Consult
              Benloese Skel 4G
              DK-4100 Ringsted, Denmark
              tel: (+45) 53-619-042
              fax: (+45) 53-619-391

              3. United Kingdom

              Testware U.K., Ltd.
              46 The Avenue
              Harrogate, N. Yorks.
              United Kingdom, HG1 4QD
              tel: 0423 886415 (24 hour line)
              tel: 0423 880471 (office hours)



          12. MS-DOS Version

          We also have a MS-DOS version of Word Translator. The DOS
          version has more features being that its evolution started four
          years before the evolution of the Microsoft Windows version of
          Word Translator. The DOS version is faster because it does not
          have the Windows overhead and because it runs in text mode. The
          drawback of the DOS version is that some word processors are
          known to be incompatible with Word Translator for DOS. This is
          not the case for the Windows version. The Windows version will
          work with all applications that run under Microsoft Windows
          (although for users of Cyrillic language fonts in Windows there
          are some applications that have a little problem).
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          13. Macintosh version

          We are very happy to announce that a fully operational Macintosh
          version of Word Translator is also now available to interested
          customers. The Macintosh version has been engineered and
          designed by Mr. Halldor Gislason and is an outstanding peace
          of software engineering. Please contact us if you would like to
          have the Macintosh version of Word Translator.



          14. About The Authors

          Nenad Koncar - Principal software engineer and designer of
                         Word Translator software for DOS. Holds M.S.
                         degree in Computer Science at MIU, Fairfield,
                         Iowa, USA. Now doing a Ph.D. on using neural
                         networks in natural language translation.

          Koert Zeilstra - Software engineer and co-designed of Word
                           Translator for DOS. Holds M.S. degree in
                           Computer Science at MIU, Fairfield, Iowa,
                           USA. Now working as software engineer in
                           Virginia, USA.

          Halldor Gislason - Author of the Macintosh version of Word
                             Translator. Most experienced software engineer
                             in the whole team with several years of
                             experience of working in a software company.
                             Currently student at MIU, Fairfield, Iowa,
                             USA. Distributor of Word Translator software
                             for North America.

          Robert Devcic - Microsoft Windows expert, responsible for the
                          Windows version of Word Translator. Holds B.S.
                          degree in Computer Science, Zagreb, Croatia.
                          Now does computer consulting work as well as
                          software development for interested clients.

          Jens Rex - Main idea engine. This man has given us the best ideas
                     about what our software should do and how. He is the
                     biggest shareware distributor in Denmark and a leading
                     figure in the proliferation of shareware programs in
                     Denmark. Distributor of Word Translator software for
                     Denmark.


          Dictionary authors and copyright holders:

          Language             Author and copyright holder

          Spanish              Patricio Burbano
          Portuguese           Americo de Almeida
          Danish               Jens Rex
          Russian              Vadim Nisichenko
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          19. New Versions

          1) More languages
          2) More words in each dictionary
          3) Thesauruses for each language
          4) Better grammar help
          5) Bilingual spell checking capability
          6) Document translation capability
          7) Prediction capability that will predict ahead of time
             what you want to type in your word processor
          8) Speech capability so that each word or phrase found in
             the language modules can be heard


          15. Found any problems? / Have new ideas?

          First of all please register with us so that we can continue
          to keep upgrading Word Translator software. Secondly if you
          find any problems in the operation of our software please
          report this immediately to us and we will see that the problem
          is removed as fast as possible. We love to hear all your ideas
          for our software. What new features would you like to see?
          Which new language modules would you like to see?

          Those users that have significantly modified a language module
          by adding new words/phrases and their translations or have
          created entirely new custom dictionaries are entitled to receive
          at a significant discount any new releases of our software as
          well as other language modules. If you are such a user please
          contact us because we would like you to send us the dictionary
          files that you have enhanced in return for the above mentioned
          discount. Please note that we will not accept any dictionaries
          that have been simply copied from other sources. The dictionaries
          should be the intellectual property of the user that created them.


          17. Tutorial

          Please note that some of the sample sessions might be invalid
          for certain language modules because they lack the required
          word/ phrase and its corresponding translations. The Spanish
          language module was used throughout the tutorial. The same
          instructions are valid for other language modules also. We
          will lead you step by step through a few sample sessions of
          using Word Translator for Microsoft Windows.  Before any
          session make sure that these three steps have been taken:

          I)   Follow the instructions on how to call Word Translator
               (section "4. How to Call Word Translator).

          II)  Call the Setup menu and choose the correct language
               module. (For Russian please refer to section "10. Russian
               Language").

          III) Call your word processor or any other Windows application.
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          Sample Session 1: Translate a word or phrase

          1) Type a word or phrase in English. For example "car".

          2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application
             (i.e. highlight it).

          3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by
             clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy.

          4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously.

          5) Click on the Choose button with the mouse.

          6) Another Word Translator screen will come up.

          7) Select a translation with the mouse.

          8) Click on the Choose button with the mouse.

          9) Paste the translated word or phrase from the clipboard to
             your application by clicking with the mouse button on Edit
             and then on Paste.



          Sample Session 2: Add a new translation to a word

          1) Type a word or phrase in English. For example "car".

          2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application
             (i.e. highlight it).

          3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by
             clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy.

          4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously.

          5) Click on the Choose button with the mouse.

          6) Another Word Translator screen will come up.

          7) Click on the Add button with the mouse.

          8) Type a "new translation" word or phrase.

          9) Press <return> for the "new translation"  to appear in the
             translation list.

          10) Click on the Done button to save the "new translation".

          11) You will now return to the window where you can choose
              a translation. You may now also choose the "new
              translation" or you may want to exit out of Word

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              Translator without any choice by clicking on the Exit
              button.

          12) If you have chosen a translation by clicking on the Choose
              button you should paste the translated word or phrase form
              the clipboard to your application by clicking on Edit and
              then on Paste in your application.




          Sample Session 3: Delete a translation from a word


          1) Type a word or phrase in English. For example "car".

          2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application
             (i.e. highlight it).

          3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by
             clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy.

          4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously.

          5) Click on the Choose button with the mouse.

          6) Select the translation that you want to delete by clicking
             once with the mouse button on it.

          7) Delete the translation by clicking on the Delete button. Be
             careful not to delete a translation that you will need later
             because there is no going back once you have deleted a
             translation.

          8) You may now choose one of the remaining translations or you
             may want to exit Word Translator without any choice by
             clicking on the Exit button.

          9) If you have chosen a translation by clicking on the Choose
             button then you should paste the translated word or phrase
             from the clipboard to your application by clicking on Edit
             and then on Paste in your application.



          Sample Session 4: Add a new word with translations


          1) Type a word or phrase that you know does not exist in the
             current language module.

          2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application
             (i.e. highlight it).


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          3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by
             clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy.

          4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously.

          5) You will know that the word or phrase does not exist in
             the current language module by the fact that in the list
             of word/phrases the typed word or phrase will not be
             seen. NOTE: you may also edit the word or phrase in the
             top box in order to get a word or phrase that does not
             exist in the current language module. While editing the
             word or phrase you will see a constantly updated list of
             words/phrases underneath it.

          6) Click on the Add button.

          7) Another Word Translator screen will come up.

          8) Type a "new translation" word or phrase.

          9) Press <return> for the "new translation" to appear in the
             translation list.

          10) Click on the Done button once you have finished adding new
              translations in order to save the newly add translations.

          11) You will now return to the window where you can choose
              a translation. You may now also choose the "new
              translation" or you may want to exit out of Word
              Translator without any choice by clicking on the Exit
              button.

          12) If you have chosen a translation by clicking on the Choose
              button you should paste the translated word or phrase form
              the clipboard to your application by clicking on Edit and
              then on Paste in your application.




          Sample Session 5: Change a 'base word'

          NOTE: 'base word' means a word or phrase that has translations.
                In other words a word or phrase that is the base for
                its translations.


          1) Type a word or phrase in your Windows application.

          2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application
             (i.e. highlight it).

          3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by
             clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy.

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          4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously.

          5) You may now edit the word in the topmost box. While editing
             this word you will see a constantly updated list of word/
             phrases underneath it.

          6) When you come across a word in the list that you would like
             to change (for some reason) then you should select that word
             by clicking once with the mouse button on it.

          7) Now you should click on the Change button.

          8) After you have clicked on the Change button the list of
             words/phrase will turn grey meaning that the list has
             become inactive. The word or phrase in the topmost box
             will become selected (i.e. highlighted) meaning that you
             may now change this word or phrase. Just type the new
             word or phrase that you would like to change the previous
             one into.

             NOTE: Be careful when changing a word because the
                   translations for that word are inherited by the
                   new word. The only time that you will really want
                   to use the Change button is if you find a miss typed
                   'base word'.

          9) Click on the Choose button if you want to accept (i.e. save)
             the new 'base word' that you have just typed. If you do not
             want to accept the new 'base word' then click on the Exit
             button.

          10) You will now return to the window where you can choose
              a word or phrase to translate.

          11) Click on the Choose button with the mouse.

          12) Another Word Translator screen will come up.

          13) Select a translation with the mouse.

          14) Click on the Choose button with the mouse.

          15) Paste the translated word or phrase from the clipboard to
              your application by clicking with the mouse button on Edit
              and then on Paste.










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