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July 6, 2016
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Dictionary function in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro

  • July 6, 2016
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Hi all!

I wish to have a plug-in or a tool in Adobe acrobat DC Pro with the help of which i can get the meanings of words in a pdf file. Though double clicking on the word should be sufficient, but I don't mind even if i have to right click on the selected word. But the meaning should pop-open within the program itself. The current version of Acrobat DC Pro gives an option of  "Look-up" of the selected phrase, but it pops up an internet browser window to to show the meaning from from dictionary.com. Is there a tool or an add-on that is existing that can show me the meanings of words without opening the internet browser; which i am unfamiliar about.

Kindly help.

Cheers!!!

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Legend
September 19, 2022

This is the Acrobat SDK forum, where programmers discuss making plug-ins. So, it looks as though nobody did that. If you want to make a feature request you can do it here: https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

If you make a request, please come back and post a link because Adobe count votes. They certainly don't read the forums for great ideas...

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 6, 2016

I'm not aware of any such tool. It's possible to set it up yourself if you create the dictionary and then run a script on your file(s) to apply the pop-up definition for each word in it. This will be a very complex process, though.

Participant
September 19, 2022

And there's been no progress on this since 2016? On my Firefox browser I've had this capability via plugin longer than I can remember. I was astonished to discover even the paid version of Adobe Accrobat doesn't have this functionality.